| Title: | Willie, [?] San Francisco to "My Dear Annie", [?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3270 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Weir, William J/42 |
| Year | 1892 |
| Sender | Weir, William J. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farm labourer |
| 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. | 9905030 |
| Date | 01/02/1892 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 12:05:99. |
| Word Count | 526 |
| Genre | |
| Note | N.B. William and Annie were engaged at intervals |
| Transcript | Washington Colony Feby 1st 1892 My Dear Annie Your ever welcome letter to hand I glad to know that you are well hoping that this will find you enjoying the same blessing as it leaves me at present. I had a letter from Mr. & Mrs Moore some two weeks ago they were well then & talked as if he expected a position on the police force I did not get the pictures & Mrs Smalls letter until today I think think (sic) she rather exagerated [exaggerated?] things a little. I have not heard anything of Mr Moore being sick in san Francisco & if he had I am almost certain that they would have let me know one reason that makes her think that they are hard up is that she owed Bella considerable money & she put it in the hands of a lawyer & compelled her to pay it. I know they are under a big expence [expense?] & he has not been working much for the past 3 or 4 months, besides he is a man that will never save up a fortune by hard work he has always made good wages but they always go quicker than they come if he gets that position on the police force they will be all right but I am afraid it will take him all his time to get it as it takes money & influence to get a position on the force in San Francisco The pictures were splendid I was rather sorry to see that place which has sheltered you so long laid in ruins it was a noble looking building I saw the whole details of the fire in that paper that was on the pictures. I sent you a christmas edition of the Republican we are still having fine weather we have just started ploughing it is pretty warm in the middle of the day I was away all last week pruning for an old englishman as I used to work with he would not be satisfied if I would not do the pruning for him I was rather surprised to think that you had heard of me having a bra [brand?] new Stepmother it did not surprise me any for I was expecting to hear it sooner or later my sisters appears to take it pretty hard but my youngest sister that is at home says that she has treated her all right & has not meddled with any of her things or anything that belonged to Mother I dont think that he was very badly [torn][off?] for a house keeper anyhow if ever I cross the briny ocean I shall give her a wide berth not but I think she would treat me all right well I have not much more to say at present hoping that this will find you enjoying good health as it leaves me at present is the wish of your ever loving Willie good bye for the present hoping to hear from you soon again I will mail two of the pictures to bella the first opportunity their adress [address?] is No 13 - 3rd Street San Francisco |
