| Title: | Isabella Martin, Chicago to her mother, [Co. Down?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3696 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | martin, isabella/14 |
| Year | 1870 |
| Sender | Martin, Isabella |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | middle-class housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Destination | Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Mrs Shaw |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | daughter-mother |
| Source | D 2709/1/80: Presented by Miss Shanks, Ballyfounder, Portaferry, Co. Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9102074 |
| Date | 27/04/1870 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 16:11:1993 |
| Word Count | 282 |
| Genre | |
| Note | N.B. her husband is prob. a merchant. |
| Transcript | Chicago April 27th My Dear Mother I now after a long silence lift my pen to write you a few lines to let you know that we are all well at present hopeing [hoping?] these few lines will find you all ingoying [enjoying?] the same blessing Sam and William was up seeing me the other night and the [they?] are well and has made one trip Sams wife has got a young Son lately I have not seen Nancy since William from Nickey [Nicholas?] yesterday he is gone away this 2 weeks but he writes to me twice a week he went to sail the day, he wrote on his first trip in the Ada Madora the children had the whooping cough and the baby was so sick I did not think he would live but he is getting better now Maggie and Katie is going to School I was never seeing Nancy yet give my kind love to Margaret and all the family with kind love to you and all inquiring friends and I thank you for all your kindness and when William sends you a to say but I hope you are all well and may god bless you and prepear [prepare?] for a better land where I hope wee [we?] will all meet and part no more I never dream of you scarcely but I dream of father often but I allways [always?] think he is living and I am back in old Ireland some times I think great long and other times I don't think so much but this is a good country for making money but I would rather be at home good night [goodnight?] I remain your affectionate daughter Isabella Martin |
