| Title: | John Wightman, Illinois, To Mary Anne Wightman, Holywood. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3330 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Wightman, John/1 |
| Year | 1871 |
| Sender | Wightman, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Pekin, Illinois, USA |
| Destination | Holywood, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Wightman, Mary Anne |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | distant relatives? |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Prof. J.A. Faris, 15 Coney Island, Ardglass, Co. Down. BT30 7VQ. |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park. |
| Doc. No. | 9802461 |
| Date | 10/01/1871 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 09:02:98. |
| Word Count | 109 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Pekin, Illinois 10th January 1871 My dear Mary Anne - Lola received your letter of 21st Dec - last Saturday - the 7th and thanks you for the nice Christmas Cards which are quite a novelty here - I send a photograph of my grandmother for Miss Wightman - This is much better than that of my grandfather - The old portrait had got cracked by being rolled up and it has been retouched by a good painter put on card board & framed - When I get the others I shall send to you & Mrs McNeilly - I send an "Every Saturday" with view of the New bridge at St Louis - Yours affectionately John Wightman Mrs Mary Anne Wightman Holywood Ireland |
