Thomas Gunning, New York City, to Major Charles O'Hara, Collooney, County Sligo, 26 August 1831
Description
Gunning's letters to Major O'Hara, who may be his former landlord, are friendly and not overly obsequious; he sends money to his relatives via O'Hara. In this relatively short letter, Gunning sends £3 to O'Hara for Scanlan, who has been taking care of his young son, whom he and his wife, Kitty, had left in County Sligo when they emigrated. Gunning also laments the death of his wife, near New Orleans, on 11 September 1830, on their return from Texas (see next letter). He has now returned to New York City, where he is working as a merchant's clerk for £3 a month "and found." He plans to pay for the passages of his son and for one of his brothers in May 1832.
Date
26//08/1831
Date Issued
27/03/2023
Resource Type
Text
Archival Record Id
p155/6/10
Publisher
University of Galway
Extent
4pp
Topic
Gunning Letters
Geographic
New York City,New York (state),United States,Annaghmore (townland),Collooney,Sligo (county),Ireland
Temporal
Nineteenth century,Eighteen thirties
Genre
Transcript,Reproduction
Note
Title, description and transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller.