| Title: | E. Megaw, [?], to [Annie Weir?] [?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 1763 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Megaw, E/35 |
| Year | 1890 |
| Sender | Megaw, E. |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Southfield, Michigan, USA |
| Destination | Pontiac, Michigan, USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Annie |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | Copyright Retained By Mrs Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co. Fermanagh, BT93 OSA |
| Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9906120 |
| Date | 05/07/1890 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 23:06:99. |
| Word Count | 314 |
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| Transcript | July th 5 1890 Anney Dear frend [friend?] you will be thinkn [thinking?] i [I?] am not goin [going?] to ancer [answer?] your welcom [welcome?] letter well i [I?] have been so bissey [busy?] this [these?] last to [two?] weeks i [I?] could not find time We are all well at presant [present?] thank god for all his goodns [goodness?] towards us i [I?] hope you are well i [I?] was sick aboute [about?] the time Bella went to Ireland there was for a week i [I?] could not sit nor lie in bed but i am better the heat has been aful [awful?] it Cold now (sic) i wood [would?] a [have?] licked [liked?] Bella could a [have?] maid [made?] a coll [call?] but i [I?] sepose [suppose?] that time wood [wood?] not alow [allow?] her she will have a good time of it anney [Annie?] if you were down you wood [would?]) get all the berrys [berries?] you could pick i [I?] never seen as maney [many?] and few to pick them we are goin [going?] up to Pontack [Pontiac?] after harvest i [I?] think to get the childrens pictures taken Mr Bell no better he might not live long the [they?] have a girl now [but?] on hired man Mrs Jackson is well ant [aunt?] Marey [Mary?] Estat [estate?] is all settle [settled?] and there [their?] money is all for them in Whiteheads, so i [I?] don't know wheth [whether?] there will (sic) any more law or not Dear anne i [I?] may let you know that wile [Willie?] came down on Saturd [Saturday?] on some busins [business?] so he told me that he was goin [going?] up to see you on Tusday [Tuesday?] as he is goin [going?] a way [away?] on Wednst [Wednesday?] moring [morning?] he will go up on the noon train so i [I?] close with love from us all E. Megaw |
