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Title: Sarah, Frankford, Pennsylvania to her cousin Jinty.
ID2377
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileSarah/46
Year1897
SenderSarah
Sender Genderfemale
Sender Occupationunknown
Sender Religionunknown
OriginFrankford, Penn., USA
DestinationN.Ireland?
RecipientJinty
Recipient Genderfemale
Relationshipcousins
SourceT 2278/26: Copied by Permission of Miss Jean Totten, Ballymaclose, Ballinderry, Co. Antrim.
ArchiveThe Public Record Office, Northern Ireland.
Doc. No.8903148
Date13/09/1897
Partial Date
Doc. TypeEMG
LogDocument added by JM 22:10:1993.
Word Count362
Genre
Note
TranscriptFrankford, Pa. [Pennsylvania?]

Sept 13th 97 [1897?]

My dear Jinty,
I did not hear of
Uncle Willie death untill [until?] I received
your letter. I am very sorry about
him although I do not remember
him at all, only what mother tell's
me. Mother was very sorry to hear
it, as she was always very fond of
Uncle Willie. I pity Aunt Lilly
with such a family and so far
away from you all. But is not
cousin Willie Lattimore out
near them? I remember just a
few days before he left Ireland
meeting him on my way to the
Woodburn School. (He was driving
a horse and cart up to his father
in-laws) when I asked him for
a ride not knowing who he was
he took me up in the cart and
asked me if I did not know
him, imagine my surprise when
he told me who he was and then
said good by [bye?], Jinty if I had
known he was cousin Willie I
would of been to [too?] bashful to
speak to him for a ride. But I
have got over that bad feeling
long ago when you have to
fight your own way in the
world you have to do what
they [the?] Americans say have a little
nerve. What do you think I
have got a Bicycle and can
ride but not without a good
tumble. I wish you could see
your little country cousin on
a wheel. I declare you would
not know her.
Tell Harry hope his wish shall
be gratified next summer. Mother
says she will help me and I do
want to go over next summer
awful bad.
You wrote in your last "I wish
you would tell me when you write
whether you are engaged to be

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married, or maybe, by this time
are already married". Well let
me think - no I am not married
as for being engaged - I do
not tell tales out of school, that
part will keep to next summer
if I should see you then I
might tell you.
Mother joins in sending her love
to Uncle & Aunt and you all
especially your dear old self
Your cousin
Sarah