| Title: | Willie [?], Califorinia to "My Dear Annie" |
|---|---|
| ID | 3276 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Weir, William J/50 |
| Year | 1892 |
| 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 OSA |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9906016 |
| Date | 08/03/1892 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 03:06:99. |
| Word Count | 279 |
| Genre | |
| Note | N.B. William and Annie were engaged at intervals |
| Transcript | Fresno Cal [California?] Mar 8 1892 My Dear Annie Just a few lines in answer to your ever welcome letter which gave me great pleasure to know that you were well I would have written sooner but I am so busily engaged that I have no time to do anything that tug of war is going to come off at last not under the auspices of the F.D. [Fire Department?] but as an International affair me and my partner is going to pull in the American team we are getting well paid for it besides we have a chance for a prize we have to practice every night go in town 5 mile after supper is pretty good exercise there is 6 teams to compete the contest comes off Thursday 10th inst they expect to have a big house as the grand Army encampment takes place in fresno about that Time they are going to have a great Rabbit drive on Saturday to entertain the old veterans a grand time is anticipated I had a letter from Mrs Moore same day I had [yours?] & she said Mr Moore was working at his trade I shall mail her those pictures right away I have not had any word from home in a long while but I dont write much home any more I generally send to my Sister Annie as she keeps me posted well I have not much to say in this letter as I shall write again soon after the tug of war & rabbit drive the weather is getting pretty warm here at present it looks more like summer than march weather so good Bye for the present Your ever loving Wiilie |
