a letter from mary ann macham

A letter from Mary Ann Macham has been found and can be read here, both the original transcript and the typed out version. This letter provides new information: the correct date of her arrival in North Shields, details of her family, her link with the Scotch Church of North Shields and confirms the hardships of her escape. But it provides much more, it brings her alive, reveals a love and relationship with her mother and connects her to us. Mary Ann Macham dictated the letter and, while it has undoubtedly been coloured by the pastor scribe, she  shines through it.