| Title: | Emma McClintock, U.S.A., to "Dear Bertie" |
|---|---|
| ID | 3767 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | mcclintock, emma/9 |
| Year | 1926 (prob. 1936) |
| Sender | McClintock, Emma |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | upper middle-class socialite |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Huntington, West Virginia, USA |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | Bertie |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | distant relatives |
| Source | D/3561/A/5/3: Deposited by Dr. E.R. Green |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9806327 |
| Date | 1/1/1926 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:06:98. |
| Word Count | 310 |
| 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 |
| Transcript | Sunday Noon. Ritter Place, Huntington, W. Va. [West Virginia?] Dear Bertie: I have not heard from you for a long time. The enclosed article tells a great deal. I was in Florida with three friends in a bungalow until the middle of May, returning so that Mabel could go to New York City to the National Garden Convention. She took four ladies. The returning was disastrous. A very rainy day the big Lincoln just skidded several times striking a 3ft tree and tearing the whole side of the car off. The ladies were seriously hurt, one dying after five weeks. They were all taken to a fine hospital in Virginia. Mabel came home after eight weeks; but has a nurse. It has been twelve weeks. Her right foot we discovered recently had not been set. She uses a wheel chair. Five ribs were bandaged too tightly and cannot be remedied now. Her left lung was crushed somewhat. So her breathing is light. She looks well, and has borne the sorrow of the death of this dear little child wonderfully. The funeral was held here on her account. The body placed in the big paneled [panelled?] ivory dining room in a white and gold casket. Flowers lined the room - Much in white. Those crosses. People have been wonderful. Not more than one day in the three months that flowers and gifts have not arrived. Sometimes five - this week many. About 250 letters. People have been grand to me, relieving me in every possible way. Mabel's grandchild has always lived here and is quite a care. So I have him to look after, altho [although?] the maid his former nurse, dresses him and cares for his clothes. I have been very weak for a long time. I bought a house in Sarasota, so will go in Nov. to make plantings. I hope you are all well. Sincerely, Emma McClintock. |
