John Williamson, Manchester, England, to his brother, James Williamson, San Francisco, 24 October 1856
Description
Photocopied ms.; not transcribed; no notes except those below. Robert notes that the California newspaper that James sent him was full of "stabbings & shootings," and concludes that "Society must be in an awful state. Notes that James has given up mining for blacksmithing. Reports that neither Hugh nor Sally is married. John reports that he's "still working away in the old shop, if not making much, I am comfortably off" with his wife, Sarah, and 3 children; but hopes that better prospects are ahead. News of cousins, etc.
Date
24/10/1856
Date Issued
27/03/2023
Resource Type
Text
Archival Record Id
p155/4/1/3
Publisher
University of Galway
Extent
4pp
Topic
Williamson Letters
Geographic
Manchester,England,United Kingdom,San Francisco,San Francisco (county),California,United States
Temporal
Nineteenth century,Eighteen fifties
Genre
Letter,Reproduction
Note
Title and description by Professor Kerby Miller. No typed transcript pages available.
