| Title: | Mr J Reid, New York to Mr Thomas E Reid, Armagh |
|---|---|
| ID | 2264 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Reid, John D/3 |
| Year | 1899 |
| Sender | Reid, John D. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Armagh, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Reid, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | son-father |
| Source | D 3014/3/7/5/: Deposited by Mr H.H. Reid. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9103113 |
| Date | 13/01/1899 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by B.W. 22:12:1993 |
| Word Count | 368 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Mr Thos [Thomas?] E Reid 17 Dobbin st[street?] Armagh Ireland Jan [January?] 13th 1899 55 macdougal st [street?] N.Y. [New York?] City My Dear Father:- I posted you a copy of the NY [New York?] Sun a couple of days ago, but you may not recieve it before this as I was unlucky enough to just miss the mail. I wrote Tom & Bill last week or so & have had nothing of importance happen to me since. I am still in the same position with the Co [Company?] which prints the the (sic) NY. [New York?] City directory. I am looking out for a better job & have had two offers lately but the wages were not high enough to induce me to make the change I am in good health & spirits & am determined to get along. My present job is not by any means a bad one but I can do better I believe. Business on the whole is very good but the keen competition & too abundant labor drives wages down while the cost of living decently remains the same all you folks seem to be getting along nicely I am very glad to see. How is little Bertie? Perhaps she is big now She must let me have that photograph as soon as possible Why not get your own #PAGE 2 taken & send me one If you do I'll get myself "took" & exchange. This war with Spain was a great joke for the Americans. of course "we" did not have to extend ourselves at all to win. There is skating on nearby lakes here now I see by the papers. I hope the Local Govt [Government?] Bill will not affect you adversely. There shd [should?] be some job in connection with it that you or Tom wd [would?] fit in for. You ought to have quite a "pull" which is American for influence. I give [gave?] up the use of tobacco a couple of months ago so that now I neither drink, smoke nor chew & I feel in much better health in consequence. I have not written this letter for any other reason than to make you write if you have not already done so. Dont forget the photos. Love & good wishes to all. your affectionate Son J D Reid |
