| Title: | [James?] Banks Reford, New Jersey to Aunt [Reford, Antrim?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 122 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Banks Reford, James/40 |
| Year | 1899 |
| Sender | Banks Reford, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA |
| Destination | Co. Antrim, N. Ireland |
| Recipient | Reford, Matilda |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | nephew-aunt |
| Source | T 3028/B/21: Permission to copy from W. Reford Esq., 81 Islandmagee Road, Whitehead, Co. Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9405137 |
| Date | 16/07/1899 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 03:05:1994. |
| Word Count | 278 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | From: J. [James?] Banks Reford. To: His Aunt, [Anne or Matilda Reford?], [Antrim, County Antrim?], [Ireland?] 184 Midland Avenue, Bloomfield, N.J. [New Jersey?], [U.S.A.?] July 16 1899 Dear Aunt, I recd [received?] your letter of May 17 in due time and should have answered it before. Since my sickness of January last I have been very weak and have but little ambition and our weather since early in May has been hot and dry. Gardens are a failure as regards seeds planted they failed to germinate and those that did have made but little growth owing to the drought. We are now getting fine showers, and late planting will be a success. I was pleased to hear from you again but sorry that your old [------?] Rheumatism was bothering you, you speak of being lonesome I wish it were so that I could drop in and cheer you. No word from Belfast, Sorry to hear of their afflictions. I can't place the Samuel Drummond you mention. Mrs Patterson's child I recall a young miss when I called there of about 8 to 10 years. Is this the one who died? Regarding Josie he shows no ill effect of his accident, and is doing finely. The works he is with have the contract of supplying the Elevators for the new London underground railway. They regard him highly at the office his left jaw is curved in where the pressure was when suspended in the air shaft. It gives him no trouble. No word from Mr Whylie [Wylie?] since I last wrote. [Eunice?] (my wife) is not as well as we would wish. The rest are all well, and at work. Hoping you will have improved in health when this reaches you and love from all. I remain Your affe [affectionate?] Nephew [Jas?] [James?] Banks [Reford?] |
