| Title: | William J. Weir, California to "Dear Cousin". |
|---|---|
| ID | 3271 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Weir, William J/42(2) |
| Year | 1889 |
| Sender | Weir, William J. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Fresno, 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. | 9905103 |
| Date | 13/09/1889 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 20:05:99. |
| Word Count | 464 |
| Genre | |
| Note | N.B. William and Annie were engaged at intervals |
| Transcript | Fresno, April 13th. 89. Dear Cousin It is with a sad and sorrowful heart I sit down to write to you in answer to your most welcome letter which I received a few days ago but I am sorry to have to communicate to you the death of my Dear Mother who departed this life March the 14th after about a months illness she first took it as a cold and it grew worse until she had to have a doctor in attendance the Doctors said it was Bronchitis and my Brother [Roby?] was also laid up at the same time with fever in the stomach he was not able to get out of bed to attend his Mothers burial but thank the Lord he is on the way of recovery Dear cousin I am sure you know too well the loss of a parent I can hardly describe to you how I felt when I received the news as I had never heard of her being sick the day I received the letter I had been working by myself and I was thinking when I should have a letter when an old phrase dawned upon my mind. Friend after friend departs Who hath not lost a friend There is no union here of hearts That finds not here an end I had little thought that I had lost a dear friend I am sure I never felt as homeless in my life for what is home without a mother Dear Annie you asked me several questions in your letter I dont know whether I can answer them all at present or not you wanted to know if I was home sick I can only say that I am and has [have?] been ever since I have been out here but I am sick for a home of my own and a cosy little wife for to cheer my lonely hours. I wonder if I was around Michigan if I would have any chance to be enrolled amongst all them beaus of yours or if I would be at the end of the list Dear Annie I am going to leave here pretty soon I would like to have an answer from you before I leave as I am a kind of lonely out here I must let you know that there is plenty of girls round Fresno such as they are and they all want to marry too but it takes a man to have a stout heart and a heavy purse or they will be suing for Divorce before the honeymoon is out. [So?] I must conclude for the present give my best respects to Bella I remain your Sincere Friend and cousin William Weir Box 1264 Fresno City Cala [Calafornia?] To Miss Annie Weir Michigan Please excuse scribble and mistakes and write soon good Bye for a while |
