| Title: | Alexander Lowry, Pittsburgh USA, to Parents, Co Donegal. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3645 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | lowry, alexander/18 |
| Year | 1856 |
| Sender | Lowry, Alexander |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Pittsburgh, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Co. Donegal, Ireland |
| Recipient | Andrew Lowry and wife |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-parents |
| Source | T.2018/3: Copied by Permission of Miss K Lowry, Argrey, Raphoe, Co. Donegal. #TYPE EMG Alexander Lowry, Pittsburgh, U.S.A., to His Father and Mother in Donegal. 25th August 1856. |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8809075 |
| Date | 25/08/1856 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 08:09:1988 GC created 06:12:1988 ET input 17:01:19 |
| Word Count | 858 |
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| Transcript | Pittsburgh August 25th 1856 Dear Father and Mother I sit down with great pleasure to answer your request. I have heard many time from people that come from your part of the country of you getting along and about you been all well which give always a great deal of pleasure for my part. I enjoyed the best of helth [health?] ever since I came into this country thanks be to god I had two deaths in my family Andrew come to his death by a fall of a tree about twenty yards from over our door he was dead four or five hours before his mother found him he went out in good health there was a hole at the foot of the tree where he was laying and it was very hard to see him it was a hard time to his mother when she found him I was at my work at the time he was my second child and oldest boy he was six years past very large of his age he was about the finest boy you ever saw the man that made his coffin thought he was about 12 years of age he was so big the other little boy his name was John he was 18 months old when he died with the scarlet fever he was another fine boy they all look like the Lowrie's white headed and white skin we have four yet Marthew James Robert and Jean Campbell Lowrie. Jean is five week old and all in good health if I should not be a head of my father my other way I am a head in that point having two daughters I did not get word about Mr Hamelton getting a letter till about 3 weeks ago I was over in Allaganny [Allegheny?] seeing Mr Hamelton one sunday and I got all the news I was away from home all winter I was down south Black Smithing all down through the slave states I was hired in Pittsburgh at 50 dollars per month and my board I was 6 months away I had a very pleasant trip I was working on a flat boat all the time I had a chance to see the cotton and sugar growing all the work done by slaved negroes and mules I was away one winter before I was in New Orleans that is 21 hundred miles from Pittsburgh I am working farmery work at a 11 dollars per week many a time I think on my Father when he use to tell me that I never would be a tradesman there are very few that can beat me now I think it would be a very pleasant trip for Andrew to come over to see us all he can go & come very quick now the best business in this country is farming now & we are getting this country all full of sale [?] and farmers can sell every thing just at home and get three prices be what they got when I come in here I wish when you write again you would give me John & sister Ann directions the way that I can write they never send me a letter I am all ways [always?] in Pittsburgh I have been living in a house that I built my self this 7 years I have a large home with 6 apartments and send word how you are all getting allong [along?] I want to hear how Manny & her family is getting along I wish they were all in here they could make a good liveing [living?] if you would send the 2 oldest boys I could get them good trades that they never would depend on any person they can get as much as keep them the time they are leaving there trade eat drink and work as well as any man in your Country and if Jinnet is not married I will send for her James Kindman & his mother & sister are all well Margaret Laferty & her sister are all well Mary Gormley is in a very poor state in the poor house Marthew was up here to see to get her home with her but she could not do anything with her she is altogether out of her head write as soon as you get this letter and let me know how you are all getting along mention about Uncle & aunt Blackburn & Robt Blare and his sisters I wish I had a month beside you all I would keep you from sleeping over. Marthew is always talking about going over to Ireland to see her grandmother that she was named after No more at present But remain your affectionate beside Son till Death Alex Lowrie I am sending a little of Andrews hair and a little of James & Roberts & Marthews. Andrews is plated James tied with a thread and Roberts with a knot Marthew is [loose?] I hope when This letter gets your length It will find you all in good health Agnes & me send over best Respect to you all. |
