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Andrew Pauley, Philadelphia, to his uncle, M. Hawkes, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, 21 August 1854
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Collection Paul/Pauley Letters
Collection Paul/Pauley Letters
Title Andrew Pauley, Philadelphia, to his uncle, M. Hawkes, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, 21 August 1854
Description The Pauley family was Presbyterian. The entire family, some 20 persons, emigrated all at once; three generations emigrated. The head of the family was 70, but he lived in the US for 20 more years. The author of this letter must be one of his sons. Andrew Pauley laments the sudden deaths of his two only children; the youngest died at 6 months, the other at 2¼ years; his wife was taking their loss and the loneliness especially hard. " ... this has been a very sickly summer here, and a great many deaths. some weeks as high as 4 or 6 hundred deaths. there is a report that the cholera is bad here but I do not know whether it is or not.'' ''I have got along very well since I came here and has saved some money. I never regretted coming out here, and any young person that cannot get along well there would do well to come here if they intend to conduct themselves decently. yet I would not say to any one to come for most people dislike it for a while and have difficulties at first too, but they can get over that and make money if they only keep themselves right. but if they dont intend to do that they had better stay at home for they be only a disgrace to themselves and their friends here, but old people have no great chance here except their families are with them, and go to the Country and can fix themselves a little to farming, for they can do nothing living in a city, but are a burthen to themselves and their family, and then they cannot enjoy themselves caged in the city as they could in the Country as they have been used all their life. But young people can more easily suit themselves to any locality."
Date 21/08/1854
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/62/14, p155/114/1
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 7pp
Topic Paul/Pauley Letters
Geographic Philadelphia (city),Philadelphia (county),Pennsylvania (state),United States,Omagh (town),Tyrone (county),Ireland
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen fifties
Genre Transcript,Reproduction
Note Transcript and description by Professor Kerby Miller. Title by University of Galway.
Creator / Author Name Andrew Pauley