Affidavit of Nano Sullivan., this 25th day of June, 1883

Affidavit of Nano Sullivan.

[Office of the Commissioners of Emigration, Castle Garden, New York.]

State of New York, City and County of New York, ss:

Nano Sullivan, being duly sworn, deposes and says: That she is a native of Cahirciveen, county of Kerry, Ireland, and arrived at the port of New York June 24, 1883, per Steamship Furnessia from Liverpool, via Valentia, Ireland. That she has her illegitimate child (John) with her, aged three years; that she has been an inmate of the workhouse in Cahirciveen, county Kerry, Ireland, for the last three years; that she did not want to come to America, and on her so stating was told by Mr. O’Neil, one of the guardians of said workhouse, that if she did not she would be put out of the institution; that she wanted to leave her child with her married sister who was willing to care for it, but was not allowed to do so; that herself and child’s passage was paid by Michael J. Driscoll, clerk of the union, who also gave her money-order for £1 sterling on Henderson Brothers, 7 Bowling Green, New York City, agents of above vessel; that she has no relatives or friends in America; that she wants to be sent back to Ireland.