| Title: | Ida Stavely, Philadelphia, to her sister-in-law Sarah |
|---|---|
| ID | 3043 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Stavely, Ida C/13 |
| Year | 1897 |
| Sender | Stavely, Ida C. |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | N.Ireland? |
| Recipient | Sarah |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters-in-law |
| Source | D 1835/27/3/31: Deposited by Greer Hamilton and Gailey, Solicitors, High Street,Ballymoney, County Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9310012 |
| Date | 09/04/1897 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C. R., 01:10:1993 |
| Word Count | 232 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Letter from Ida [Stavely?], 574 Locust Street, Philadelphia, to "Dear Sarah" [her sister-in-law] [address unknown]. 574 Locust Street, Philadelphia, April 9th 1897 My Dear Sarah, I do not feel encourgaed to write you again but I must I do not see any other way. Sarah you surely recognise the wishes that forced me to lay everything bare to you in my letter. Your letters to your brother have always been so kind I felt that if you but knew how he was placed you would surely help him. I have no relatives of my own to go to in my trouble and help must come from somewhere as it is what Willie and I earn is scarcely enough to keep the wolf from the door, since the giving up of his business he is doing work he is not accustomed to and it is only slow starvation. Since I wrote you the property where we live has changed hands our agent insists on a full settlement of all we owe him and the house by May 1st or our household goods will be sold to meet the debt. I have disposed of some articles of value that I have but all that I have realized is $25 leaving still $75 to make up and what to do now I [--?] know. Sarah I feel you are in a position to help your brother and I appeal to you if you have any affection for him help him in his present trouble Sincerely, Ida. |
