| Title: | Bell [?], San Francisco to "Dear Mother, Sister & Bros" |
|---|---|
| ID | 3222 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Weir, Isabella/35 |
| Year | 1894 |
| Sender | Weir, Isabella (Bell) |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | husband passed away |
| Sender Religion | Episcopalian |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | |
| Recipient Gender | |
| Relationship | writes to her family |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mrs Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co. Fermanagh, BT93 OSA |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9906009 |
| Date | 12/11/1894 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 03:06:99. |
| Word Count | 275 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | San Francisco Nov 12th 1894 Dear Mother, Sister and Bros I write to you to day as a widow indeed for at 11pm. today my Husband left me to go to that place from whence there is no return and has left me alone in the world with few friends to take [the?] Battle of life Anew May God himself Be my Guide and friend in the future that is before me he was consious [concious?] to the very last and spoke to me scarcely 5 minutes Before he died he went very peacefully and I feel grateful to a merciful providence that did not leave him to suffer longer I shall Be very lonely and miss him very much for he was truly a Good Man, loving Husband to me and it was not his fault that I had to work this world is surely full of sorrow and only a Fortaste of that life that is to come Dear Sister how is Jane I hope to have a letter from you at the place where I work But have not Been there now in two weeks although it is only Thursday since my Husband was round I am feeling fairly good myself and intend to leave the city as soon as possible it is not Best for you to write to me until you hear from me again I have thought of going to Fresno to hunt Willie up I have never heard from him since your marriage hoping this will find you all comfortable By the Blessing of God I can write no more for my heart is full of sorrow So Good Bye Mother all Bell. |
