| Title: | Billie [?], California to "My Dear Annie" |
|---|---|
| ID | 3274 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Weir, William J/47 |
| Year | 1890 |
| Sender | Weir, William J. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farm labourer |
| 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 OSA |
| Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9903187 |
| Date | 09/09/1890 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:03:99. |
| Word Count | 420 |
| Genre | |
| Note | N.B. William and Annie were engaged at intervals |
| Transcript | Fresno, Cali., Fresno Sep 9th 1890 Engine co no 2 820 1« Street My Dear Annie I will be expecting a letter from you before this reaches you hoping that you will excuse me if I have done any thing amiss by calling to see your Sister but I shall always respect her as a friend & I dont think you could blame me for it of course she might think me silly for going all the way from fresno to see her as I never told her that I had any other business but I dont care for that part of it when you come out I I shant want any invitation to come then Dear Annie I think it is the best thing you could do is to come out before winter anyhow so that if we would intend staying any longer here we could arrange about starting some business as the spring would be the best time & if we would agree about going home then we could do that besides I would be more satisfied if you were out here so I would have some place to go on a vacation if I had you along with me I think we could stand Bella off then wait until you come out if we dont have a time it will be because we dont know how the boys round the Engine house had it reported that I was off getting married but the news was too good to be true they told the chief so he was congratulating me when I come [came?] back but never mind Annie they wont miss it every time the weather is fine here now we dont think anything of 100ø in the shade fruit is paying well here this season & raisins never paid better they are making from 100 to 150 & 200 dollars per acre of grapes so you can see vineyards pay here 6« cts pr [cents per?] pound for raisins in the sweat box it would not take many acres to come to a years wages I had a big notion of buying 20 acres in a new colony that they have opened out about 8 miles but I dont like to bind myself down under the circumstances until I see you & then we can make further arrangements I have not much more to say at present hoping that this wont make you tired I must conclud [conclude?] by sending my fondest regards I remain your Sincere Lover to death [Billie?] please write soon good bye for the present |
