| Title: | John Henry, Clay Center to Mrs John Henry, Coole, Co. Derry. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1418 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Henry, John/1 |
| Year | 1888 |
| Sender | Henry, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | Presbyterian |
| Origin | Clay Center, Kansas, USA |
| Destination | Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Mrs John Henry |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
| Source | T 1480/4: Copied by Permission of J. Henry Esq., Coleraine, Co. Londonderry. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9006118 |
| Date | 02/01/1888 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 16:11:1993. |
| Word Count | 622 |
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| Transcript | Clay Center Jany 2d 1888 My Dear Mother, I received your kind and welcome letter all right [alright?] and now take the opportunity to answer it, I must confess that I have been somewhat negligent in not writing before this time, but I thought better late than never hopeing [hoping?] that you would excuse me perhaps, I have no news of any importance to write at present only to let you know that we are all well at present, and that nothing is happening to us only what is common to the Lot of falling beings like ourselvs [ourselves?] I was very glad to here [hear?] that you were getting along so well yourself and that all the rest of the family were in a prosperous condition when matters and things are going well with us it makes the troubles and trials of this life easier to bear, you do not complain of any troubles or trials which you have to endure therefore I must congratulate you on your good fortune in being blessed with peace and happiness in your declining years, and here let me wish you a happy New Year and peace and plenty in all the years to come of your natural life, give my best regards to James & family and to Eliza Jane & family and to Sadie & family and tell them I wish them all a happy new year, the new year in this country is starting in very cold it has been snowing and blowing here for a good many days in succession. I think it is a great deal colder in this country than it is in Ireland in the winter every thing [everything?] frezes [freezes?] up solid rivers and creeks and streams of all kinds so that teems [teams?] & wagons can cross them with out [without?] any danger last summer here was very dry so much so that we had a very light crop of corn and the consequences #PAGE 2 is that we have very hard times in this country at the present time our own corn was pretty good we will have plenty to do [?] and some to sell but the land that we had rented was a failur [failure?] I dont believe much in renting land it dont pay, the most of the renters in this country is to [too?] lazee [lazy?] to work it right, if the renters in the Old Country were the same as here the Landlords would get starved out pretty soon I am getting rather tierd [tired?] of farming myself I am not so able as I used to be to see to every thing [everything?], and I dont like to depend on hired help I think some of selling when I can do so to advantage I think some times [sometimes?] I could live much esier [easier?] and have much less trouble with out [without?] the farm than with it Our children is scattring [scattering?] out and working for themselves pretty much so I dont feel like resling [wrestling?] with the farm all by my self [myself?], I dont want you to be so long in writing as I have been [It gave?] me so much pleasure to [hear?] from you that I would like to have letters oftner [more often?] the one I got from you before I kept reading and reading it till I wore it all out, then I thought it was time I was writing again and t-- [try?] and get annother [another?] if I could this is all I have room for at present as my paper is about played out, hoping to hear from you again and as soon as convenient I add not but Remains Your Affactionate [Affectionate?] Son John Henry |
