| Title: | Ada C. Edgar, Oxford, Mich, to "Dear Friend Annie" |
|---|---|
| ID | 971 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Edgar, Ada C/73 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Edgar, Ada C. |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Oxford, Michigan, USA |
| Destination | Pontiac, Michigan, USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Anne |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mrs. Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co. Fermanagh, BT93 0SA |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9905081 |
| Date | 28/09/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 18:05:99. |
| Word Count | 548 |
| Genre | |
| Note | Née Burns. N.B. she struggles with money and child-rearing, husband Thomas left one day while drunk, left to look for work somewhere else; landed in Glasgow, Scotland, and stayed there for at least a year; he wanted Ada to come to him but she'd rather stay in America. When she finally made arrangements to leave for Glasgow, the baby got sick. Thomas still wanted to stay in Scotland. |
| Transcript | Oxford, Mich [Michigan?] Sept. 28th 1891 Dear Friend Annie I received your kind and very welcome letter yesterday morning [torn] sent saturday night by our [torn] [st?] neighbour for our [torn] & [torn][t?] it Sunday morning [torn] I am not feeling very well I [have?] to work quite hard Mother is [not?] feeling very [well?] & Sophia is not very well she has got a fine girl born the 11th of Sept 2 weeks [ago?] [Friday?] night, she was not very sick they call the baby "Nettie Josephine Burns" Willie thinks the baby is just right at first he was a little jealous when his Grand Ma took the girl, but he got over it. Sophias sister is older than she her name is Kate & is 23 years old Kate has got a pair of twins (boys) they were [born?] [torn] either the same day [Sophias?] baby was or just a week [torn] I have heard nothing more of [torn] my sister. Willie calls the baby Dood Dirl this morning I was down cellar skimming milk & [torn][it?] up to get a pail & I saw him [torn][ing?] by the lounge [min?][torn] his a[torn] in his arm & a ua cup [torn] in the other hand trying to [torn] [it?] he was kissing it & saying Ah dood dirl he calls Mother Ma & me mama & [Sophia?] Ma he talks quite [a?] [torn] few words he calls [Rob.?] (Ban) the baby has got a thick head of hair & quite light and over an inch long she is an awful good baby. Oh Annie you dont know how sad I feel when I see Rob pet his baby, to think my Dear baby never knew his Fathers love & care I know Thomas would have thought him just right. For he planned every thing so bright & happy, if he would only come back to me I would be as kind to him as ever for I love him just the same [I?] [have?] [to?] [torn] check my thoughts [torn] [keep?] back [tears?] I hardly dare speak of him. I hope the time will soon [come?] when I will not have to depend of any of my relatives for a living. I think of trying to [torn] [care?] of Baby & myself in the spring but I have no idea of where I am to go but I will trust to him who ruleth over all for my welfare it is raining very hard to night, are you still at the night work. I wish I could see you & have a good talk with you. Is Bella keeping house did she say, well Dear Annie I wrote to Thomas & told him to [answer?] & send to you & ask you to [fe?] enclose it & send to me, put into another envelope so no one will know maybe he wont answer I dont know. I am sure, but if he does you will act for me & if ever & [torn] do [torn] [something?] for you why let me [torn] & I would willingly do it for you well I hope [this?] will find you well, how is Miss Shaw. I will close hoping to hear from you soon I remain [torn] ever [torn] your loving friend Ada C. Edgar Oxford Mich [Michigan?] Box 378. |
