| Title: | [?] Brown, [Ederney?] to "My Dear Friend Annie", [?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 346 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Brown, Rebecca/5 |
| Year | 1886 |
| Sender | Brown, Rebecca |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ederney, Co. Fermanagh, N.Ireland |
| Destination | USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Isabella |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mrs Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co.Fermanagh, BT93 0SA |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9905118 |
| Date | 24/02/1886 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 20:05:99. |
| Word Count | 424 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Ederney th 24 February 1886 My dear Friend Annie I hope you will excuse me for not answering your letters before now. I have not happened with many joys since you left me. But there never was a storm but there was a calm you [torn][want?] me to give you some details about the [torn] [church?] lands. 'Boys, I can now [foreas?] say one kind word for one of them now you oftentimes heard me say that the Gipsey's [Gipsys?] warning long was made particularly for George [Wamsley?] Lady shun that dark [torn] stranger I have warned you now beware Poor Sarah - has cause to mourn I believe of which I can not believe I am so sorry for her that I cannot decribe [describe?] - But as the old proverb says it is not all lost that is in danger. I am sure you will be surprised when you read. But in my next letter you will find I hope some better news. Jane is still living in hopes of getting some one & James Lafferty wishes he [torn] a few hours with you now he would not let you away so handy as he did the night you struck him with the tonges[tongs?] Ann is still keeping to [t---?] no thanks to me and Felix She is taking more of your advice than mine or Felix's either. I never saw Johnny McCabe only once in Ederney [torn] [he?] is still as conceity [conceited?] as ever [oh?] [I?] remember well the day you leaped the fence, and the day I made the [prisoner?] of Johnny them were lambs' times of it William Emery is well and drank your health in my presence a few days ago poor little Barney is still going to you and [get] [torn] a donkey to [Eide?] you [would?] [torn] laugh to hear Charlie sending you a kiss little Meggs is a fine wee lass, and poor little Henny is still nice but very small. She has got two teeth and will soon have two more she will not sit but stand your mother & father & all the family is well together with gramma [grandma?]. your mother is still the good old friend after all. Mrs Knox of Post Office [torn] ill at present time if I have not remembered all it is not my fault Janes glad you have got to make mens suits sure I often told you. You [will?] have it to do so I hope to have the pleasure of soon [hearing?] from you. [affectionately?] [stained] Brown |
