| Title: | Lytle Black, Chicago, U.S.A. to ,John Hall, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| ID | 200 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Black, Lytle/51 |
| Year | 1889 |
| Sender | Black, Lytle |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | businessman |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Destination | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Recipient | Hall, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers-in-law |
| Source | D2041/13: Deposited by J.A. Gamble, Esq., 44 Taunton Avenue, Belfast 15. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9310390 |
| Date | 22/10/1889 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C.R., 14:10:1993. |
| Word Count | 317 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | To : John Hall, McDonald, Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. From : Lytle Black, 602 West Adams Street, Chicago, U.S.A. October 22, 1889. 602 [N?] Adams St [Street?] Chicago 22 Oct [October?] 1889 Dear John As the winter is now cumming [coming?] on if you are to come to Chicago and us I am anxious to do all I can to help you it would be well to make arangements [arrangements?] at once. I am now gowing [going?] to write very plain and its because I have an intrest [interest?] in you and would like you to do well that I write as I do, and want you to take it in the same speret [spirit?] in which I write Now I dont [do not?] question your word of being a TT [teetotaller?] I know when you say so that is quite sufficient but realey [really?] when you come here you must keep away from all appearance of that Curse It may not appear to be much harm in taking a glass of Beer one may think no one knows anything about it but depend upon its very soon found out its with the first glass the trouble all comes in when you arive [arrive?] here I want you to tuch [touch?] not taste not Handle not I will speak to you again on this subject What I propose dowing [doing?] is this I will send you Railway Tecket [ticket?] (sic) when you arive [arrive?] here I will give you Half my Room and Bed you can board with me and I will treat you in every way as a Brother if your Clothes is not good I will try and get you a deasent [decent?] turn out so that you can fill a respectable Situation and if you dont [do not?] suceed [succeed?] the fault will be your own this money should be sent to Maggie and the children but hope it will not be long till you are able to repay me and the [they?] can do a little longer I am Dear John Yours Sincerely Lytle Black |
