| Title: | Bella Weir, Stockton, to "Dear Sister", Pontiac |
|---|---|
| ID | 3210 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Weir, Isabella/24 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Weir, Isabella (Bell) |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Episcopalian |
| Origin | Stockton, California, USA |
| Destination | Pontiac, Michigan, USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Annie |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mrs. Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co. Fermanagh, BT93 0SA |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9905079 |
| Date | 10/05/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 18:05:99. |
| Word Count | 277 |
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| Transcript | Stockton May 19th 1891 Dear Sister I received yours also one from home which makes me feel so sorry I cannot go but it is simply impossible as soon as Willie leaves here I shall find a home somewhere else besides in Cala Fornia [California?] I think some of going in Washington Territory it is some like the East I will let you know never the less so Mr [Shoultz?] has gone home I am very glad to hear it you are having [lots?] of changes but [Gusta?] still stays I suppose she will remain as long as she can so you think of going about the middle of June i [[I?] wish I was going too but I will sometime I suppose one more [letter?] will be all I shall recieve [receive?] from Pontiac from you I dont think I shall start a correspondense [correspondence?] with any one except Mrs Kelly give her my best here she was a good as mother to me and I cannot forget it I will certainly send those things with Willie I have not heard from him in some time in my home [letter?] Jennie said Mother was not so well I answered their letter to day but said naught about your going home as you had not yourself perhaps I am well and hope this will find you enjoying the same I have heard nothing from Mr Gladdon so know nothing of the girls you must have been busy getting ready as you [gave?] me nearly everything and now I must close by asking God in his mercy to bless you is the earnest prayer of your sister Bella Weir Stockton Cala [California?] |
