| Title: | Florrie Black, Chicago, to her grandmother, Mrs. Hall |
|---|---|
| ID | 186 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Black, Florrie/11 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Black, Florrie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | Mrs. Hall |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | granddaughter-grandmother |
| Source | D 2041/Bundle 13: From the papers of Thomas Hall, Loughgall, County Armagh, Solicitor, Purchased from J.A. Gamble, Esquire, 44 Tau |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9310726 |
| Date | 05/03/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C.R., 25:10:1993 |
| Word Count | 331 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | 342 Winchester Ave. [Avenue?] [Chicago?] Mar. [March?] 5th/1891 My Dear Grandma As Mamma was washing to-day she had not time to write so I thought I would write instead. We received Aunt Susan's letter all right yesterday & we were glad to hear you were all quite well. I did not go to school to-day. I stayed at home to help Mamma with the washing. Edna & I were down at Mrs. Hume's yesterday. She was the lady that came over in the ship with Papa. We have had very cold weather here for the last few days. On Monday & Tuesday we had constant snow, & it was very nice to hear the sleigh bells ringing. How is Uncle Tom tell him to write to me soon. I am enclosing a little picture for him. Papa has not got his horse yet. He has been making enquiry about a stable, as he can not get one to the house & in the livery stables they would charge from $15 to $20 a month. The Students are going away in about a fortnight & will not be back to September. We shall miss them very much as they were very agreeable. We had great fun these past nights on the sleigh. They came & gave us rides over the snow in front of the house. You would be surprised to see how soon things freeze here the clothes were stiff almost before they left Mamma's hands but very little dries them after having them out for a little. I cannot find much news to write, of course I know lots of people here but you would not know them if I wrote you about them. I like living here better now since we are better acquainted with the people & city but we still like to hear all we can from home friends & sometimes Mamma thinks my aunts might tell her far more than they do. So now I must close. I remain your loving granchild [grandchild?] Florrie. |
