| Title: | [James?] Banks Reford, New Jersey to [Anne Reford, Antrim?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 119 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Banks Reford, James/15 |
| Year | 1896 |
| Sender | Banks Reford, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA |
| Destination | Co. Antrim, N. Ireland |
| Recipient | Reford, Matilda |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | nephew-aunt |
| Source | T 3028/B/15: Permission to Copy from W. Reford Esq., 81 Islandmagee Road, Whitehead, Co. Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9405123 |
| Date | 15/05/1896 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 03:05:1994. |
| Word Count | 378 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | From: J. [James?] Banks Reford. To: His Aunt, [Anne Reford?], [Antrim?], [County Antrim?], [Ireland?] Bloomfield. N.J. [New Jersey?], [U.S.A.?]. May 15th 1896. Dear Aunt, Your letter of April 8th was duly received, and it gave us all pleasure to hear from you. We trust Jane is fully recovered, and that your health is improved. We will be pleased to receive your Photo whenever you get ready to send it. I think I will have to send you one of Eunice, she makes a poor picture in the group. If I could, would like to run over and see you bringing her with me. She has been on the sick list all spring. While recovered, she doesn't gain strength the rest of the family are fairly well. We will have Josie home from Wisconsin, after being away about eleven months, about June 1st. We have had a peculiar spring warm in April and cool in May, until this week when it went up into the nineties, and today is raw and cold. We have no rain to speak off [of?], for over six weeks, so what seeds we have planted, are making but little growth. It will be a year tomorrow that I sailed for Europe. The time seems short. I have many pleasant recollections of my trip. My regret is that I could not spend more time in and about Antrim, and doubt if I will again have the pleasure of seeing the home of my father. I mailed you a souvenir of your birthday which I hope you received. It was a card, not much, simply a tribute and a reminder that you were still remembered. Times are very dull and will not change until Election is over. The papers are full of Election news, and but little else. The Republicans make their nomination for President next month, and the Democrats in July from then until November it is politics morning, noon, and night. The main question in this election will turn on money - wither [whether?] it shall be on a Gold basis - or Gold and silver. Both parties are divided. It is a sectional question more than a party one. The east wants Gold. The west wants silver - We all Join in Love and the hope that your health may be improved Have not heard from Belfast lately. Your affectionate Nephew. J. [James?] Banks Reford. |
