Margaret had sewn what money they had in the hem of her petticoat. They had a sea trunk that Abraham had built, which held all of her knitting and midwifery equipment. As I mentioned earlier, she had studied midwifery. The trunk also contained woodworking tools and a little clothing. They kept the trunk locked.
Mom has the original trunk.
They were in steerage with the low-lifes and the cattle. They were allowed to come up from steerage once or twice a day for sunshine. Whenever people died, they were immediately thrown overboard. They woke up one morning and the wind had blown them back as far as they'd come the day before. This was before Ellis Island.