| Title: | Mary [?], Newcastle, Co.Down to Annie Weir, [?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2386 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Savage, Mary/17 |
| Year | 1892 |
| Sender | Savage, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Newcastle, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Destination | prob. Pontiac, Michigan, USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Annie |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mrs Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co.Fermanagh, BT93 0SA |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park. |
| Doc. No. | 9905037 |
| Date | 26/07/1892 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 12:05:99. |
| Word Count | 600 |
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| Transcript | Mr John Saverage Courting Ann Weir Newcastle th July 26 1892 Dear Annie I received your very welcome letter. I was afraid you were so long in writing that I had the wrong address. Well I am very glad you are enjoying your self so well We are pretty well they [the?] folks all say my colour is improved so much. We are down at the shore often I just love the smell of the sea. I have not been a bit sick since I came They want me to stay a year M. Watson wants me to stay all the time I would not stay if they would give me all Ireland I had one letter from Lizzie and several papers. She was so lonesome & busy house cleaning and waiting for the paper hangers I expect a letter from her every day. We are going to Ballynahinch tomorrow to my cousins Margrett [Margaret?] is just saying be sure and only stay a few days. We were not to the 12th but I'm sure they had a good time They dont celebrate it very much just here Annie I wonder if Mr & Mrs Reid was there & Anna Bell. Annie I am so glad Tommy has not forgot you. John will hurry him. Poor Willie he will be discouraged. It seams [seems?] queer that there is no word from Mrs Moore. Yes Annie you might well say how is my train how would Lizzies train the silk one do here. We will have a great talk about things when we get home. I had a letter from Joe the steward. The week after we came he said the [they?] laid 10 days in Glasgow and they got the second cabin overhauled so he said we would not know it dont you think it had room for improvements He hoped we were all enjoying ourselves He said he would keep us a good room. I wrote back saying to be sure & give us plenty of time to get to the boat for we might not be in Newcastle when he would write. He said on or about the 20th of Sept. she would be going back Annie would you please ask that agent that is close for a list of the passages. There are several people wanted to know the sterege [steerage?] passage and I could not tell them I said I would ask a friend to send me one if it would be convenient for you. There are so many taken on with us. They dont know how they can stay behind. They [the?] girls are all taken on with James You know he dont care worth a cent Have you heard from Pontiac yet. I wrote to them just now. I got a letter from John. He was not at the 12th He could not get. But he got a grand white horse and made the master ride him ahead Its mane & tale [tail?] touched the ground it was tied up with orange and blue ribbons and two large plumes on each side of its head He said it looked just like King Wm [William?] crossing the Boyne He said Lizzie was there; there were 3,000 went to P.[Port?] Huron & a 1,000 had to get another boat to go up There were 3,000 from Bay City & 100 stand (sic) of coulors [colours?] The canadians never seen the like before. He said Bishop Foleys people were all all (sic) dead I must draw to a close hoping you are all well & your Mother write soon a long letter from your friend Mary c/o Newcastle |
