| Title: | John D Reid, New York to Thomas E Reid, Armagh [City?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 2267 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Reid, John D/35 |
| Year | 1898 |
| 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 3014/7/2: Deposited by Mr H. W. F. Reid. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9103074 |
| Date | 07/07/1898 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C.R., 10:12:1993. |
| Word Count | 442 |
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| Transcript | From: John D Reid To: Mr Thos [Thomas?] E Reid 17 Dobbin st [Street?] Armagh [City?] Ireland [Crossed flags motif, American & Cuban, Eagle above] C/O Mrs McNair 55 McDougal st [Street?] N.Y. [New York?] City July 7th -- '98 [1898?] My Dear Father:- It is a long time now since I wrote You & as usual it is my first I connot offer any excuse but hope to do better in future, and I will. I have been doing fairly well since I last heard from you but the war with Spain has sent business to the bad and at my work where 30 men were employed there are only 3 left. I am one of them. We are just paid enough to live on, but as there is no doubt about the outcome of the war that itself is not so bad. They can get more than enough volunteers here to beat any nation on earth in fact, every able bodied man & boy, foreigner or native, would go if it came to a push. I wd [would?] go to the front myself only the excessive heat wd [would?] be sure to finish me & Cuba is ever so much hotter than here even. #PAGE 2 Almost 100o in the shade here this [these?] few days. I am in good health & weigh pretty near 14 stone. I did not go to see Mr Holland's friends but will introduce myself there in case I should need a job Business is sure to boom when the war is over. I have done without drink now for 3 months & am determined to have done with it for once & all. I am commencing to feel like settling down & as soon as I get a good steady job I believe I will get married & settled down for good. I have to find the woman yet but that is the easiest altho' [although?] the most important part. I suppose you have seen about the loss of the French steamer with over 500 lives the other day. The old country seems to be backing us up in good shape in the present war but I guess this alliance talk will come to nothing. Now I want you all to write me & I will reply at once. I suppose you have lost all faith in me but I tell you what, I have gone thro [through?] a lot, am in good health & spirits & will from this time on conduct myself with God's help. Love to Robt [Robert?] Tom, Willie & Bertie. Tell them to send me any of their photos they have. I have the family group framed above my bed. Love & good luck to all Your affectionate son John D Reid #PAGE 3 P.S. If you have address of [any?] one here you would like me to call on I will do so. |
