| Title: | Andrew Greenlees, Rice, [Kansas?] to his brother. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1238 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Greenlees, Andrew/11 |
| Year | 1874 |
| Sender | Greenlees, Andrew |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Rice Co., Kansas, USA |
| Destination | Magheramore, Co. Wicklow, Ireland |
| Recipient | Greenlees, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T 2046/20: Copied by Permission of Aiken McClelland Esq., 3 Beechhill Park Avenue, Belfast. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9006204 |
| Date | 21/05/1874 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 01:11:1993. |
| Word Count | 244 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [continuation of letter of May 9, from Andrew Greenlees, Rice, Kansas, to his brother] later May 21st 187- [1874?] not having an opportunity to mail my letter untill [until?] now I will fill in a little more we have had refreshing rains lately rye is heading out we will have harvest about 4 weeks from note we do not expect the locusts this year and look forward to harvest with very fond anticipation they [the?] people have been living between hope and fear for some time as the hoppers [grasshoppers?] put in an appearance in the eastern part of this state also in Missouri but not in numbers enough to do any serious damage still after last years experience we are a little nervous on the subject and easily frightened in my last I mentioned that wife's Mother was ill. she died during the winter. was the first of our little colony that was taken perhaps she was the most ready she came when she was young from Boston, Massachuttes [Massachusetts?] there was no railroads in those days and they drove in their wagon Father in law & her and came to Illinois distance about 12,00 miles she was a charter member of the first Presbeterian [Presbyterian?] church orginozed [organized?] in LaSalle Co [County?] Illinois the [they?] used to go nine miles and seldom miss service she was also a member of the first church organized in Barton Co [County?] Kansas for want of space I must stop we all join in kindes- [kindest?] love to you and Love yours truly Andrew Greenless |
