| Title: | Lytle Black, Chicago to Maggie Black, Tyrone. |
|---|---|
| ID | 198 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Black, Lytle/46 |
| Year | 1889 |
| Sender | Black, Lytle |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | businessman |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Destination | Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Black (n. Hall), Maggie |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | husband-wife |
| Source | D 2041/13: Purchased From J. A. Gamble Esq., 44 Taunton Avenue, Belfast 15 |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9311027 |
| Date | 18/09/1889 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C McK., 03:11:199 |
| Word Count | 463 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Maggie Black (nee Hall) Ranfurly Terrace, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland From: Lytle Black, 602 W [West?] Adams Street, Chicago, U.S.A. September 18 1889 602 W [West?] Adams St Chicago 18 Sept 1889 My Dearest Maggie your welcome letter as usual in good time but I will not reply to it for a day or two as I want to write on another subject least [lest?] your Father would be left home I enclose you Johns letter which is realey [really?] a very sad poore [poor?] fellow he must be brought very low now the question is how is he to be brought here it would take at least 20 pounds to bring him here and get him clothes & Boots as I expect he wants everything from the skin out and keep him likely some weeks (sic) before he gets work as you know no money at present and am onley [only?] making what keeps myself so that I could at preasent [present?] do nothing for him but if I had it would at once have him here and if he is what he sais [says?] T.T [teetotal?] I have no doubt but he would soon be able to repay me all he would require now if your Father would send me some money for him I would onley [only?] give him what he would require and if possable [possible?] get it back from him as he would be able to pay and send it back to him your Father I would keep an acct [account?] of every Dollar and use it onley [only?] as I considered it to be necessery [necessary?] for his benefit although John has done rong [wrong?] in the past he is still a young man and shurely [surely?] #PAGE 2 there is enough of a man in him to try and rase [raise?] himself out of the Slough of Despond which he finds himself in I could in I could intraduce [introduce?] him to nice society and to men that could give him employment in fact I have no fear but he will yet be a bright man in this grate [great?] country there is onley [only?] the one thing that will keep him back and you know what that is tell Dada to write me by return of post and let me know how I should act in the matter There is no change with me since I wrote last still peging [pegging?] away but dont like my preasent [present?] employers as well as I did the last in fact I havent struck the right thing yet but will keep looking out for the the something better as soon as it turns up I am glad to know you are all well I hope your viset [visit?] to Eden Cottage will do you a world of good will write you a long letter by next mail with kind Love to yourself and the children I am Dearest Maggie Your own Lytle |
