| Title: | Lytle Black, Chicagp, U.S.A., to Thomas Hall, Loughgall, Armagh. |
|---|---|
| ID | 195 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Black, Lytle/19 |
| Year | 1890 |
| Sender | Black, Lytle |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | businessman |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Destination | Loughgall, Co. Armagh, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Hall, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | son-in-law - father-in-law |
| Source | D 2041/13: From The Papers of Thomas Hall, Loughall, Armagh, Solicitor. Purchased from J. A. Gamble, Esq; 44, Taunton Avenue, Belf |
| Archive | Public Record Office , Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9305213 |
| Date | 31/05/1890 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by Jonathan Teer, 27 |
| Word Count | 444 |
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| Transcript | 31 May 1890 342 Winchester Av [Avenue?] Chicago 31st May 90 [1890?] My Dear Sir Now that I have got my Dear Wife and children all around me, the least thing I can do is to write you and thank you for the many acts of kindness you have always shown to me and my Family during those many years. You have been more than Father to us all. You were never weary in well doing but time after time you gave us both money and value when we were not able to Provide for our selves and you did more than all that. You gave me one of the best wives that ever Lived. For one and [?] of these favours I thank you from the Bottom of my heart. And as God is blessing me in this far west I trust the time may come that I might be able in some measure to repay for all your kindness to me and mine. We have now a very comfortable little Home and although not many luxuries yet we have as happy a Home as is on the West Side of this grate [great?] City. Maggie and the children seem to take to this Countery [country?] very well and have no doubt the [they?] will make very good Americans. My business has been improving ever since I entered on my present situation and am looking forward to the time when it will do us some good. As it is I can make a grate [great?] deal more money than ever I did when in Dickson's and am sure it will still be better. I go to work in the morning about 9 o'clock and lieve [leave?] off about 4 but as I am some times a good distance from home I dont generly [generally?] be home till 5 or 6 o'clock but even that its [is?] not long howers [hours?] for work. I am as I have always been since I came here delighted with this Country. There is room and work for every Industerious [industrious?] man and money for every thing you do. No person here expects men to work for nothing as the [they?] say the [they?] will give every man a fair show. I trust you will have a prosperous year with your stock and that God may bless and preserve you and Mrs. Hall till we all meet again for although I would not think of Living in old Ireland again I would like to go and see the dear ones I left behind. #PAGE 2 With kind rememberance [remembrance?] to Tom and all the girls. I hope Annie is keeping better. I am Dear Sir Sincearley [sincerely?] yours Lytle Black. |
