| Title: | T & A Hunter, Massachusetts, to Miss L. McSparron, Ireland |
|---|---|
| ID | 1500 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hunter, T & A/4 |
| Year | 1880 |
| Sender | Hunter, T and A |
| Sender Gender | male-female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Boston, Mass., USA |
| Destination | Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | McSparron, Lizzie |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | T2743/3/12: Copied by Permission of William Dixon, Esq., Flanders, Dungiven, County Londonderry |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9503074 |
| Date | 18/02/1880 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:03:1995. |
| Word Count | 457 |
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| Transcript | SOMERVILLE [----?] FEB [FEBRUARY?] 18 3 P.M MASS [MASSACHUSETTS?] BOSTON FEB [FEBRUARY?] 18 PAID Miss Lizzie McSparron Umriacan Feeney Derry Ireland London st [street?] Somerville Feb [February?] 18th 1880 Dear Lizzie I supose [suppose?] you are wondering why you are not getting an answer to your letter I have not been well, but do not be alarmed about me for I am getting along nicely I was prematurely confined on the night of the 10th about one O'clock of same night I had two beautiful babies born to me a boy and girl, the girl lived but 3 hours the boy 24 hours they were only 6 1/2 months old but were strong and perfectly formed everyone said the never saw prettier babies I am sitting up to-day for the first time, and feel as well as can be expected with regard to Mrs McSparrons [assertions?] they are entirely false, I never said so to her nor any one else, never in my life neither did I receive from John either money or [value?] not one penny or pennies worth and she knows it very well she used to promt [prompt?] me to ask him to buy me dresses and ornaments and all such stuff one day I got mad with her and told her I would get dresses enough without begging them and if I could not I would not ask him for them as I did not want him to spend money for me in such a way beyond that her and I never had any talk, for a person like her would be the last in the world I would speak to of such affairs as soon as I am able to go out I will go to a lawyer and [stained] before him as I have stated [then?] here and I hope that will be satisfactory with regard to Mr John Rosborough coming [suit?] hardly know what to advise him do the very highest wages he will get would be 9 dollars a week and the least he could get his board and washing for would be from four dollars so you see it would take him a good while to save any amount of money you see laboring mens wages are still low and then he is a green hand and would have to take whatever he could get I think boston is better than philadelphia but his mother ought to know but let him think well over the matter and if he makes up his mind to come to Boston we will [tell?] him what we can to find work March would be a dry good time [stained] I am tired writing now so I must conclude I will write soon again and let you know how I am with kind love to all [stained] your affectionate brother and sister T & A Hunter Thomas and archie are quite well |
