| Title: | John James Murphy to Nicholas Murphy, 15 April 1844 |
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| ID | 4026 |
| Collection | Argentina - Murphy |
| File | murphy/1 |
| Year | 1844 |
| Sender | Murphy, John James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | emigrant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Destination | Haysland, Co. Wexford, Ireland |
| Recipient | Murphy, Nicholas |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-parents |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 401 |
| Genre | waiting to set sail, family, acquaintances |
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| Transcript | Liverpool Dear Father and ever affectionate Mother, I am happy to make known to you that our fortunes have not turned out as we expected but have made a greater progress to our happiness that we expected. I did not think that we had such friends in Liverpool. They are not only friends to us but to all Irishmen, especially to staunch Repealers and Teetotallers. I have the pleasure of telling you all that we are in the best of spirits and expect to meet with good fortune whereever we go. I have not language to express the kindness of Mr James Pettit of Haysland, which all the people in Kilrane must be under a great obligation to him. We are all in good health thanks be to God and I hope this letter will find all in Kilrane the same. Tell Mary Pender that James desired to be remembered to her and he expects to hear in the answer to this letter that she is much better in health and spirits than when he last saw her. I desire to be remembered to my friends Mr and Mrs John Breen and the rest of my friends and townsmen. We have got our berths in the vessel on Monday and expect to sleep in her until we sail. I would have written yesterday if it were for John O’Connor writing. But I expect to have an answer in or about Saturday, and any particulars you have to send I would feel a pleasure in receiving it. And likewise John Connor and William Whitty desired you to tell their parents to send them an answer if they think well of it, as they forgot telling them in their own letters. Mr Pettit have brought down the passage money to ____ that pay here and on the _____ £18____ one of the finest and quickest passages that have been made this long time as we are employed so busily that that I cannot write a proper letter now but I feel to be excused for this time. I do not think I’ll write until I reach Buenos Aires. Then I will send a proper letter of our adventures on our passage. Direct your letter as thus: to the care [of] Mr James Sanders C/O, 9 and 10 Hackins Hay, Deal street. For John Murphy. |
