| Title: | Willie J. Weir, California., to Annie Weir, Michigan. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3261 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Weir, William J/1 |
| Year | 1890 |
| Sender | Weir, William J. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | shop assistant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Fresno, California, USA |
| Destination | Michigan, USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Annie |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mrs Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co.Fermanagh, BT39 0SA. |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park. |
| Doc. No. | 9905032 |
| Date | 10/01/1890 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 12:05:99. |
| Word Count | 461 |
| Genre | |
| Note | N.B. William and Annie were engaged at intervals |
| Transcript | Fresno City Jan 10 1890 Dear Cousin I once more take the uppertunity [opportunity?] of answering your kind & welcome letter which I recieved [received?] some time ago & glad to find that you were well hoping that this will find you enjoying the same blessing Thanking you very much for your nice welcome present I must say that it is very kind of you to remember me so much. I had been thinking of what I would send you for a long time but I did not have any uppertunity [opportunity?] of going down as I am working on the day shift this month however I selected a handkerchief [hankerchief?] I dont know whether it will suit your taste or not you say you think Bella will come to Cala [California?] next summer & you will be left in the cold but I dont want you to think so I would only be glad to see you come out here if you think of coming why come to fresno & see your old friend Willie & you will see if we dont have a jolly old time hoping that you will excuse me for not writing sooner but I have been trying to write for the last two weeks but I dont leave off work until 6 pm & then I have the books to straighten up as I have to keep account of every thing I sell. I take in from $40 to $60 per day for Coke alone but it will slack up a a (sic) little after the days gets long I had a letter from home on 7th inst. I dare say you knew Tom Simpson of Kilsmallin [Killsmullan?] he was out here in the US for three years & he went home & got married to an old school girl of mine Lizzie Jones & he has absconded to America & left her that is just about as much as I expected of him I used to be in the same class with him in in (sic) Sunday School I did not think very much of him my fathers folks had a letter from my brother in Australia he expects them to go out this next Summer my Father wants me to go home in the summer but I dont know as I can go I am doing very well now so I think I had better stay with it for a while anyhow if I only had some body to keep me company in my lonely hours I would be all right. So I must conclud [conclude?] by sending my love & best regards to yourself & Bella hoping to hear from you soon Good Bye for a while W J Weir. to Miss Annie Weir Mich. [Michigan?] excuse this scribble as I am in a hury [hurry?] |
