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Title: J. Cox, Staffordshire, to V. Foster, Enclosing Emigration Money.
ID717
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileCox, John/31
Year1855
SenderCox, John
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationfactory worker?
Sender Religionunknown
OriginStaffordshire, England
DestinationIreland
RecipientFoster, Vere
Recipient Gendermale
Relationshipbusiness
SourceD.3618/D/20: Deposited by the Late Mrs A. C. May.
ArchiveThe Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.
Doc. No.9510029
Date11/10/1855
Partial Date
Doc. TypeLET
LogDocument added by LT, 12:10:95.
Word Count161
Genre
Note
Transcript Oct 11th 1855

Mr V F Sir Its [It's?] with
the grats [gratest?] of pleasure
that I read fifth Edition
of the penney [penny] emigrants
guide to find as I
may Call it a grand
Book indeed, and it
is full of information
and incureagement [encouragement?].
and I am glad that
I have one and given 1
away and the men
gratly [grately] praifsing [praising?] them
And I thank you
Sir for the gift of
the spishal [special?] report
I would recommend
every one to you
for information
before they emigrate
to the United States
and although you
cannot inform me of
the service trade yet
thank for what you
don [done?] sir
and as you no ganes [gains?]
out of that six postage
stamps I send you fore [four?]
pence moor [more?] for the
same purpose Irish
female emigration.
and if you can send me
any further idea of the
service trade I will pay
you for your trouble
and thankful to you

Your Humble
Servant
Joseph Cox Cann Lane
Nr. Sedgley [Sedgeley?] Waterhouse's
Factory Staffordshire.

Mr W & F. G. Cash
please to deliver this
Letter to Mr Vere Foster

1855
Sedgeley - Oct 11

Joseph Cox
to
V.F.

Emigration