| Title: | Eliza Warnock, Rock Island To " My Dear Friend" |
|---|---|
| ID | 3180 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Warnock, Eliza/5 |
| Year | 1888 |
| Sender | Warnock, Eliza |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | widow, land owner |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Rock Island, Illinois, USA |
| Destination | Ireland? |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | unknown |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr Fredrick W. Brown, 10 Brookfield Drive, Ballywalter, Newtownards, Co.Down BT22 2QW |
| Archive | Centre for Migration Studies |
| Doc. No. | 210002 |
| Date | 31/01/1888 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 14:05:01. |
| Word Count | 710 |
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| Transcript | $$H84 Part of the Frederick Brown Catalogue$$H Rock Island January 31st 1888 My dear friend, I received your kind and welcome letter I am indeed very lonesome since my husbands death I could not live in the country alone so I came into Rock Island for the winter. we have the farm rented for 2 years then it will be sold & the money divided according to Law the Law here is just the same as with you I get one third. the family get The Two thirds. among them. I have good health is sometimes troubled with rheumatism you know that dont count much though it is hard to bear I am sorry to hear that you have lost so many of your teeth I had lost 3 before I left home since one of my front one was holed I got it filled that is all that is wrong with mine. I am grown very fat I weigh over 13 stone you may guess how graceful I look I was sorry to hear of your mothers death. but had not heard of Landys before I suppose he has left a family I dont hear much of Ballywalter folks & that was where my [I?] mostely [mostly?] lived. It is surprising how Mrs Blain keeps her memory. how is Widow Blain getting along and Williams folks I cant ask for everybody but you will tell me about everybody now and again [How?] is Elwyn & Mary McClure & the Morrisons Mrs Askin and Lady Morrison Dr McGill is left I know is the New Minist [Minister?] filling the church out of the old one how is Mr Rogers getting on is he improvd [improved?] at preaching still a [as?] proud as ever I suppose. does [is?] W Gibson as prospores [prosperous?] as ever his boys will be growing up is Miss Gibson still at home & Mrs Bailie & Mary how are they I was glad to hear that Marys Boy did not fancy to be a sailor Eliza & her Mother can do lots of sowing [sewing?] how many children have you I remember Mary & Robert then 2 little girls but cannot bring their names to mind I hope you have finished now how is my friend at the shore heard that Wm [William?] was to be Married. I suppose he dare not the old [cat?] would not allow it is Anna still stay [staying?] in the Ganaway that will be rather hard on her. I never hear from them we are having a very severe winter this month has been very cold. this week has set in fine today is Showery & the sun shining it almost looks like spring but we may expect cold weather we have plenty of cheap Coal in this State but where Brother Johns folks is the [they?] cant get coal for love or money & it is not a Timber Country eather [either?] the [they?] had terrible cold stormy weather the folk around there just stoped [stopped?] the trains & took the coal by force when they can get coal it is 7 dollars per (sic) the coal we have here is somewhat (sic) you [your?] Scotch Coal 7 cents per bushel which bushel is 80 pounds that is cheap enough you may say I think I have little more to write I suppose you dont know anybody that I know here so I can tell you nothing about them that would intrest [interest?] you. I [If?] all goes well I intend to go & see Lizzie McWha [Mewha?] in Spring she has lost four childern I think she will be glad of any help this country is so hard on folk that has to work. the weather in so excessive Cold or Hot. if I go I dont know when I may come back to this State it is a long journey and traveling [travelling?] expensive. but when you write Adress [address?] c/o Warnock & Ralston & Robert will forward to me Give my love to Mrs Blain to Sister Mary & family to William and all the youngsters & love & good wishes to yourself from your friend Eliza Warnock PS many thanks for the handkerchief I send you a Birthday card but dont know what date you were born |
