| Title: | Lizzie [?], Toledo, to "My Dear Miss Wier", Michigan. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3652 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | lucas, lizzie/47 |
| Year | 1889 |
| Sender | Lucas, Lizzie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Toledo, Ohio, USA |
| Destination | Michigan, USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Bella |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mrs Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack. Co. Fermanagh, BT93 0SA. |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park. |
| Doc. No. | 9905040 |
| Date | 22/09/1889 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 12:05:99. |
| Word Count | 574 |
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| Transcript | 219 - 17th St Toledo Sept 22nd 89 My Dear Miss Wier [Weir?] I have been trying to write to you for a long time but some way I dident [didn't?] get to it. I met my brother Paul at Detroit. he wanted me to come to Trenton, but I wanted to come here. my sister and Mr Kiest are just as kind as they can be to me. I don't see why they are. I try to do all I can but that is so little. Oh how I wish you were here. I know you would enjoy yourself Ida has lots of books and quite a lot of new music but I don't care much for eather [either?], but I know you would. we went to the Fair it was quite nice. I enjoyed it. the Asylum had quite a nice display some things were quite pretty. they had a lot of Rugs like Dr Heurd wanted me to make. I am going to make a silk one some time I think they are pretty don't you? just now I am doing a lot of plain sewing, and saving all the piece for Mrs Strong how is she? I hope she is well. I always liked her. give her my love. I havent seen Miss Fitzmeyer yet she lives about three miles from here just as soon as I find time I will go to see her. I wrote to her the other day may be she will come here to see me. I wish she would are you going to Detroit? I wish I could go we thought about it at first but Mr K is so busy in the store that he thinks he can't spare the time. I wish I had work. I can't look for it yet. my sister has a lot of sewing and I think it would unkind if I woulden't [wouldn't?] do it after she has been so good to me. You have heard me speak of my brother Walter. he was married last Spring they got a very pretty home. every thing is so new and nice and they are so happy. it does any body good to go there. this morning they came for me and we went out in the Country and got a lot of Cat-tailes [tails?] if you were here you might have come. I got a letter from Miss Blaney the other day. she told me that Dr Morris was away and Dr Christian made the hall how do you like him? I think he is splendid. I don't know him very well but he seemes [seems?] so pleasant. Miss Wier [Weir?] is there any thing that I could do for you? any thing that you coulden't [couldn't?] get at Pontiac? You see Toledo is quite a City. You have always been so kind to me and I know that I can never repay you would do any favor you would ask. I can't help thinking how kind you were to me and how much trouble I always gave you. I can never thank you enough for all you have doen [done?] for me. just think it is almost a year since I came on your hall. I must close for I have no more paper. Please write soon. I do love to hear from you. Give my love to all and remember me to the Drs [Doctors?] Write soon. I am with much love your friend Lizzie 219-17-St |
