 Some of our best families in this city came over to this country under these circumstances. For instance, the correspondent of William Neilson at Dublin, said to an Irishman who was poor, " Well, Michael, you wish to go to New York, but have got no means....  The Old Merchants of New York City - Page 137by Joseph Alfred Scoville, Walter Barrett - 1885Full view - About this book
 | John Daniel Crimmins - Irish - 1905 - 532 pages
...poor : ' Well, Michael, you wish to go to New York, but have got no means. Now, I will advance you f 100, and give you your passage and for your family...one, two or three years, according to the terms of agreement. As soon as Michael landed in New York, his time was sold by Mr. Neilson. This did not apply... | |
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