| Title: | M. Driscoll, St. John's, to Sir R. Gore Booth, [Lisadell?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 883 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Driscoll, Michael/18 |
| Year | 1847 |
| Sender | Driscoll, Michael |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | ship captain |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | St. John's, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Destination | Lissadell, Co. Sligo, Ireland |
| Recipient | Sir Henry Gore Booth |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business/ employee-employer |
| Source | British Parliamentary Papers, 1849, X1, (122), pp 122 |
| Archive | The Main Library, The Queen's University of Belfast |
| Doc. No. | 9804813 |
| Date | 13/06/1847 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 30:04:98. |
| Word Count | 385 |
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| Transcript | Appendix to Minutes of Evidence Before Select Committee Appendix X Letters from Irish Emigrants and others, put in by Sir R. Gore Booth Bart Sir Robert Gore Booth Bart., Lessdel. [Lisadell?] Noble Sir, St. John's, New Brunswick, Jun 13th I am happy to inform you that I Got Clear of My passengers, in Souch [such?] a Manner as will giv [give?] you pleasure whin [when?] you hear all the particulars Connected with the Voyage. Sir Your Kind acts at hoam [home?] to privint [prevent?] famine and to Elivate [elevate?] the Condition of the Poor is as well nowen [known?] here as in the Town of Sligow [Sligo?], Your Ever Thankful Tennants [Tenants?] were Highley [highly?] Respected on being landed in this Town the Mayor Town Counsel [Council?] &c. provided thim [them?] with large House attached to the Publick [public?] Buildings where the [they?] were lodged and Kindley [kindly?] threated [treated?] by the Community in General Every one Vying how could, Show thim [them?] the most Kindness. I Sent them 28 lbs. Meal flour Bread &c. to the lodgeing [lodging?] and will continue to furnish thim [them?] while I remain in Port the [they?] are Scattering fast I got all the Girls Lady Booth gave in My Charge good and Respectable Mrs. where the [they?] will be Kindley [kindly?] threated [treated?]. All the Cabin Passengers are provided for, and the Rest are geting [getting?] Good Employment Verry [very?] fast, The Honourable John Robertson Mr. Henery's Agent has taken a Verry [very?] active part, in providing for thim [them?], and I Should hoap [hope?] that before the End of June the [they?] will be all Cumfortable [comfortable?], there [their?] Conduct throughout the Voyage and there [their?] Soabriety [sobriety?] after landing has Given Mee [me?] Much pleasure. The Governor was in Town whin [when?] wee [we?] arrived and the Health Officers Reaport [report?] to the Governor was that Sir Robert's Passengers or Tennants [tenants?] could not be classed as Common advintururs [adventurers?], or Emigrants, or his Brothers Ship Classed among the dirty old Emigrant hired Vessels, as the Cleaness [cleanness?] of the Ship the Style of order Kept up the Health and Cleaness [cleanness?] of the Passengers, the Good Diet, the Superior Medicine and the Supplying of Clean Bead [bed?] Cloaths [clothes?] The pure Ventilation all combineed [combined] to Make her Superior to Any of her Magesty's [Majesty's?] Thransports [Transports?]. I Conclude Noble Sir with My best wishes to Sir Robert, and his perfect Irish Leady [Lady?] and remain your deavoteted [devoted?] and Most Humble Servant &c.&c.&c.&c.&c.&c. MICHAEL DRISCOLL, S.AEolus. |
