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Philadelphia October 28 1877
Year friend Inst green
you that I arrived home safty on on the
I km glad to let
2.1 4'ce had a berry good passage. Ive were
10 days Coming gome Ive seen a ship on
fire It hail a tredful sight there has been
the finest wether here this months that have
House formancy years it was almost asket
as the months of July ale frends are will
for your parting to his business have been
also any one many is very
berry good while I avas as way and it is
also good at the free put I was speaking
to Ned ragin he saw he would write
in a few day Simpelf tele Inst Clarely
I was speaking Jo John he will soon
write himself I sent you a paperfrom
queen town let me know K you got A
we stoped two days in the
was no sikness with enly of our forty
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Greene/Norris
Lett ers
James O'Brien, 806 Parrish St Philadelpia, to his friend, Mrs. Greene, Ballylarkin, Callan, County Kilkenny, 28 October 1879
Description
James O'Brien writes to Mrs Greene [Catherine Greene — as per Cathy Green's letter to her on 1 August 1884] of his safe passage home via Queenstown [Cobh] even as they passed a ship on fire. He gives reports of mutual friends, asks news of recent elections and encloses an £8 cheque — £7 for Maggie and £1 for herself in lieu of her hospitality while he was there.
Date
28/10/1879
Date Issued
27/03/2023
Resource Type
Text
Archival Record Id
p155/5/2/1
Publisher
University of Galway
Extent
4pp
Topic
Greene-Norris Letters
Geographic
Philadelphia (city),Philadelphia (county),Pennsylvania,United States
Temporal
Nineteenth century,Eighteen seventies
Genre
Letter,Transcription,Reproduction
Note
Title and transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller. Description by University of Galway.
