| Title: | K. Y. Sanders, Illinois to George Macartney, [Gransha?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2376 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Sanders, K. Y/4 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Sanders, K.Y. |
| Sender Gender | |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Sandwich, Illinois, USA |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | Macartney, George |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | T 1296/8: Copied by Permission of G. G. Macartney Esq., 27 Rossmore Avenue, Ormeau Road, Belfast. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9403191 |
| Date | 20/07/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:03:1994. |
| Word Count | 704 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Sandwich, Ill. [Illinois?] July 20th 1891 Dear Cousin George Your letter of June 15th came to hand about ten days from date. It found Sister Mary and myself in usual health. Also Mr White sisters husband. We were very glad to hear from you and the rest of our cousins. Where does James and family live? also Cousin Sarah Fletcher, and how many children have each of them. We have none, Sister or I I shall be very glad to get a picture of you and also of cousin William. And the dear old house in which my mother was born But do not go to too much trouble about it. I wish you could come out here to see our nice country but of course one can not leave their house uncared for, and where you have no one but hired help they do not always attend to business very well. As far as your wish that I was there I will say, that was it not for that broad Atlantic Ocean, I would go and see you and help manage and look after your house till you could get you a wife But it is a long journey and the Sea to cross seems too much for me. I may visit Ireland some day, but I hope you may marry before long, so I shall be able to see her when I get there. Yes I had learned of the Story of our Cousin "Betsy Gray" And had sent to the Author [Mr Lyttle?] of the Bangor Gazette for a copy and it had arrived a few days before your letter sister and I had read it but it was not new to us, as Our Mother had often told us all about her, and I had also read of her in the History of Ireland Our Grandmother Mary Boyd Macartney had the stockings and kerchief [handkerchief?] that was taken of her after she was dead and I saw them when I was at Grandfathers when I was an infant, for I learned to walk at your own hearth stone in [Granshaw?] [Gransha?] I remember the kitchen fireplace and where our Grandfathers chair used to stand and the room where your father slept in. They called it the "upper room" I remember the Duck house at the end beyond the shop, but I don't remember the Barns. But the clocks and round table and a settle bed in the kitchen and some other things about the place. Mr Lyttle sent me the "Sons of the Sod" his Almanac, and also "Robins Reading" which we enjoyed reading, but I liked Betsy Gray the best. I did not remember till I read the book that she was born in your home, but she was as I now remember that mother told us all about her father having gone and Uncle [Thomas?] Gray inherited your place and our Grandmother got it through her mother & uncle, then your father and now you and I dont know how many more relations. But that is at least four or five. There are but your brothers and sister and my sister Mrs White and myself left. Since cousin Sammie died. How much of a farm have you, and what do you raise, stock or grain? and how are the crops and times generally?. How much a year do you have to pay your woman that keeps house for you? We have to pay here for house servants from twelve to twenty dollars per month and house keepers more. And not good or well trained servants either. I often wish we had some of the bright strong young girls over here that are poor enough at home they could get good wages and good places to work at from $2.00 to 5.00 per week, as they were worth and board and washing included It is a good place for working people I hope you will write to me again, and often Miss Mary Rankin is well and not married yet. She is a very nice person, we like her we send our kindest regards to all our cousins, and hope we will meet some day and get acquainted personally. I remain with affection your cousin K. Y. Sanders Box 351 Sandwich De Kalb, Co Illinois U.S.A. |
