Family Letter to Thomas Bissell in Monoghan, Ireland   Save
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Description: Unnamed relatives in East Liverpool, Ohio sent this letter, dated November 13, 1840, to Thomas Bissell in Monoghan, Ireland. The letter urges Bissell to come to America and tells of the writer's journey to Ohio via Lake Erie, a canal boat, and the railroad. The author remarks on the work habits of Americans and his hopes of buying land in Columbiana County, and explains that the weather in Ohio is "not so dull and gloomy" as in the old country. The letter is three pages and measures 8" x 13" (20.32 x 33 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1342_1136633_001
Subjects: Immigration and Ethnic Heritage; Transportation; Climate and Weather; Daily Life
Places: East Liverpool (Ohio); Columbiana County (Ohio); Ireland