| Title: | Hannah J. Smith, Dillon, Montana, to "Cousin Richard". |
|---|---|
| ID | 2500 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smith, Hannah J/5 |
| Year | 1889 |
| Sender | Smith, Hannah J. |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Methodist |
| Origin | Dillon, Montana, USA |
| Destination | Ireland? |
| Recipient | Richard |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | T 1441/11: Copied by Permission of W.J. Rourke, Esq. Ringawaddy, Co Down. #TYPE EMG Hannah J. Smith, Dillon, Montana, U.S.A. to "Cousin Richard", 3 February 1889. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 8912012 |
| Date | 03/02/1889 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 02:01:1990 LT created 12:06:1990 IH input 14:06:19 |
| Word Count | 615 |
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| Transcript | Dillon, Feb, [february?] 3, 1889. Dear Cousin Richard I will drop you a few lines to let you know we are Still in the land of the liveing [living?]. I have long thougt [thought?] of writing to you but have neglected it Father has requested me to write to you so often he would be so glad to heare [hear?] from you all to know how your Mother is he has pretty good health for one so old he is keeping House now one of his Grand-daughters came out here from ohio she is a daughter of sister Pheby her Mother is dead so Father thought he would go house keeping it would give her a home and he is better satisfied in his own home he seems better Contented then [than?] he ever has since he came to Montana he is growing Childish sister Mary is still Sick she is liveing [living?] longer then [than?] we thought it posable [possible?] for her to live She cough and spits dreadfuly [dreadfully?] She had two bad spells this winter we thought her dieing [dying?] but she ralleyd [rallied?] and is feeling better again we are having [having?] a splendid winter it is warm and nice weather a Good deal of sickness in town my Children have been sick for several weeks are better now. You would not know Dillon it has Improved so much since you wer [were?] here we have large brick stores and dwelling Houses and lodges of all kinds we have a nice town now Still improveing [improving?] every year will put up a fine Court House this summer we have a nice brick jail put up last year.have four churches a Catholic Church near our home I was there at church today the second time I ever was at Catholic Church it is very funey [funny?] to me the priest live in the back part of church they say he drinks plenty of be[e?]r he looks like his subject today [was?] infalability [infallibility?] of the Pope it was pretty Good. we have no preacher in the Methodist Church this year we had one but his Wife acted very improdent [imprudent?] and we sent them off we could not keep them under the sircumstances [circumstances?] well Richard we have had a trip back to old Ohio we spent last winter there was gone seven months that was longer then [than?] you stayed with us Mr Smith our youngest Daughter and one of our little Grandaughter went we went there to put Emma in Collage [College?] she was in school four Months but lost her helth [health?] so we had to bring her home again she soon regained her helth [health?] when she got back to this healthy Climate Father and sister Mary are talking of going back to Ohio in May on a visit dear Cousin I do wish you had stayd [stayed?] longer with us we hardly got aquainted [acquainted?] I often regret it and think if you onely [only?] had stay a year eney [any?] way now please write and tell us if you are Married and how your health is and your dear Mother I hope she is well Father send love to you all please write to him you know your fameley [family?] is all he has out side of his Children he talk about you often and says it is too bad you went back so soon after Comeing [coming?] so far Give my love to your Mother and Brother & sisters a large share to your self from your loving cousin Hannah Please excuse this poor letter I hardly ever write a letter am out of practice write soon love to all Hannah J. Smith, Dillon Feb 3 1889. |
