| Title: | Margaret O'Boyle, Nippersink, Illinois to her sister, Co Antrim. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1984 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | O'Boyle, Margaret/24 |
| Year | 1887 |
| Sender | O'Boyle, Margaret |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Catholic |
| Origin | Nippersink, Illinois, USA |
| Destination | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
| Source | T3507/3/7 Photocopied by Courtesy of Mr M. Mc Sparren |
| Archive | The Public Record Office. N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9406138 |
| Date | 20/10/1887 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 06:06:1994. |
| Word Count | 504 |
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| Transcript | Nippersink Oct 20 1887 Dear Sister with much pleasure do I sit down to write you a few lines hoping to find you all well as it leaves us at present we had a letter from Charles Kennedy we heard that you were well I thought that you were all dead or that I would have heard from you some time I have three daughters married Annie, and Mary, and Nellie Annie lives in Chicago and Mary lives about 1/2 a mile from home and Nellie about 4 miles from home and two girls at home and one boy Charlie and I want you to let me know about your family when you write I suppose you heard of Dan O'Boyle being dead I suppose he is dead about 20 years Dan's woman lives always in the same place their land and ours almost joins there were four of Dan's children died and two living a boy and girl they are both married the boy lives near his mother Dan's woman is married about 18 years and has two children a girl and boy Paddy O'Boyle is dead about two years we are always [still?] living on the same place he kept still buying more land we have now 325 acres of land and we milk 20 cows so we have still lots of work to do and keeps about 200 head of sheep I want to know if you folks still live on the same place James McNeil and his family are well they live about a mile from us I want to [know?] if John and Daniel lives with you yet and I want to know where John's Mary's family are and if the folks that were in Dromorn are all there yet the letter that we got mentioned no one only you and let me know about the McGaricks of the Grove how they are all and my Uncle John's family how they are James Mc Garick that was married to Catherine Watt he died a long time ago she has one boy a priest he said mass two or three times in our chappel [chapel?] they live about two miles from us we live one mile from the chappel [chapel?] and the post office is next house to us; butter here sells for a shilling a pound in your money and pork five dollars a hundred we had an awful dry summer the worst we had from [over?] [---?] [----?] here now be sure and write to me soon we all send our best respects to you all hoping to hear from you soon Your sister Margaret O'Boyle direct to Nippersink Post Office Lake County Illinois Mary when you rite [write?] let me know how John and daniel stands it I wish I could see you all I hope to hear from you soon Marys mans name is John Stratton annies mans name is John Mitchell nellie mans name is Charley townsery Mary has three children annie has three nellie has one |
