Letter To Ellis Island Research Paper

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Dear loving husband Alexander, We are on our way to the ship ports to make our way to Elis Island. My father, brother, and uncle wish you the best of luck back home in Greece. I’m sure you are wondering why me, and my family are moving to Cleveland Ohio, it’s because my father’s crops were not working. I sincerely apologize for leaving you alone with our cattle but it is for the best of me. We have made it to the boat now and are finally on our way to Ellis Island. The boat is extremely cramped and uncomfortable down in the steerage with thousands of other people in the boat as well. This one man has trachoma, and he is highly contagious. We have brought our sewing machine so I can continue being a seamstress, as well as our, keepsakes, toys,
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