| Title: | W.J. Weir, California. to "Dear Cousin", Michigan. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3266 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Weir, William J/23 |
| Year | 1890 |
| Sender | Weir, William J. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | California, USA |
| Destination | Michigan, USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Annie |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mrs Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co.Fermanagh, BT93 0SA. |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park. |
| Doc. No. | 9905038 |
| Date | 10/06/1890 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 12:05:99. |
| Word Count | 450 |
| Genre | |
| Note | N.B. William and Annie were engaged at intervals |
| Transcript | Engine House No.2 June 10th, 90 Dear Cousin I received your ever welcome letter yesterday & glad to find that you were well hoping that this will find you enjoying the same blessing as it leaves me at present. I think you will be pretty lonely now since your Sister has left I think if she comes out west you had better come with her I would feel a good deal more at home if yous [you?] were out here I would have some place to go on vacation we are going to have a great time on the 4th of July the fire department is going to turn out we are getting nice uniforms made we have had a pretty fair share of fires since I wrote to you before we had 9 fires inside of the last 8 days making two runs last Sunday most of them was at night never before in Fresnos history has the same thing occurred we have to sleep in our pants now since they have been coming so quick Dear cousin I must say that you are the most determined girl I ever had coresponded [correspondence?] with. But we have corresponded now for over 3 years & been acquainted for about 8 or 9 & still you have the assurance to say that you are pledged to another now this thing of pledging I dont believe in it for a couple might get acquainted & pledge themselves to each other whoom [whom?] God himself hath not ordained to be joined together. now I have been out here going on 4 years & working like a turk with the intentions of starting a comfortatable [comfortable?] home in the near future. I discarded some of my old school mates simply on your account & as you being an orphan I thought it was my duty to either quit correspondense [correspondence?] with you at once or discard the others but since I received your two last letters I have determined to respect you as a Sister & nothing more except your mind changes but if I were to meet you I think we could rekindle old affections when you write please let me know if your Sister has come to Stockton or not I think if she would come out here you would not stop much longer in michigan for I am sure the wages would far exceed michigan I feel a little sleepy owing to having so much work at night lately but we expect to have a little rest pretty soon or the town will be all burned down so I must conclude by sending my best regards I remain Your Sincere Friend please write & Late Lover soon W. J. Weir Engine House No.2 - 820 K St. |
