| Title: | Maggie Black, Chicago, to Susan Hall, County Armagh |
|---|---|
| ID | 203 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Black, Maggie/3 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Black, Maggie (n. Hall) |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Destination | Loughgall, Co. Armagh, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Hall, Susan |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
| Source | D 2041/13: Purchased From J.A. Gamble Esquire, 44 Taunton Avenue, Belfast 15 |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9310729 |
| Date | 12/01/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C.R., 26:10:1993. |
| Word Count | 645 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Susan [Hall?] [Eden Cottage?] [Loughgall?] [County Armagh?] [Ireland?] From: Maggie Black (nee Hall) 342 Winchester Avenue, Chicago, U.S.A. January 12, 1891 342 Winchester Ave [Avenue?] 12th January 91 [1891?] My dear Susan I believe I have not written to you for some time so shall honour you with a few lines now. Well to begin all last week was the week of prayer & we had meetings every night except Saturday & it was preparation for communion as well. I know you will be pleased to hear that Tom made a public profession yesterday and partook of The Lord's Supper with us. We, Lytle & I felt very deeply thankful to have him do so and Dr [Doctor?] Meloy made some very touching remarks in regard to him. I do earnestly pray that he may be kept faithful to the end amid all the temptation of this large city. he seems to be beginning right and we have God's promise that "He will keep all those who put their trust in Him" Tom has also got an increase to his pay. he handed me last Monday evg [evening?] $5 so he feels encouraged to work. Florrie was ill for a week with very sore throat. she is still feeling weak from it I never saw her reduced before but she looks genteel enough now. However I hope she will soon pick up again. I am feeling better this week myself. We have a mild winter so far nice dry frosty weather not much snow and no rain. you would think that strange at home. it is colder to-day & the paper predicts a "cold snap". I was over to see Mrs Anderson on Friday afternoon she is quite well. Mr Anderson went to his new position Saturday. he will be out of the city all the time it is strange how little success he has had since he came here. I hope he shall succeed this time he was in to see us before leaving but somehow the family does not come so near us in friendship as others whom we have only known for a short time. we often wonder why it is so. Now how are you all? Has Florrie left Miss Reids yet she & Jessie are very bad correspondents. we had no letter from John since #PAGE 2 we told you. Did Annie's "fellow" (as they say here) come at Christmas? & how do you all like him ? Tell me all you can think of about everything & everybody!! I cannot think of anything new to tell you this time of course there are lots of things if I wrote would not interest you much. There is a lady and a gentleman members fo our church to start on a trip to Europe on Sunday. they are Mr & Mrs Patton very wealthy people they intend visiting England but I do not know if they shall go to Ireland. they are to go to Italy & a number of places. I was speaking to her yesterday at church. Margaret is still in her last place, a week last Friday. she called Saturday evg [evening?] but we were all out. I expect her in this night as I believe she sent directions to have her letters addressed here. I'm not very well pleased and will perhaps tell you the reason some other time when I have more time to write of it. I am hurried this morning as usual & cannot afford the time but I have been much disappointed with her. do not refer to it in your letter to me as I did not tell Lytle he would simply be mad with her. I must close now. I had no letter from Cloven Eden for two weeks you will think I am always complaining but I still think they have gone astray. With love to Dada Mamma, Tom & all the rest of you in a "lump" I am your fond sister Maggie Alice's letter & mine crossed I guess! |
