Frederick Busch, Keeper to Jay Gould, September 14, 1883

Mr. Busch to Mr. Gould.

Dear Sir: Yours of the 7th instant at hand relative to alien paupers met with at this port. I herewith give you a statement briefly describing each individual case and the dispositions made thereof.* * *

No. 3, John Byrne, thirty-nine, Ireland, had been a cripple for nine years past, was furnished with transportation to the United States by Government authorities, ticketed to Buffalo, N. Y., via Quebec, and given five pounds in money; a hopelessly dependent case; was returned to Ireland September 11, 1880, by the State board of charities. * * *

No. 10, Thomas Cox, twenty years, a cripple since childhood, was provided with transportation to the United States by poor authorities and charitable associations; returned to England February 2, 1881, by the State board of charities * * *

No. 13, Rosa Verena Lehner, twenty-two, Switzerland, imbecile, hysterical vagrant, and prostitute; transportation to the United States provided by the Swiss Government; landed at New York; returned to Switzerland by the commissioners of immigration May 6, 1881. * * *

No. 23, Louisa Weingerten, twenty-eight, Swiss vagrant and prostitute; transportation to the United States provided her and two others of same character by the Swiss Government, which required of them to sign papers releasing the said Government from any further claims; landed at Quebec; returned March 10, 1882, through State board of charities. * * *

No. 25, John Varaga, twenty, Austria, idiot; transportation to the United States provided by Government; returned March 10, 1882, through State board of charities * * *

Nos. 39 and 40, Thos. Kennedy and wife Elleu, aged forty-five and thirty-two years, respectively, Ireland, hopelessly dependent cases, assisted by British Government, landed at New York; returned to Liverpool, England, January 31,1883, through Stale board of charities.* * *

In addition to the above-mentioned alien cases returned to European houses, we have received at this institution alien paupers sent via Quebec, through Canada, which were returned to Canadian provinces, as follows: James Cloharty, aged sixty years, a dull, ignorant man, his wife, three daughters, and one son; and Michael Cunningham, with eight children, ranging in age from eighteen years to elf yen months, all from the county Gal way, Ireland. The wife of Michael Cunningham is an inmate of an insane asylum in Ireland. The statement made to us by the above parties was, that they, with nearly the entire ship’s list of passengers, were provided with transportation to Quebec by the British Government; that on their arrival at Quebec they were separated from the remainder of assisted immigrants, and were provided with transportation to Buffalo, N. Y., by Canadian authorities; also that a ship with a like list of passengers had landed at Quebec a few weeks previous. They were received at this institution August 17 and returned to Toronto, Ontario, August 20, 1883.

August 31, 1883, we received two others of the same class, Bridget Haley, aged sixty, and son Owen, sixteen years. Their statement in substance was the same as that made by Cloharty and Cunningham, with the exception that they landed at Quebec a couple of weeks later. The ultimate destination of the other assisted paupers was not learned, but is believed to be the United States.

Yours, respectfully,