| Title: | Reynolds, William to Reynolds, Laurence, 1894 |
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| ID | 4222 |
| Collection | The Reynolds Letters. An Irish Emigrant Family in Late Victorian Manchester [L.W. McBride] |
| File | reynolds/35 |
| Year | 1894 |
| Sender | Reynolds, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen trader |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Destination | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Recipient | Reynolds, Laurence |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 388 |
| Genre | illness, emigration, trade, family |
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| Transcript | 1 Dudley Place Old Trafford Manchester Feb 27/ 94 Dear Brother — I received your Letter in due time and would have answered it before but I have been bedfast and not able to do anything for nearly S weeks with the influenza. I have had a Doctor attending me all the time. I am now comming round vary niceley but I am not good for vary mutch yet. I hope with the help of God to get pretty Strong again Shortley So that I will be able to attend to my business. The wheather is against me as it is vary cold and wat. We ware vary glad to hear that yourself Maryann and all the children ware in good health. I have nothing further to write about James William. When the time comes for leaving home you will Send us all perticulers and we will meet him at Liverpool. Maryann has not been well for Some time with bronchitis and She has been obliged to Stay from business from time to time. My mother is getting vary good health and She has got through the winter vary well, in fact she is the Strongest of the three. You can tell Willie I have not forgot him. I have nothing more of any importance I can write to you about, only the business went on vary well during my illness. The coal Strike made a tar rable mess of all trades and only reviving vary sloley. Trade is not at all as good as it should be but we hope to have a good Summer and the Ship Canal is now open. The people of Manchester expects great things from the canal. It is certain to be a great halp. And trade is expected to be vary mutch increased. John and his wife retired from business only a short time. She was not Satis ride and thay have taken a Shop in the Same line of business. And thay are commencing life again. His wife is a comical Sort of a person and never Satisfide. Dear Brother, I am writing this Letter in my bedroom and hope with Gods help to be Soon out of it again. Mother and Maryann Sends thair best love to Maryann yourself and all the familey. I remain your effectionate Brother William Reynolds |
