| Title: | James Sample, Brooklyn NY, to Mrs Ellen McIntyre, [Co Tyrone?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 2372 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Sample, James/24 |
| Year | 1878 |
| Sender | Sample, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Destination | Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | McIntyre, Ellen |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9007194 |
| Date | 01/11/1878 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 08:08:1990 S.C.#CREATE created 09:10:1990 CD input |
| Word Count | 507 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | To:- Mrs Ellen McIntyre From:-137 North Elliott Place Brooklyn Nov[ember?] 1st 1878 Mrs Ellen McIntyre My dear sister your welcome letter came duly to hand and it gave me great pleasure to hear that you and husband and child were all in the enjoyment of good health I was also much pleased to hear that Brother William had recovered from his long continued and severe attack of sickness I trust that he will be fully restored to health and strength and his former usefulness on account of those that are depending on him as A Father Husband and son. I imagine Mother would be greatly distressed in mind and feeling on account of Williams sickness I did not distinctly understand from your letter how much or to what extent Mothers sight is impaired I trust she is not totally blind Uncle William Latta was totally blind for two years before his death I received A letter from sister Catharine and had A very pleasant interview [interview?] with the young man that brought it to me I should have answered it long ago but really I am kept so busy from day to day that I have no other excuse to offer than neglect and permit me to add procrastination [procrastination?] is the thief of time Myself and family are all in the enjoyment of good health one of Gods best blessings we are now having A spell of very cold weather for this season of the Year which will prove A great blessing to the Southern portion of this country where they have been visited with the most Malignated [malignant?] type of yellow fever that has occurred for a great many years and As soon as the first frost or cold weather comes the fever disappears. Business in this country remains still in A very depressed condition and to all appearances there is not much hope of A revival for Some time yet although money is Abundant in the banks and in the hands of capitalists wages is low and multitudes out of employment and manufactured goods are selling at very low prices About the only articles that keep up the former prices are farmed products. Crops from all reports have been very good butter here sells at retail from 28 to 30 Cents per pound Brother William wrote me for information in regard to Aunt Delight and Uncles Jame's Estate but I have never been on to Massachusetts since Uncle died and I presume there is little change in some respects from what I have written before further than that Aunt Delight is not living on the Place but about A mile from it in the villa[g?]es of Milton & Dorchester And she enjoys good health and has to have A support from what uncle left as long as she lives her Adopted daughter who Married A Nephew of aunt Delights got their portion of the estate at the time. and built A new house and cheated Aunt delight out of all she had of her own. hoping to hear from You Immediately. I remain Your Affectionate Brother James Sample |
