| Title: | [Isabella Weir?], Stockton, to "My Dear Sister" |
|---|---|
| ID | 3217 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Weir, Isabella/29(3) |
| Year | 1893 |
| Sender | Weir, Isabella (Bell) |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Episcopalian |
| Origin | Stockton, California, USA |
| Destination | Michigan, USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Annie |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mrs. Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co. Fermanagh, BT93 OSA |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9904206 |
| Date | 25/07/1893 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 23:04:99. |
| Word Count | 477 |
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| Transcript | Stockton July 25th 1893 My Dear Sister when we parted in Detroit some three years ago it never struck me that it might be for the rest of this life I never dreamt of the possibility of your going [home?] & settling down so far from me but changes must come [Stained] Glad to know you have decided so well I had a tender spot in my Heart once for John myself after I came to Michigan I Betrayed by writing to him when I was so lonely with my uncle after you went to Peters he never answered it however & so it had passed altogther from my mind until I got your letter you did not tell me hardly anything about yourself or your marriage or if Uncle Geo [George?] is with you I dreamt of you last night and suppose you must be expecting a letter from me by this time I had a really nice letter from Willie after I wrote to you I suppose my answer did not suit him as I have never heard from him since I feel much better than when I wrote to you last although my cough is still far from well For that reason my husband sent me up to Stockton where I think I will get along nicely it is warm here the thermometer reached 91 at 3 p.m. I am very tired of the city if my husband did not have steady work there we go to a warmer climate the home folks have never sent me a line nor you have never written to me a word about them please write me one long letter you know all my short comings & my faults and how careless I am I rather think there is a change with you and me since we sported around on Hall 12 But this life has its trials we will have to face them as Soldiers of the Cross Since I have not been feeling well I so often wish to be at home I have no reason for my husband is just as good to me as any one of you could be how is Mother and was she satisfied to have you marry is Grandma well tell me how all the folks are is Uncle Caldwell alive tell lena I may write to her sometime the baby being sick took all my attention I have never heard from Mrs Kelly in a long time I intend to write to her and Alice very soon my pen is so poor I wonder if you will be able to read this my husband was well 2 days ago when I left the city now I must close with best wishes for your future welfare Your Sister you may adress [address?] Stockton as I am likely to remain for at least a month |
