Adopting+an+Immigrant+(CG)

Adopting an Immigrant First Name: Jennifer Last Name: Riley Ethnicity: Ireland Last Place of Residence: London Date of Arrival: November 15, 1894 Age at Arrival: 25 years old Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Ship of Travel: Teutonic Port of Departure: Liverpool Manifest Line Number: 0041

My name is Jennifer Riley. I lived in London, Ireland. I miss it very much. I had to leave because Ireland was under British rule. I needed to get out of there as fast as I could, I hated being under their rule. When I came to America I was very nervous, I was not sure what it would be like, obviously I heard stories but I did not know for a fact what it was going to be like. The thing that made me a little calmer about coming was that I had my cousin here. He came a few years earlier. He sent me all the money that I needed for the ticket. He made more money than I did. I came here when I was 25 years old. Now that I am here I am planning to work with my cousin. My cousin had told me to bring no more than five things that are close to me. I chose to bring my mother’s silver necklace, my father’s lucky coin, my journal that my great grandmother got me when I was little, also a few good outfits to impress the people in America, and lastly my favorite stuffed leprechaun that my grandfather gave me before he had passed away. My mother comes from Ireland like me; she had gotten this necklace from a very close relative. She gave it to me right before I left for the long journey to America. My father is one that believes in all of the Irish luck. He had seen a really big Irish man who is said to have all of this luck, this man rubbed a coin, which put a lot of luck into it, and gave it to my father. My father gave this to me so I would get to America safely. I am also bringing my journal because my sisters wanted to me write what my journey was like. The nice clothes that I am bringing are to impress the people to give off a good first impression. My grandfather was a huge part of my life, he was my best friend. We were walking by a store and in the window there was a stuffed leprechaun, I had said that I wanted it; I was about five years old. The significance behind this stuffed leprechaun is that he got it for me the day before he had passed away. I still have it to this day, which is why I chose to bring it. Now that I am in America I am having a great time, working with my cousin was fun at first, but not that I am at a bigger and better job that is makin a lot more money, I am happy now!


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