Robert McClurg/ McClorg, Whitehall, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to his father, David McClurg/ McClorg, Templemoyle, Bovevagh Parish, County Derry, 18 June 1820
been in a permanent place you would have had L30 before this
time. I have been near three thousand miles through this coun-
try and can give you my opinion it is not very good in many
places, through Lond Island, New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware and Maryland, and have found many difficulties in said
places and could have had many places but wished a better salary in
order to send something home last Spring. 9 months have
I travelled in America from first to the last and underwent things
which I never imagined. You mentioned of my devious way
in this country, my reason for leaving my place was I was
doing so in order to obtain a better toward the South and in
order to save myself of much trouble and also my life as the
man's sons where I was being expelled from College, and none
could stay long in it for they were perfect Devils and
teaching here is in some places profitable but very troublesome
and hard to manage the children in this country. David did
not leave the handkerchief and book as he forgot them and therefore
they are with him yet, but I can get them. George Moore
who left Newtown informed me of John in October but
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stated he had met with hard treatment of his employer.
I am uneasy to hear from him and also you
all, but if we never meet here let us endeavour to meet
in Heaven. I had to borrow after I came in 10 dollars from Arch-
ibald Neely and 15 I paid to John George for the time I staid.
These make 25 dollars and my travelling so long makes me not
Robert McClurg/ McClorg, Whitehall, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to his father, David McClurg/ McClorg, Templemoyle, Bovevagh Parish, County Derry, 18 June 1820
Description
[This item contains two letters addressed to the same recipients and written on the same day. In 1861 Whitehall was officially changed to Brunnerville ].
Transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller. Title and description by University of Galway. The names McClurg and McClorg are used interchangeably in this series so both are quoted.
