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Title: Emma McClintock, U.S.A., to "Dear Bertie"
ID3764
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
Filemcclintock, emma/4
Year1933
SenderMcClintock, Emma
Sender Genderfemale
Sender Occupationupper middle-class socialite
Sender Religionunknown
OriginHuntington, West Virginia, USA
DestinationIreland
RecipientBertie
Recipient Genderfemale
Relationshipdistant relatives
SourceD/3561/A/5/3: Deposited by Dr. E.R. Green
ArchiveD/3561/A/5/3: Deposited by Dr. E.R. Green
Doc. No.9806312
Date24/8/1933
Partial Date
Doc. TypeEMG
LogDocument added by LT, 15:06:98.
Word Count357
Genre
Note(Parents were Charles McClintock and Adeline Richey; lived in the Charles Ritter household with his wife Mabel) Source: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cabell/genealogy/d160.html
TranscriptRitter Place,
Huntington, W. Va. [West Virginia?] U.S.A
Augt.[August?] 24/33.

Dear Bertie,
I started to write to your brother but am uncertain
if his name is Wm [William?] or Robt [Robert?]. I thot
[thought ?]he would know to whom my enclosed letter
should be addressed. Will you help me? You people in
Ireland keep such splendid records that it seems I ought
to get back rather far. I wrote to you some time ago in
regard to finding Tennants, Richeys [Ritchie?],
McClintocks, and Stinsons, but have not heard from
you. Sister Mabel had a grand trip to Iceland, Russia,
Germany, Switzerland, Paris, and London.
I spent my summer in Montreal, North Carolina just
doing as I wished - mostly painting. Since returning,
I helped put up fruit and have been working on a
hooked tapestry for over my mantel, I hope to finish
it soon. Have made five baby dresses for my kinsfolks
and have some more to make.
The children were here, as usual, for the Sunday
dinner. My brother-in-law C.L. Ritter has gone to the
Chicago Exposition which people report as very good.
Mabel is having house cleaning done. In October she is
giving a luncheon to the officers of the Daughters of
the American Revolution which holds a convention in
our city, Oct. 7,8,9.
This week I am booked for a picnic, a luncheon, and
bridge game. We have had lovely weather, [torn] enough
for verdure to be pretty, nights cool, and days
pleasant. In ten days I cut radiance roses about
fifteen inches long - should have put the number first
(39 day.) and took them mostly to the sick. I also
drew a design and made a verse for a church meeting to
twenty nine people. So I am always busy.
I hope to hear from you very soon.
Aff [Affectionately?],
Emma McClintock.

Mon. A.M. Have been phoning to Waughs and Richeys, but
have not found the the right one yet; but I will
perservere. I suppose you are interested in our
nations affairs. Much has been done for the very poor.
But the middle man sits in his nice home jobless and
destitute and friends hardly know about it. Sad
indeed.
Word count: 357