| Title: | Maggie [?], Belmore, to Annie Weir, [?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 282 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Breen, Maggie/13 |
| Year | 1887 |
| Sender | Breen, Maggie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Belmore, Ohio?, USA |
| Destination | prob. Pontiac, Michigan, USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Annie |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mrs Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co. Fermanagh, BT93 0SA |
| Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9907079 |
| Date | 11/07/1887 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:07:99. |
| Word Count | 478 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Belmore July 11/87 Miss Weir Dear Cousin Annie It is with pleasure that I now sit down to answer your kind and ever welcome letter which I received a [torn] time a go [ago?] and was much delighted to hear [from?] you and also to know you were well and still at your old place yet you and Mrs Jackson get along well when you stay so long but she is such a dear Old Lady who could resist liking her for I did like her my self [myself?] Oh I guess they are having a high time over Uncle Andies and Aunt Marys property let me know how uncle Andy divided his property or if, my dear Dave, got any or Uncle Bob the Hotell [Hotel?] keeper tell me all the news about them I have not herd [heard?] from Dave in a long time or Ruth or Bell Weir and I assure you I would like more than well to hear from Bell I think it is wonderfull [wonderful?] that she doant [don't?] write to me Oh Annie I heartly [heartily?] wish we could meat [meet?] at the old Hotell [Hotel?] gate or bridge and talk over the past I am sure It would be enteresting [interesting?] on boath [both?] sides often when I sit and reflect on the past it seames [seems?] like a dream to me How I wish we were as close this summer as we was last but I never wish my self in that (Confounded) old hole again. Mary Johnston & Bob can have a good time now since I am not there to listen to all and then carry all to Dave. Annie you never told me who Jack Johnstone married or if there are one (sic) on earth fool enough to take him. I would not go to bed in a ten acher [acre?] field with him I would of taken [him?] onely [only?] I thought he would be tramping [trampling?] the young ones (for the floor would be thick with them and him not being blessed good eye site [eye-sight?] it would be dreadfull [dreadful?] to think it would be terrible and as for me going to to (sic) be buckeled [buckled?] to Will Keyes it will never come to pass in this world but never mind Annie I am not going to live an old mad [maid?] If every thing prospers. give my love and best wishes to (dave) & Mrs Jackson & Mr and not forgatting [forgetting?] your self tell Robert I send my best wishes to him and that I am well and doant [don't?] forget to tell me what he [saw?] tell Lib the same altho [although?] I doant [don't?] mean it please write soon and doant [don't?] forget as I long to hear from you. Believe me as ever Your Loving Cousin Maggie write soon soon soon soon |
