| Title: | J.M Skellern, New York to "Dear Brother" |
|---|---|
| ID | 2485 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Skellern, John/34 |
| Year | 1864 |
| Sender | Skellern, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | London, England |
| Recipient | Skellern, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | Photocopies Donated & Originals Held by Mrs Diane Tempest, 2a St. Johns, North Gate, Canterbury, CT1 1BG |
| Archive | Mrs Diane Tempest |
| Doc. No. | 212193 |
| Date | 04/12/1864 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 06:12:02. |
| Word Count | 335 |
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| Transcript | $$H156 Part of the Diane Tempest Catalogue$$H New York, Dec. 4th 1864 Dear Brother I have now detained this letter another week but no signs whatever of your expected likeness and letter, altho 2 steamers have arrived from Europe during this past week. I perceive by the papers that Franc Mutter was executed. If I receive your letter and likeness at any time as a token thereof I will immediately send you a newspaper called "The Police Gazette" with the "Sun" newspaper enclosed in it, followed the next week by another called "The World'' - I have you [your?] wife's (Susan) likeness safe laid up in the Bible awaiting yours, so that I may have both framed together - there will add greatly to the many pictures I have around me - my little home is called "The Curiosity Shop", I have so much to look at, as it amuses me much. These 2 last weeks I am totally idle, as business is extremely bad - paper so very dear as you may perceive by the Narket [Market?] Table on The "Sun" which appears weekly on that paper - you will have to excuse this dirty letter - I wi1l reply to you next letter about New Years next - 1 now wish you a "happy Christmas" and "New Years" I was thinking of writing this letter over again as an incident has just happened it, but I really am not able I am now tired out as I have written a long one to my Son just before this, My wife (Maria) George, Charley and daughter Maria join in love with me to you and wife and daughters, also the grandchildren desires me say "and me too" Adieu till I hear from you, may God protect you till the last and that we all meet in the other land where troubles never come to pass no more. I trust you have laid hold on Him who is mighty to save, even to the very uttermost - if so be faithful even until death. Your affectionate "Brother" J. M. Skellern Direct 224 West 27th St. Between 8th and 9th Avenue N. York. Transcribed by Jonathan Engstrand |
