| Title: | Liptrot, Bridget to Doorley, Maria, 1902 |
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| ID | 4315 |
| Collection | Oceans of Consolation [D. Fitzpatrick] |
| File | oceans/77 |
| Year | 1902 |
| Sender | Liptrot, Bridget |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | mill worker |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Bolton, Lancashire, England |
| Destination | Queensland, Australia |
| Recipient | Doorley, Maria |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 431 |
| Genre | news |
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| Transcript | [last line or so of each page lost] Bolton March 5 [?1902] Dear sister and children I reseved your verry Welkom letter. It was sonday moring [morning] When i got it, it made me crie to sea By it the Kin ess you have tauth youar children to show to me. I thank you from my hart. It was like a cry Comeing down from heven to me. Maria i hope that god has rewarded you that you are Quite well again [when] you get this letter. All i can do is to Prey for you. I now god will Bless you for youar chartty [charity], I was very sick Before chrisams[?] and has . . . After . . . that it was my Kiddness [kidneys] that they were Bad and And had Been Bad along time. He said My Blud is verry thin. I am not well long at once. But you will not wonder at that and all i went thrue. My Memery is very Bad. I noead [knew] Before i got youar letter that you or some of they Children were eling [ailing] something for night after night i sawe you in my dream. I hope that Christopher is Better By this. Rimember me to them[?l all. You are happy . . . children and . . . Me nether [neither] children nor sisterss nor mother near me i must trust all Wit god. You no that all Comes from him. Now i must say a fue words to the girles. I thank them for there letters. Thoese are tow letter cards in return of them. One is from Silvesters] Wife to little fannie. She ased me to let her send her one. Silvester has had very Bad luck in his Work a long time. He has not Worked since Before Chrisams untill this Weeke. The say it is the War is macking slack [?] Maria . . . he has more of his father then his mother in him. But i do the Best i can for the seak of her a good sister and a good mother. Now Maria i Will say no more at Present. It taks me tow [two] days to rite a letter. So you will no [?now] remember me to all they children And mack them rite to me. No more from youar sister Bridget hoping you Are Better. Silvester and Wife And Babby sends there love to all. Maria do rite to [too]. Rember to all they children And your husband from youar sister Bridget …have had a Bad… |
