| Title: | Reynolds, Mary Ann to Reynolds (n. Kavanagh), Mary Ann, 1888 |
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| ID | 4209 |
| Collection | The Reynolds Letters. An Irish Emigrant Family in Late Victorian Manchester [L.W. McBride] |
| File | reynolds/22 |
| Year | 1888 |
| Sender | Reynolds, Mary Ann |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | linen worker |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Destination | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Recipient | Reynolds (n. Kavanagh), Mary Ann |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters-in-law |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 461 |
| Genre | health, trade, world exhibition, politics |
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| Transcript | Manchester Feb 15th 1888 Dr Sister, I hope you will forgive me for not answering your letter before this. I was very ill this two monthes. I had to have medical advice and the doctor Said I was nearley leting myselfe go to[o] long. I am much better now, thank god. Mother keeps about the Same. She got over the winter wonderfull. I think She will be able to go out this Sommer if god Spears her to us. William & Patrick is very well and John and bridget is very well and doing well. Dear Sister, we ware glad to heare that you and Laurence and the family ware in good health and that James is doing So well. Trade is very bad in England at presant. Onley for the Ship canal54 that started in Manchester, thing[s] would be very bad. We will have all the Shipping coming into Manchester instead of Liverpool and it is Sure to Stir trade up. We have a lot of Money invested in building Societys & their would be no posibility in getting it if the Ship canal did not start. The company that has the Management of it will buy a lot of property. The Exabition35 was a Great Success. It brought a lot of people to Manchester while it lasted. We have a lot of your fokes over heare. I think you will know them. The great wild west Show buffalo bills or the Hone rable W. Cody. He is the talk of Manchester. He is a very fine looking man and a catherlick. He was born near to wher unkle John OTooles place is. He has a lot of Indians with him. The[y] dont like Manchester, it is so damp and foggie, it is not like west of America. We have don Some work for them and Miss Cody. She is a nice Dear Sister, things are very bad in Ireland. The[y] keep going from bad to worse. The gover ment is a disgrace to aney civilized country the way they are going on but it cant go on Much longer. I havenot herd from home this 6 monthes. I thought to write befor Chrism as but I was not able. I will have to comence and send a letter to all of them. Dear Sister, I think I have not got much more to tell you. Write and let us know how you are going on in your Shop and send a good letter (Laurence wont Send Much if he writes it) and Send a lot of news. Mother sends her Love to you all and hopes you will pray for her. William and Patrick Joyns with me in Sending our Love to you all. Your affectionate Sister Mary Ann |
