| Title: | Wm. Young, New York to Robert Taylor, Coleraine. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3517 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Young, William/8 |
| Year | 1850 |
| Sender | Young, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | has just set up a business |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Coleraine, Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Taylor, Robert |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | T 1823/1: Copied by Permission of Miss F.C. Taylor, 60 Portstewart Rd., Coleraine, Co. Londonderry. #TYPE EMG Wm. Young, New York to Robert Taylor, Coleraine, Co. Derry, 18 March 1850: Emigrant Letter Comparing Social Conditions in New York to Those in Co |
| Archive | Public Record Office N.Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8809157 |
| Date | 18/03/1850 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 23:09:1988 LT created 14:12:1988 pg input 19:01:19 |
| Word Count | 671 |
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| Transcript | Robert A Taylor Esq Church St Coleraine Ireland New York March 18th 1850 Dear Robert - Yours of the 30th January to hand and I am very glad to hear that you all are well and I thought that Gaw & Jefferson could have had more friendship than to say they would not write me until I would write them I thought my friends would have more sympathy for me a foriner [foreigner?] and stranger in a strange land. I have not got aquainted [acquainted?] with any of the young yankee girls that could compare with Coleraine Derry or Ballymoney. I will feel rather lonely this summer not knowing many people here, I will not enjoy myself as will [well?] as if we were dancing on the Hills of Portstewart to Causeway or Portrush. However you must not forget to remember me to all the young ladies of my aquaintance [acquaintance?] when you meet again once more on the Hill of Dunluce, and most particularily to Ballymoney & Derry - You know who I mean tell me who Gaw & Jefferson have got in two with don't forget to mention about your own love adventures since I left - You say you would like to be in some snug corner with Kevin and I in this village if you could spare the time to come over I can safely say that your time would not be lost nor your money put to bad use, New York is a [queer?] hole composed of good and bad characters sinners and saints - French men & English, Germans & Irish and also a few Scotch Tom Dick & Harry mix all together and scramble along the best way they can. You will get segars [cigars?] for 3 cents finer than any you will get in Coleraine and a good glass of Brandy for 6 cents so is you should determine to pay us a flying visit we will treat you decently Richard [Corsladell?] say he would travel [?] with you himself, I have got into a situation and [Nevin?] has commenced business in partnership with a young man named Lyle. Hugh is almost afraid to write to you as he treated you so badly. I see Richard [Corsladell?] very often and Kevin and Clarke sometimes he is talking about going over but I think it is not likely. I saw finer girls in Liverpool than here perhapse [perhaps?] they do not perambulate the streets so much as at home as soon as the [they?] tak [take?] up a young chap they take him home with them I have got very good since I came out I [?] nothing about such low characters You must not forget to write on return as you are a gentleman at large you can spare time to write per return of post and give me all the news of Coleraine and the surrounding neighbourhood one thing I charge you to do the first time you meet on a picknick [picnic?] party with any of my friends young ladies I mean you propose the health of your absent friend You must tell me how many friends how does Miss Neill look is her and [?] going to make it [up?] Now I think you have got a letter filled with a great deal of nonsense do not let any person see it of your female friends give my complements [compliments?] to your family the young ladies especially [especially?] You can present my complements [compliments?] to Thomas Caldwell and sisters and tell Messieurs Gaw & Jefferson I will be most happy to hear from them and I think they ought to write to me, I have very little time now that we are so busy but after sometime I will be more at leasure [leisure?] and write to them I send you a paper I am Dear Robt Your Sincere friend William Young ------------------- ps Private would you ask Gaw if knows wither [whether?] Crawford the Pawnbroker got a Post office order I sent him from Liverpool and if it was all right [alright?] W Young |
