| Title: | I. Martin, Chicago Il., to Mother, Mrs C. Shaw [Co. Down?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 3701 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | martin, isabella/22 |
| Year | 1870 |
| Sender | Martin, Isabella |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | middle-class housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Destination | Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Mrs Shaw |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | daughter-mother |
| Source | D 2709/1/82: Presented by Miss Shanks, Ballyfounder, Portaferry, County Down. #TYPE EMG [Isabella?] Martin, 295 Main St [Street?], Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., to her Mother, Mrs C. Shaw, Ballyfounder, [Portaferry?], County Down, [Ireland?], 20 August [Circ |
| Archive | Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9102087 |
| Date | 20/08/1870 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 27:02:1991 M.D.#CREATE created 05:12:1991 PKS inpu |
| Word Count | 288 |
| Genre | |
| Note | N.B. her husband is prob. a merchant. |
| Transcript | Chicago Agst [August?] 20th Mrs. C. Shaw Ballyfounder Co [County?] Down Ireland Dr [Dear?] Mother I recived [received?] your kind letter of recent date we are all living but I have had a great deal of sickness in of my famely [family?] this summer My second youngest a little gierl [girl?] has been sick this last 6 months first she took whooping cough and then measels [measles?] and then she took Inflamation [Inflammation?] of the lungs she can not live Nickey has been stopping at home for 5 Weeks to see her die Docter [Doctor?] says she cannot live and my babey [baby?] Is sick It had Whooping cough and then he took measels [measles?] and then he got Parelse'd [Paralysed?] Docter [Doctor?] thinks he may get Better Dear Mother I have had so much sickness in of my house I would have wrote sooner but I was Expecting Nelly to die Every day for the last 3 months Sam and famely [family?] is in good health and so Is William both Sam and William is in Chicago this day. I have not seen Nancey this last 2 months She was in good health at that time, I was glad to here [hear?] by Eliza letter that you were all living I receved [received?] her letter yestarday [yesterday?] And I will write as soon as there is a change In Nelley [Nelly?] to Elisa and Thank her for the lickness [likeness?] this has been a very warm Sumer [Summer?] here there Is a good Deal of Summer sickness here I will write to you as soon as a change Comes on the young ones Dear Mother you must Excuse my Tardiness of not Writing sooner hoping to here [hear?] from you all I remain you [your?] affectionate Daughter I. Martin 295 Main St [Street?] Chicago, Ill [Illinois?] give my love to sister and famely [family?] |
