| Title: | John Steacey, Strasburg to Thomas Graham, Co. Londonderry. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3064 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Steacey, John/25 |
| Year | 1851 |
| Sender | Steacey, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | store clerk |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Strasburg, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Draperstown, Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Graham, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | penfriends |
| Source | D 3666/D/20: Deposited by Mr G. Mawhinney. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9102102 |
| Date | 24/09/1851 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 28:02:1994. |
| Word Count | 561 |
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| Transcript | Strasburg Sept 24th /51 [1851?] My Dear Sir after my best respects to you and your Father & his familey [family?] I would inform you that Granpap [Grandfather?] reseived [received?] a Letter from his brother on Monday evening last & in it you interduced [introduced?] Your Self [yourself?] to me before gowing [going?] father [further?] I must tender you my sincear [sincere?] thanks for the harty [hearty?] invatation [invitation?] you gaive [gave?] me to keep up an acquaintance with you althou [although?] ye [you?] live many miles apart we can still form a friendship which will not be broke by nowing [knowing?] each others falts [faults?]. Granpap [Grandfather?] & I are well at presant [present?] & do sincearley [sincerely?] hope theas [these?] few lines will find you and your friends enjoying the same gods blessing before gowing [going?] farther [further?] I would give you a discription [description?] of Strasburg the place where I was born & raised in it is pleasantly situated on an elevated piece of of ground about eight miles from Lancaster the County Seat & about 60 from Philadelphia the Citizens are about makeing [making?] a Railroad to interieect [interconnect?] Philadelphia which will add greatly to the buisness [business?] of the place it has a population of about one thousand we have 8 Stores here & Tavern & a Variety of Shops I am clerking in one of the Stores and I like this very well as man can make from $8.00 to $16.00 per month which will keep him deasant [decent?] & comfortably a young man whoe [who?] wants to work can always get imployment [employment?] every thing [everything?] brings a good price here on last Saturday I saw 20 acres of Land sell from $2,50.00 per acre potatoes sell from 50 to 75 ct [cents?] per bushel and not very plenty at that fruit is generaly [generally?] scarce; this country is in a prosperous state at presanat [present?] every thing [everything?] brings a a good price & labour also you will pleas [please?] excuse this Letter as I am kept very buisy [busy?] I cannot write three lines without beang [being?] caled [called?] away and you now [know?] it is not very pleasant to be disturbed while writing now I must gow [go?] again once more I take up my pen to #PAGE 2 conclude I hope you will continue your corospondance [correspondence?] I have had and still a great desire to sea [see?] Ireland & if I live and keep my helth [health?] I think I will sea [see?] it, As respecting your brother that died in this county Granpap [Grandfather?] nor I have herd [heard?] nothing of him nor his concerns since his death we have written severl [several?] times to him (Mr Wm [William?] Moore) but reseived [received?] no anser [answer?] I wrote to him to send the Trunk to us and we would send it home I will write again when I wrote to him I told him how to send it &c but he has not done it yet he Mr Moore lives about 2000 miles from here I will do all I can to get the Trunk for your Father & the money also Granpap [Grandfather?] & Margret Mary Ann my sister & myeslf [myself?] join togather [together?] in sending our love to all [mo----?] at presant [present?] but write soon & I will remain Yours Truly to My Friend Jno [John?] Steacy [Steacey?] [addressed to:] [stamped:] Mr Thomas Graham AMERICA OC13 STRASBURGH Draperstown P. [Post?] office LIVERPOOL 1851 SEP County Dery [Derry?] OC 12 B Pa. Ireland 511 |
