| Title: | Alexander Wilson, New York, to Mrs.J.H. Denham, Ballymena, |
|---|---|
| ID | 3371 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Wilson, Alexander/72 |
| Year | 1899 |
| Sender | Wilson, Alexander |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Denham, J.H. |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | D1921/3/14: Deposited by A.Fetridge Esq., Hardware Merchant, Church Street, Ballymena, County Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9310435 |
| Date | 14/11/1899 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C.R., 15:10:1993. |
| Word Count | 500 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Letter from Alex.[Alexander?] Wilson, 1337, 55th Street, Brooklyn, New York, to Mrs.J.H.Denham, 18 Church Street, Ballymena, County Antrim. 1337, 55th Street Brooklyn 14th November 1899 My dear Sister, I received your kind letter and intended writing before but had nothing new, but the news about Jack and the state he is in and the trouble and care that you are having is something terrible, and besides the strain and care of the business, must keep you in such a state of nervous suspense that I don't see how you keep up at all, it is such a pity that a young man like him with such good prospects should go and throw himself away and ruin his life for nothing it makes me sad just to think of this if I had only the prospects that he had I think I would have done entirely different. I hope and trust that if he gets well again that this will be a lesson for all the rest of his life. Lizzie and I have been talking and thinking of all the trouble and care you have had for the last few years and none of it yours, but through the fault of others, but we hope and pray that the good Lord will bring you through all right and that you may have many bright and happy days yet and that Christ will raise you up good friends in your time of trial and needs. I am sorry to say that I am still in the same place yet and not much prospect of anything better yet, but we are thankful for what we have, when we look around and see the condition of thousands of others, and hope and pray that things may soon improve. People talk of the war making things better, but it only puts the price of provisions and everything that the poor people need away up and keeps the wages down. Dear Sister I hope that you will get through with your payments all right I only wish I could help you with them in any way, but it seems that our family is fated to misfortune and trouble, but the Lord knoweth what is best for us and will bring us safely through at last to peace and [----?] and who knows but that there are many bright and happy days in store for us all yet and we may all meet together in this world yet, if only we could how happy I would be to see you #PAGE 2 once more this has been the dream of my life to take Lizzie and the children over and surprise you some day, but I am afraid from present circumstances the time is a long way off, but we are all looking forward to it and hope it may come perhaps unexpectedly, the Lord only knows what is in store for us. And now dear Sister I must bid you goodbye and hope and pray that better news may be on both sides, with best love from us all to you amd Jeannie and Jack Your loving brother Alex [Alexander?] Wilson |
