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John Hilton, New York City, to his father, William Hilton, and mother, Dullaghy, c/o John Wallace, Garvagh, County Derry, 15 December 1814
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Collection Hilton Letters
Title John Hilton, New York City, to his father, William Hilton, and mother, Dullaghy, c/o John Wallace, Garvagh, County Derry, 15 December 1814
Description Had been in America since Nov. 1811. Had enjoyed good health all through his stay. "I have Saved about nine hundred Dollars Since I Came to these parts My Expenses I Calculate at from two hundred and fifty to three hundred Dollars per year I have had some things Stole from me Since I Came here..." "I Could wish to See a Number of my relations here if there was an oppertunity, and if I was Situtiated as I was at home I would like this Country verry well; but from the Situation of the times it is not Quite So agreable as perhaps, it might be, and as to what I am Determined to do as Brother Robert mentiond I Cannot Say as yet, I will wish to have a Letter from you and Let me know if there is any alteration in your Land or what is a Coming to me if any thing; and then I shall be able to Say what I would wish to do we have a plentiful! Country although provitions are verry high..."
Date 15/12/1814
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/65/5
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 2pp
Topic Hilton Letters
Geographic New York City,New York (state),United States,Dullaghy (townland),Derry (county),Ireland
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen tens
Genre Transcript
Note Title, description and transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller.
Creator / Author Name John Hilton