| Title: | W. Thompson, Philadelphia, To Brother [Co Londonderry?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 3125 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Thompson, William/21 |
| Year | 1878 |
| Sender | Thompson, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | on unemployment benefits |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Co. Derry? N.Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T.1866/4: Copied By Permission of Miss E M Thompson, Wayside, Articlave, Co. Londonderry, Ireland. #TYPE EMG Wm Thompson, Philadelphia, U.S.A., To His Brother, [Articlave, Co. Londonderry]. 18th September [18]78. |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8810065 |
| Date | 18/09/1878 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 10:10:1988 GC created 06:12:1988 ET input 11:01:19 |
| Word Count | 360 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Sept. 18th 1878 My Dear Brother, I now take up my pen to write you a few line letting you know of our good health and safe arrival of my folks. I should write to you before this time but knowing that Robert had wrote to sister Ann I knew you would here [hear?] that they had arrived all right though they had it rather rough coming home. Robert [said?] it would look like flattery of me if I was to try to return thanks to you all for the kindness they [had?] of you one and all. So I content myself that I shall ever be thankfull [thankful?] to you and your wife and my other friends and I know that Catherine and Robert will ever look on themselves as being under a great [comfort?] to you all. I may say to you that while I write this in my upper room I can feel the benefit you don [done?] me also when I picked up your telescope which you made a present of where it lays at my side. I can view at least one hundred vessels from where I sit with it, there are from the smallest class of Boat to the largest sea going Steam Ship. I was glad to here [hear?] that your son got a situation and I earnestly hope he shall be of benefit to you and himself as it is a great blessing to Parents to see their family doing well also feel proud see that you are so fortunate at the Flower and Vegetable Store and that Ellen was fortunate with her house also I think it is a great encouragement to the poorer class to do well I have not been doing anything since the first of August by am still under pay. My sister Ann will think that I ought to have wrote to her before this time. I will write to her soon and I know she will forgive me though she is last she is not least thought of. You will remember Catherine Robert and myself to you and your family and father and mother and all of my friends. Your Brother William Thompson 210 Allin St. |
