Dear Laurence Johns Dannil James would advise you to keep your situation as long as you can as there is nothing for any man coming here in the commencement but hard labour - especially those with a family a single man will do better yet the[y] say if you are disemployed [in Ireland] it is your only chance let me know if you heard from Matt since his business is good in New York Baltimore [or] Boston but not here Brothers say if he was in this Country he would do well if there is any of our friends Coming to this Country I would advise them to Sail from liverpool as there is better acomodation in every Manner in the english Ships We were very badly treated by Miley with regard to him having the Suplying of the ship he gave the Captain SO Much for the voyage to take the passengers out the water was not fit for days to drink owing to the dirty Barrels he put it in And SO it self has not enough instead of three Quarts Could not give two to each as for the Children we were alowed nothing at all for them the ship provisions were the worst the oat Meal was the Worst indea Buck the flour red whate the only thing we Could use was the tea such as it was he gave only three Weeks alowance and being SO long out we were nearly runout of provisions it was not the Captain fault let me know if Miley was inserted in any of the Dublin News papers as the passengers Was determined to do SO to prevent others from Meeting with the Same the only advantage We had was being free from fevour owing to the Clean passengers and the ship kept Clean we had no delay to pass the Doctor neither had We any Deaths there was four in Dannil Ship please let Mrs Gerity know if you see her I gave the letter to her nephew he is to write to her this week or Cate Lewis knows her she may tell her - remember Me to Miss Ryan Mrs McGrath and Mother to M' and Mrs Cadock if you see them I return them thanks for their kindness to Me Danniel is to