| Title: | Anne [Wyly?], Philadelphia to Mrs Wyly, [Ireland?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3435 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Wyly, Anne/30 |
| Year | 1859 |
| Sender | Wyly?, Anne |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Mrs Wyly |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends? |
| Source | T 2393/3/20: Presented by Messrs Heron & Dobson, Solicitors, Banbridge, Co. Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9405282 |
| Date | 14/12/1859 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 11:05:1994. |
| Word Count | 651 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Philadelphia. Penn [Pennsylvania?]. December 14th 1859. My Dear Mrs Wyly. I received your kind note on last Saturday, for which I am obliged I was exceedingly sorry to hear of poor Edward's illness which I am sure caused you great anxiety, poor fellow I hope he is quite recovered but of course I need not tell you who have had so much experience in sick nursing that a relapse is the most dangerous time for a patient to catch cold, I have got a lesson in that as my husband got up & came down stairs [downstairs?] to [too?] soon & the next day was laid up, for three weeks after was obliged to keep his bed. He is now thank God quite recovered, but the Doctor will not allow his to travel South any more. Yellow Fever & Ague being so prevalent that the air is impregnated with it. I daresay Edward & Susan are both very tall by this time, does Susan go to [school?]? I am sorry to hear business is dull with you it has been here also but preparing for Christmas has caused more stir. This is not a pleasant climate so very variable the first two days of this month was so hot the mercury was 70 degrees & to day [today?] & the third day of the month it was only 15 degrees. It has been freezing hard all night & there is every appearance of a severe Winter. I have written frequently to Emily but I suppose she did no [not?] get all my letters I did not mean when I said she was among strangers to say you were strange. but that the girls in the work room were. I know it would be [?] contrary to my opinion of you if you were otherwise than kind but my Dear Mrs Wyly, you know the value of a kind encouraging word & I am sure will not treat her as a stranger for the sake of those that are gone. I am also certain that anything you say to her is for her good. but please reason with her gently as on account of her delicate health she was a little spoilt. I am glad to learn she has improved in that aspect. & am much obliged for your kind consideration to her when suffering with Toothache. I suppose you know nothing of it personally as your teeth look very excellent almost every body [everybody?] here have false teeth & I only met two Americans with teeth as good as yours I have your likeness quite safe & it is considered an excellently executed portrait the attitude being so unstudied & natural. I think those done at home just as good as what are here. Emily tells me you have had a very heavy cold I am sorry to hear it. you ought to muffle up well as you are so suceptible [susceptible?] of cold Have you been to Dublin yet & how are the Gratham Family? Do you get any tripe & trotters now? This is a very dear place to buy clothing & some kinds of provisions. Whiskey for 3 or 4 shillings per gall [gallon?]. tea 8/ per pound but nothing like as good as in Dublin. We are boarding & are very comfortable. Their [There?] was a party here the other night & when "Kathleen O More" & "Oft in the Stilly night" was sung I could not help crying to think how often I heard you sing it & the fun we had when you would dance with us Any news of the Richards, I wrote to George a week since. Give Edward & Susan my love & accept the same yourself. You dont know how pleased I will be to hear as often as you can spare time. If Edward would also I would be glad. Kiss the children for me & Believe me Your affectionate as of old Annie |
