| Title: | James Mackey, New York to "Dear father and Mother" |
|---|---|
| ID | 3659 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | mackey, james/17 |
| Year | 1856 |
| Sender | Mackey, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-parents |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Dr Sophia Hillan, 7 Piney Pk., Belfast BT9 5QY. S.hillan@qub.ac.uk |
| Archive | Dr Sophia Hillan |
| Doc. No. | 507013 |
| Date | 18/08/1856 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 05:08:2005. |
| Word Count | 546 |
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| Transcript | New York August 18th 1856 Dear father and Mother we take the oportunity [opportunity?] of sending you those few lines hoping they will find you all in good health as this leaves us all at present thank god for all his Mercies to us dear father and mother the last letter igot [I got?] from you was on Easter Saturday 12 [Months?] ago isent [I sent?] 2 letters afterwards but inever [I never?] got any answer from you since that time and we think it very odd we have left Williamsburg and is [sic] living in new york at present dear father and Mother I suppose you all think we have forgot Ellin [Ellen?] since we have not sent for her as we promised to you but you must considder [consider?] dear father whead [what?] agreat [a great?] deal of trouble to come through in astrange [a strange?] country [country?] as we had no home to come to but thank god we have got acomfortable [a comfortable?] home and when Ellin [Ellen?] comes she will not have to goto [go to?] any strangers house as we had to do whitch [which?] is Very expensive in this country. Dear father you can tell Ellin [Ellen?] she will get the money to bring her out in 7 weeks from this day and tell she would have got the money long ago had she awrote [written?] to us and tell her to make herself ready and will give her [page 2] all particulars in the next When we send the money dear father and Mother James is still on the steamboat going to savannah and is in good hialth [health?] andas [and as?] big as ever and he says he would not live at home if they would give him afree [a free?] farm to live on dear father and mother Mary Jane is our only child and she avery find [is a very fine?] little girl’ she will be as big as James himself in six Month more you must write by the turn ofpost [of post?] and let us know how you are all getting on isaw [I saw?] francis darby and sophia on Sunday they are all in god [good?] health My cousin george Smith is in new york and he comes to see us 2 or 3 times awek [a week?] he is in good health and is getting on well and they all send their Kind love to you all and hopes you are all well James sends his kind love to his Uncles and aunts and hopes they are all well and all Enquiring friends George Smith sends his love to Mary Sophia and Ellin [Ellen?] and William and to you all he wants to know if you would be so good as see [sic] how Jane Smith is getting on in downpatrick and ask her if she would like to come to me [crossed out] george and he [superscript] would send for her as She would do well here [Page 3] When you Write direct your letter Mr James Mackey 123 West 12th Street newyork [New York?] america between 5 and 6 avanue [crossed out] avenue No More at present But Remains your Effectionate [Affectionate?] Son and daughter James Mackey and Jane Mary Jane sends 20 kisses to her aunt Sophia [Hand B] Mr James Mackey 123 West 12th Street next 5 & 6 avenue New york [in pencil ] Mr James Mackey 123 West 12th St Between [?] 5 & 6 Avenue New York |
