| Title: | Leydd McCrory [?], Brighton to Annie Weir, Michigan |
|---|---|
| ID | 3807 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | mccrory, leydd/6 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | McCrory, Leydd |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | female |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Brighton, Michigan, USA |
| Destination | prob. Pontiac, Michigan, USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Annie |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mrs. Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co. Fermanagh, BT93 OSA |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9905112 |
| Date | 09/02/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 20:05:99. |
| Word Count | 668 |
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| Transcript | Brighton Feb 9th 1891 Miss Annie Weir Pontiac Mich. [Michigan?] Dear Annie I presume you think I am never going to write to you again but I assure you I have not forgotten you but am [almost?] a [shame?] to write I have waited so long but if you will overlook it this time I will try to do better. Well Annie you asked me if Miss [Stearne?] was at Home [or?] not I am very sorry to say that I dont know for I aint heard a word from her since I was down there but she owed me [six?] dollars so I thought perhaps that was the reason that she did not write that she was talking that way to get out paying it I have written to her twice but receiving no reply but I felt very much better when I got you [your?] letter. I think that Mr Walker would be able to tell you unless things has change [changed?] since I was there her and her people dont get along very well together for some reason another. Well old Girl I am sorry to inform you that I aint had but one letter from Bella which I would be pleased to hear from her often. I think that she is forgetting her Michigan Friends but hope that she will remember her Sister and write quite frequently I am very sorry to learn that you are so discontented but hope Dear Friend that this will find you feeling better and you [your?] Mother health improved how I wish that you could come out and stay with me while on your vacation I would try and make it as pleasant as possible for you I am living with the people that I lived with the Fall that I went to the Asylum it seems like home for I lived with them so long and they are so good to me I can have a [rig?] when ever I want one to go home or any whear [where?] else and the church is on one corner of their Farm Well Annie I cannot tell you in words the pleasure and enjoyment to feel that I can attend church and S.S. [Sunday School?] and not feel that I would break my neck try to get on duty in time the pleasuer [pleasure?] and Grand times that I been haveing [having?] this winter is worth for [far?] more to me than $20 a month for certainly life is to [too?] short to live a heathern [heathen?] all or [our?] lives in this world. I had never realized the many many kind Friends that I had before we had a annual Social last Friday night and had a grand time and exspect [expect?] another in two weeks and I have taken in several surprised [surprise?] Partys I must admit that I am haveing [having?] a very pleasant time so far aint we had a lovely winter I dont worry about my photo for I know that Annie is as honest as the day is long but am anxious to see her dear old face once more. Please excuse mistakes for you will find a great many of them for my Sister Lucy is Sick with a feavor [fever?] has been confined to bed for two weeks. I was Home Saturday and found her quite comfortable also came near looseing [losing?] my little neice [niece?] this winter so you see that my mind is at home most of the time but I fully trust in God that they will be all right and fully regain their health again I feel terrible worried about them both my neice [niece?] is such a dear little thing a bright little girl of six year. it would kill us all if we had part with her but God knowest best please excuse my laziness this time and write as often as you can and all the news Give my love to the Girls and keep a good slice for Lovingly yours Leydd McCrory Greendale |
