| Title: | O Bouligny, New Orleans, To Mrs A. W. Smyth, New York. |
|---|---|
| ID | 254 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Bouligny, Octavie/68 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Bouligny, Octavie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Destination | New York, USA |
| Recipient | Smyth, Nato |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | mother-daughter |
| Source | Brendan O'Reilly, O'Reilly's Bar and Restaurant, Main St. Dromara. |
| Archive | Original Held by Above Donor |
| Doc. No. | 9902175 |
| Date | 17/09/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 25:02:99. |
| Word Count | 243 |
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| Transcript | N.O. [New Orleans?] 25 Sep 91 Ma fille cherie, J'ai recu ton postal du 20 et ta lettre du 21. Le voila installee a N.Y. [New York?] J'espere que tu ne souffris pas de la chaleur ; quoique le thermometre marque 76 ; ce qui est beaucoup, pour le nord. Les jumelles sont arrives, hier ; Alicia a bien supporte la route ; enfin les voila arrives au port ; je voudrais bien en dire, autant de toi ! Albert est arrive ce matin ; Arthe et moi nous etions sur la [galerie?] en haut, il est venu nous dire bonjour, et apres avoir echange quelque mots ; il est reparti ; il parait en bonne sante. J'espere, que les articles a N.Y. feront justice a ma chere petite fille, et que nous aurons un bon postal d'elle. On annonce le marriage de Celeste [Stauffer,?] avec un Monsieur [Agas,?] c'est un homme d'une cinquaintaine d'annees ; on le dit [riene?] Albert Maginnis epouse la Le [conse?] fille de Mde Debuys; l'aimee Le mari a un americain dont j'ai oublie le nom, voila les nouvelles, pour aujourd'hui ! J'attends avec impatience une lettre de toi, qui me parle de ton retour, je n'ai pas encore trouve de domestique. Je regarderai, sur la gazette, Dimanche ; peut-etre, qu'il y aura un avertissement, que j'aurra te convenir. Au revoir, ma cherie, embrasse ma petite fille pour moi. Je t'embrasse de tout coeur, ta mere, O. [Olivier?] Bouligny N.O. [New Orleans?] 25th Sept 91 My Dear Daughter, I received your postcard from the 20th and the letter from the 21st. There it was sitting at New York; I hope that you did not suffer too much from the heat; what with the thermometer registering 76 degrees ; that is warm for the North. The twins came yesterday ; Alicia ... until finally there they arrived in port. I would like to talk to you about it so much ! Albert came this morning, Arthe and I were [upstairs in the gallery?] ; he came over to say hello, and after having exchanged a few words ; he left ; he seemed to be in good health. I hope that the articles at N.Y will bring about justice for my dear little daughter, and that we will get a nice letter from you. I can declare the marriage of Celeste [Stauffer,?] to a Mister [Agas?] ; he is a man in his fifties, ... ...Albert Maginnis is marrying the eldest daughter of Madame [Debuys;?] ...whose name I have forgotten, that's the news for today ! I wait impatiently for a letter from you, informing me of your return. I still have not found a domestic servant ; I will look ; in the news-sheet on Sunday ; perhaps there will be an advertisement which will be suitable. Goodbye, dearest ; embrace my little daughter for me. I kiss you with all my heart, your Mother, O. [Olivier?] Bouligny |
