| Title: | W. Bell, Grayling, Michigan to A. Weir |
|---|---|
| ID | 162 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Bell, William/1 |
| Year | 1889 |
| Sender | Bell, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | day labourer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | 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. | 9904279 |
| Date | 09/01/1889 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 04:05:99. |
| Word Count | 237 |
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| Transcript | H C Wards Camps Grayling Crawford Co 9=1=89 Mich your letter to hand glad to find by it you were enjoying good health hope you have a good time this winter how is James getting along John & Mill has a good time I see by your lette (sic) [your?] [babs?] law suit did not go as yet I suppose that was a great dance was in libs were you asked over you & your Uncle must have made quite a dance we have very little snow up here as yet it has all the apperance [appearance?] of a open winter we have to walk about 4 miles every night & morning to work there is about 35 men in this camp. I would like if I could get lying in bead [bed?] as long in the mornings as I did last winter. I have had onely [only?] one letter from my Sister since I came here & none from my Brother I was glat[glad?] your Sister came down to see you also to know she was well I was glad to here [hear?] Mrs & Mr Bell was in good health were you ever over in Mrs Johstons [Johnston? since Mr Johston [Johnston?] died [how?] are the [they?] doying [doing?] or did [may?] get maried [married?] yet you must excuse my short letters as I do not have much time to write a long one no more at preasant [present?] I Remain Your Sincere Friend W. Bell A.Weir |
