| Title: | Isabella Weir, California to "Dear Sister". |
|---|---|
| ID | 3206 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Weir, Isabella/14 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Weir, Isabella (Bell) |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | waiting for an opening at the asylum |
| Sender Religion | Episcopalian |
| Origin | Stockton, California, USA |
| Destination | Michigan, USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Annie |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mrs Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co.Fermanagh, BT93 0SA |
| Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9906150 |
| Date | 19/03/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 30:06:99. |
| Word Count | 622 |
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| Transcript | Stockton [March?] th 19 1891 Dear Sister I recieved[received?] yours a few days ago and hasten to answer very glad to know you are well as this writing leaves me Thank you very much for what you sent I will not return just now as I may need some of it. I did not look for it so much as I did a letter from you I am so glad you enjoyed your vacation I wish I could be with you to see some of our old friends I had a letter from Willie Weir to day he says he is not going to have a Stepmother and I am very glad for his sake he is well but has been quite busy lately not with fire but by having some repairs made on their Engine I sent only one letter to Mr Andrews that was an answer to the first he wrote me The other I did not reply to you spoke of Mr Wood letter that he sent to me of late he seems to be a true good man what do you really think of him he asked me to be my best fellow I am not well enough acquainted with him to take him as such but he may be my best friend until I know him better he sent his own picture to me some time ago in his last letter he sent me a picture taken on the last Fourth of July in front of the building with all the Fire Co. also he said he would send me all the place if he could if you should see him please tell him how highly I prize it and how much I thank him I had a short letter from HOME but very little news in it There was much more in yours So poor Mrs Hoagland is gone I have often thought of her I really liked her very much I hope God will forgive me if I was unkind to her The girls will find out when they come here they had better stayed where they were I had a very nice letter from Mr Gladdam at Napa he promised to be my friend and do what he could for me but I had never asked him for naught he said If I happened to write to you about the asylum to say nothing to the girls about it as it was useless The [They?] have elected a new Supt [Superintendent?] there temporarily I am expecting an opening at any time dont say nothing to any of them if they should ask you except I am going to be married advantageouly [advantageously?] Mr Kimball I have not seen in some time but I hear of all that is transpiring through an old nightwatch lady that calls on me once in a while There is a couple of widows that keep close watch of his movements They are much pleasanter at Napa besides Mr Gladdam would be there I like him much better than Jay you said nothing about [Lottie?] if she is married I have not written to Mrs Kelly in some time but mean too [to?] Calafornia [California?] is so pleasant now everthing [everything?] seems so pleasant So little storm in winter yet there is more people seeking work today in Stockton than I ever saw in Michigan in my life There seems so many changes do they like Dr Burr as well as usual and has he given up improving yet I must write to Mr Wood but I hardly know what to say I will close to night hoping to hear from you as soon as possible as Ever Your Sister Isabella Weir With Best Love |
