| Title: | Ida C. Stavely, Philadelphia, to her sister-in-law Sarah |
|---|---|
| ID | 3042 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Stavely, Ida C/3 |
| Year | 1897 |
| Sender | Stavely, Ida C. |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | N.Ireland? |
| Recipient | Sarah |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters-in-law |
| Source | D 1835/27/3/30: Deposited by Greer Hamilton and Gailey, Solicitors,High Street, Ballymoney, County Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9310013 |
| Date | 16/01/1897 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C. R., 01:10:1993 |
| Word Count | 386 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Letter from Ida C. Stavely, 574 Locust Street, Philadelphia, to "dear Sarah" [her sister-in-law] [address unknown]. 574 Locust Street Philadelphia January 16 1897 My Dear Sarah, Your letter a 8 hand [?] I am glad to hear you are all well you no doubt are feeling the effects of your long nursing you must allow yourself all the rest possible, we are all fairly well here. Willie Jr. [Junior?] passed through the operation successfully we can see him begin to pick up a little. I am so sorry about this difference between Will and you folks of course I know nothing of the details Will never gave me any information nor I never asked him for any. But I think you will understand your Mothers feelings better when you have read this letter through. Once before within this past two years I wrote you a letter like this but my pride forbade me mailing it to you but I must now throw pride to the winds. You know it is very near three years since Will was compelled to give up his business at 149 North 4th Street I cleared the top floor of our dwelling and he has been working here, and believe me it has been a dreadful three years with the giving up of his business it has changed him from a hopeful cheerful man to a [-----?] listless man with no energy to go with the fight not even for our sake. I have gotten employment [----?] side to try and make ends meet but it is no use the odds are too great against us with the rent of our home three months in arrears our condition can be no longer hid. Will must get back to business again will you help him financially to get him on his feet again. Now my dear Sara [Sarah?] you can understand what your Mothers legacy would mean to him [-----?] thank God he breathed when he read of it before he understood the full import of your letter. Now before I close this dismal letter I would ask you if you should write your brother do not I beg of you let him know I have written you of our circumstances it would be better if he should do that himself. Now I will close with love to all trusting to get a speedy reply from you believe me, Sincerely, Ida C. Stavely |
