| Title: | Rebecca Brown, Ederney, to Miss Isabella Wier |
|---|---|
| ID | 345 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Brown, Rebecca/4 |
| Year | 1886 |
| Sender | Brown, Rebecca |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ederney, Co. Fermanagh, N.Ireland |
| Destination | USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Isabella |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mrs Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co. Fermanagh BT93 0SA |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9905206 |
| Date | 24/02/1886 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 01:06:99. |
| Word Count | 581 |
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| Transcript | Ederney 24th February 86 [1886?] Miss Isabella Wier After my long silence I set down to write a few lines to you to let you know we all well at present thank God my lifetime was not at all sunshine since I have to regret the sudden death of my dear Father of whom I loved so [well?] & he also in return. [As?] besides you favourite of our family My Husband Joseph was sick for a long 3 weeks [but?] thank God he is better now and able to go to work this morning we have left Mr Phibbs & is living with Wm [William?] Maguire living above the [world?] [ach---?] [----?] the house with Mrs McMorrow I often times think of the many happy days your kind sister and me spent together O. how I long to hear from her no matter how I [neglected?] writing to her I hope I'll live to see her happy at home once more I fear the same sun will never shine on us together again. I hope you are content to live with uncle. I am glad you are getting so stout but taken good care of yourself and do not [let?] [a?] [yankie?] get you for your old boy is still here waiting on you & if he does not hurry James or Francy will go before him it would surprise you to see Francy [decked?] off with a few [lings?] or his wee fingers asking sweets or oranges off the girls at the orange soiree of last Thursday night the [they?] had a great spree of Music dancing your Bookmates all were there & [their?] new beaus' & if yous' [you?] had a been here yous'[you?] would have to be there too I would have you too [to?] take care of that young man that has gone out to the woods. I am sure he is worth tell him you are still an Irish girl & are well respected at home. Every person is still asking me about yous [you?] & too [to?] be sure I let them know how happy you' are. I am still thinking of Annie I fear she will have more than a [cous?] for her master she been so leniel [lenient?] to the small children Margaret McMullin [McMullan?] is still as broad as ever and is well and so funny & for Tom I do not know so much about him & I think John Corrigan has resigned looking after any more of the ladies And as for Anne Maguire before all is over I dout [doubt?] she will be glad of him for she is so saucy since she came to the town she wishes now that she was near Annie For she never missed the water till the well ran dry - Tho' abstent [absent?] not forgotten The Mighty tear falls The fervent prayers to Heaven For pervesation calls Tho' abstant [absent?] from each other now We at the throne of grave shall meet Charlie sends a kiss too [to?] you and so does wee Barney Joseph sends his blessing and best love to you both. Ann sends her best love to you and hopes to see you yet and you may accept the same together with my blessing from your devoted wellwisher Rebecca Brown write soon to all & send me your directions X X X X X X X X X X X X X if I was the as Mary Rose [sic] same is from Charley |
