| Title: | [-McClean?], Detroit to "Miss Weir." |
|---|---|
| ID | 1909 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Mrs McLean/12 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Mrs McClean |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Destination | Pontiac, Michigan, USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Isabella |
| 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. | 9907067 |
| Date | 08/03/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:07:99. |
| Word Count | 417 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Detroit March 8th 1891 Dear Friend Miss Weir I got your letter [torn] [torn] ago and would have answered but my sister was very sick when I got it and she was in bed 3 days when she got around my Husband was taken down with a severe pain in his head and back and stomach so he was one week in bed and the Doctor tending him he is able to be on the lounge today but pretty weak yet So my brother and myself have to attend to business I feel [Just?] [just?] [for?] am tired out but I hope my [---- -----?] for a while anyhow I forgot to say after you were here the next week Maggie was sick all week with croop [croup?] and sore throat dont [---- ---- ----?] a time of it but you know we must have a little trouble once in a while Mary is getting ready for to go to Chicago before we go on our visit to Canada you remember If you dont go to Ireland we must have Miss Harrison married this summer to some rich old fellow so we can visit her often Mary had a letter from her the other day she is feeling well she says washing dishes all the time [----- ----?] has been pretty cold here and snowed quite a bit but today it is raining how I wish it was spring the boys was very much disapointed [disappointed?] when the [they?] came for me and you's gone Maggie said she hoped the train would not go and you would have to come back but I told her next time you would stay longer Well that play aint come to the Opra [Opera?] since you were here I will let you know when it comes so you can go do you think you could come if you could not be spared you could come in the morning like you's [you?] did and go to Matinee in the [af-------?] [afternoon?] go back to Pontiac that night you will please excuse this scribble as I am in such a hurrie [hurry?] I wrote it on my knee I am so hurried the folks all wish to be remembered to you and of course James wishes to be remembered I will let Maggie go out when her Antie [Auntie?] goes for I know she would enjoy it I will have to close goody [goodbye?] this time Mrs McClean [& Love?] Belle write soon. |
