| Title: | Margaret Sinclair, Healdsburg,to "Dear Cousin ",Co Derry |
|---|---|
| ID | 2479 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Sinclair, Margaret/2 |
| Year | 1888 |
| Sender | Sinclair, Margaret |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Healdsburg, California, USA |
| Destination | Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Eliza |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | D1497/4/4: Presented by Mrs W Patterson, Draperstown, Co. Londonderry |
| Archive | The Public Record Office N.Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 302063 |
| Date | 03/01/1888 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 18:02:03. |
| Word Count | 352 |
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| Transcript | Healdsburg January 3rd 1888 Dear Cousin Eliza As I have a few leisure moments, to spare I would sit down and answer your letter I was glad to hear of Ann Sinclair being married And also your brother Robert moving into our house we all wish him good luck and [prosperity?] and long life you said you wanted to know if my father got any letters from Sam Sinclair no he dont [didn't?] get anny [any?] letters or we did dinnt[did not?] hear from him the last 3 years. It is very cold hear[here?] now it rained very hard on[one?]night you could not see a finger before you we went to a leap year boll[ball?] and when we were comming [coming?] home our lantern went out on us and we had to walk home in the dark we had a hard time getting home holding by the fences my brother James fell in the ditch and got all wet we all sayd [said?] when we got home we would neve [never?] go to another leap year boll[ball?] My father wanted me to tell you that he wanted you or Margaret to come out hear[here?] and he will meat [meet?] you at San Francisco and quit feeding hogs and cows and take heart and come out when you rite [write] to me tell me if yous[you?] will come out to California my father thanks Margaret for the card she sent him and also Lucinda and Martha thanks Maryann I have got a new dress that cost 3 pounts[pounds?]and it is trimed[trimmed?] with blush we had not a good time Christmas because we did not have our Dear Mother. we went to see her and Annies grave we got a good many presents I am going to send Sam Lucindas and Marthas and my own picture all 4 of us taken to gether in the spring to you I guess i have to close now hoping this will find you all in good health Write Soon write Soon Eliza Eliza Eliza Your Cousin Margaret Sinclair When you rite [write?]tell me how is your Mothers helth [health?]is getting along. Transcribed by Dympna McGeary |
