| Title: | A. Williamson, Kesh to Annie Weir |
|---|---|
| ID | 3348 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Williamson, A/3 |
| Year | 1886 |
| Sender | Williamson, A. |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | Sunday School teacher |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Kesh, Co. Fermanagh, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Michigan, USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Annie |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | Copyright retained by Mrs. Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co.Fermanagh, BT93 0SA |
| Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9904218 |
| Date | 16/02/1886 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 23:04:99. |
| Word Count | 472 |
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| Transcript | Ardess Kesh 16th Feb 1886 Dear Anne I thank you very much for your letter, which I wished much to answer sooner, but was not able the delay however enables me to tell you more about things here than I could otherwise have done, so I hope you will excuse it I was glad & thankful to hear of your safe arrival in America, and to find by your letter that you are doing so well for the time you have been out - and I trust God will continue to bless you in soul as well as body - "Set Him always before you", and there will be no fear but that "He will direct your paths and then you will be blessed- I was sorry to hear your account of the way in which Christmas Day is kept where you are- I was not surprised, as it seems to be a Presbyterian place where you are, and the Presbyterians do not keep it as we do- I hope this will only cause you to love your own Church & Prayer Book all the more - We had a beautiful day here, bright and pleasant, and the congregations both early and at noon were excellent - 89 at the early one, and 191 at the other, - and between the two there were 80 communicants attended the Lord's supper - the Church was prettily decorated with evergreens & holly berries, and several appropriate texts on mossy grounds in the windows, and two larger and longer ones, like last year, one in front of the gallery, & the other over the Communion table - We had a nice Sunday School Examination on 8th November - Eighty attended, and the answering was considered very good by the Clergymen who attended - Mr Knox had the School room so nice - by done with Evergreens & mottoes - there was tea as usual with plenty of buns and apples, and all seemed to enjoy their day, and I hope have been Encouraged by it to work hard for the future - Between answering and attendance premiums I think I had 73 books to give away on the Sunday before Christmas - Since then the attendance every Sunday has been very good, most Sundays nearly 70, and three or four times above it - though several of the days were severe with rain, wind, & snow - a good many new scholars are dropping in - Elizabeth Jones now has a class like Margaret Graham, And Mr Sterrett has taken a boys class, so that we are now pretty well off for teachers - and now wishing you every blessing I remain Your sincere friend A. Williamson. I shall be glad to hear from you whenever you can write, and will reply as soon after as I am able - |
