| Title: | Maggie Martin 3122 Rhodes Ave. Chicago To Her Aunt Ballyfounder Portaferry |
|---|---|
| ID | 3713 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | martin, maggie/33 |
| Year | 1890 |
| Sender | Martin, Margaret (Maggie) |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | teacher? |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Destination | Portaferry, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Mrs Shaw |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | niece-aunt |
| Source | D2709/1/60: Presented by Miss Shanks, Ballyfounder, Portaferry. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9501331 |
| Date | 30/06/1890 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 26:01:1995. |
| Word Count | 260 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | June 30, 1890 3122 Rhodes Ave. [Avenue?] Dear Aunt; I am sorry to be so neglectful in writing but one thing with another has kept me busy. Kate has been here over a month. John is here two weeks past. Kate brought Miss Grace Hickey from Denver with her. They were all with us but now are at Mrs Walsh's. Mrs Walsh moved near us on Calumet Ave. They have an eighteen room house and I think they need it. Sadie Thomas was here two weeks and just went home Thursday. Miss Warnock and Anna MacRae were in the City a few days. They made us visits on different afternoons. Anna is still getting thinner. Nellie Graduated from school last Friday and she feels very proud of her standing in school. The schools are all closed now. We had a great time getting ready for the last day. Poor Ma is sick with Bilious Fever and has been in bed these last four days. It is terrible hot here. You ought to see how many are sick or dead from this heat. We are expecting a cold wave soon. Isabella Shanks has been here this week past and is helping us with the work. I am chief cook and find it impossible to get Nell up in the morning. That Allan Woods that you heard Ma speak of, is dead and buried a month ago. Mr. Thomas went home sick last Thurs. I am going out to Denver this vacation. Dena is going to Michigan. Ma was saying if you had been here, she would'nt be sick. |
