| Title: | L. Sinclair, California, to her Cousin [Mary Ann, Co Derry?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 2478 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Sinclair, Lucinda/17 |
| Year | 1880 |
| Sender | Sinclair, Lucinda |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | California, USA |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | unknown |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | D 1497/4/6: Presented by Mrs W Patterson, Magherafelt Road, Draperstown, Co Londonderry. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9401022 |
| Date | 24/09/1880 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 23:02:1994. |
| Word Count | 212 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | 24th September 1880 Dear cousin It is near time for me to write to you now after all your kindness to me in the old country Sam and I are often talking about you Mamma says that she will send for you but Sam says that you could not come by yourself for you would have too many tunnels to come through and trains and waggons that you never would reach the length I want to know do you see Jane or does she obsarve [observe?] any any [sic] thing now Mamma went to San Francisco to see Martha she is very fat and likes to live with Mrs Sinclair very much she sent me a big doll and I call it for you Mary Ann Annie and Mary is well Mary is taller than Annie now Martha sends this little card and I send this Hankerchief [Handkerchief?] to you Mamma says that she woul [would?] send you the making of a pretty dress if she had a way of sending it to you If I was talking to you now I could tell you a good Deal for I obsarved [observed?] a lot since I came here We are all in good health at present hoping that this will find you all the same I remain Your affectionate cousin Lucinda Sinclair |
