- Collection:
- James Woodrow papers, 1808, 1836-1916 [bulk 1850-1867]
- Title:
- Letter: New York, to Robert Williamson, Glasgow, 1836
- Creator:
- Woodrow, Thomas, 1793-1877
- Publisher:
- Columbia Theological Seminary Collection
- Date of Original:
- 1836
- Subject:
- Woodrow family
New York (N.Y.)--Emigration and immigration
England--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century
New York (N.Y.)-- History--19th century
Transatlantic voyages - Location:
- United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Letter written in 1836 by Thomas Woodrow, father of James Woodrow, to his father-in-law, Robert Williamson. He gives an account of the terrible voyage of the Woodrow family to New York from Liverpool, and the death of the his wife Marion soon after their arrival in America. The immigrating Woodrow family includes Woodrow Wilson's mother, then a child. He briefly describes their life in New York, and the city itself. Includes a handwritten copy of the letter.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:gcl_jwp_gcl-20070804-20070804-03-06
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/gcl/jwp/do:gcl-20070804-20070804-03-06
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 8 pg.
- Holding Institution:
- Columbia Theological Seminary
- Rights:
-
