| Title: | Reynolds, Mary to Reynolds, Laurence and Mary Ann, 1882 |
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| ID | 4202 |
| Collection | The Reynolds Letters. An Irish Emigrant Family in Late Victorian Manchester [L.W. McBride] |
| File | reynolds/15 |
| Year | 1882 |
| Sender | Reynolds, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | head of household |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Destination | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Recipient | Reynolds, Laurence and Mary Ann |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | mother-son |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 412 |
| Genre | birth, family, weather, politics |
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| Transcript | 281 Regent Rd Salford Feb 6th 82 Dear Laurence & Mary Ann, We Received your two Kind Letters which gave us great pleasure to Hear that you ware all well, particular) Mary Ann getting over all hir trouble and Having a young Doughter. This time I hope god will keep her alive to Help her Mother. I was glad whin we got your Letter to See that it was a doughter, although the Mothers in America likes the Sones Because one day the[y] may get to Be the President of the great Republick of America if the[y] worke themselves up to that posison in life. It all Depends on there own Energy. Dear Laurence, Patrick is able to goe to His worke. He was 12 weeks at Home. He is just getting Round now. Williams finger is quite well, But on christmas Eve he was coming home from the Shops after paying the girls and he tooke a cab to take him Home quick and when he was getting out his foot Sliped of[f] the Step and he Strained his foot and he could not wair his Boot for 3 weeks. We ware very thankfull, it might have Been worse. It is all Right now, thank god. Dear Laurence, The weather is very mild. We Had no Winter this yeare. It is Like Some r weather. A great Many people are dicing this yeare. The weather would be Much more Seasonable if we had Some frost and Snow. My Health is Mid ling considering My age, I cannot com pl ane. John and his wife is very well and Doing well. Things are going on just the Same if not worse in Ireland. The[y] are rilling the jails up and the people are as Determand as Ever. The[y] never ware So determand. We Expect the[y] will throw this government out this time. We had a great meeting in the free trade Hall. It was a grand sucess. We had Miss Parnell. She Spoke well But she is getting tired out with Spak ing. William and Mary Ann was on the platform. Mary Ann had the pleashure of Spaking to Miss Parnell. Dear Laurence, We have nothing more to Say this time. I was very pla sed to Hear how good Willie was when his Mother was Sick. I hope he will always be a good Boy and pray for his gran mother. I Remane youre afectionate Mother Sister & Brothers until Death |
