| Title: | John Byrne, On Board Ship to Australia, to "My Dear John" |
|---|---|
| ID | 419 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Byrne, John/35 |
| Year | 1886 |
| Sender | Byrne, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | emigrant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | on board ship to Australia |
| Destination | Ireland? |
| Recipient | John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | Donated by MS M Greaney, 23 Brightwater Cresent,Totara Park, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. Â |
| Archive | Centre for Migration Studies |
| Doc. No. | 205240 |
| Date | 09/12/1886 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 23:05:02. |
| Word Count | 258 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | My dear John IT is about 0ne O'Clock and I believe that we are to get into Port Said tomorrow morning. The sun is beginning to get very warm those last two days but from what I am told it has to get hot before long. I am a little anxious to know what it will be like then? We did not call at Napels [Naples?] as I hear that there is Colera [Cholera?] there at present, when starting I believe it was intended that we should call but owing to the change we are going verry [very?] slow latterly in fact only killing time as this ship has to take the mails from Sueze [Suez?] on Friday You will be surprized to hear that nether [neither?] James or [Jas?] was sick although we had a rough time of it in the Bay of Biscuay [Biscay?]. Your humble servant Mary got a tip top dose. It is reported that their [there?] are about seven hundred on board and as well as I can find out they are collected from all parts of the world except Russia. I would tell you more if I were speaking to you (but I can't) and I detest writing. Let me hear from you as soon as you can of course a letter directed to the General Post Office Sidney [Sydney?] will find me I am anxious to hear any news. With best wishes to all from your old friend. John Byrne Tell James that I expect to hear from him too J.B. |
