| Title: | Annie [Hagan?], New York to "Dear Sister." |
|---|---|
| ID | 1294 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hagan, Annie/21 |
| Year | 1889 |
| Sender | Hagan, Annie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | Catholic |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | Hagan, Mary |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
| Source | Donated & Copyright Retained by Mrs. Margaret McGinty, 1 Ardgannon, Quarry Lane, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. |
| Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9706208 |
| Date | 09/06/1889 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 25:06:97. |
| Word Count | 245 |
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| Transcript | N. York [New York?] June 9th 1889 Dear Sister Oh the sad news contained in your letter our darling niece we loved so much. death - Lord have mercy on her she was so good and wise her picture I had put past until I get over grieving about her. The little remembrance you sent I will always treasure It is as green as yesterday to me first day she went Mrs McAvoys school how often Dear Lord have mercy and I went to the door see if she was coming home every little song and poem she wrote in a book I have here where I look at them, I feel so bad about her The Dominican church has a convent attached on Ascension Thursday last Mass - Nuns had a procession strange, such a lovely feeling came over me about Minnie could think nothing but her wishing I had her beside me looking on. that same night - I dreamt about her Knowing our dear was parted from one or ones she loved in this world consoles us to know that she is gone to the ones she loved in Heaven [on?] aiding them by her prayers put these little cards in your prayer book every time you look at them say a little prayer to our dear join with our other friends praying for us three James joins you in deepest sympathy Your very grieved Sister Annie PS When you write tell me what age was on her coffin A H [Annie Hagan?] |
