| Title: | Reynolds, William to Reynolds, Laurence, 1890 |
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| ID | 4213 |
| Collection | The Reynolds Letters. An Irish Emigrant Family in Late Victorian Manchester [L.W. McBride] |
| File | reynolds/26 |
| Year | 1890 |
| Sender | Reynolds, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen trader |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Destination | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Recipient | Reynolds, Laurence |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 689 |
| Genre | family, travelling, politics, |
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| Transcript | 295 Stretford Road Manchester Sept 16th 1890 Dear Brother, I received your Letter in due time and mother and all ware glad to hear that you and Mary Ann and all the family ware in good health and also glad to hear your Sons ware getting on So well. Mother and all of us are quite well at present. Mother is getting vary nice health. She is now in her 81th year. We ware glad to See you got acquainted with Sutch respectable name Sakes, Father Reynolds coming to live in the same parish. I believe I knew his Brother vary well by Sight. He was a good looking young man. I hope he will get on well in Chicago in the business he was about to commence in. Kindly remember me and all the family to Father Reynolds and all our name Sakes. Thay will be all Sorry to hear of Uncle Micheals Death. When Patrick died he Sent a Letter expressing great Sorrow and Sympathy with us in loosing Patrick. He died in about two months after Patrick He was a line old man and I hope his Soul is happy. Dear Brother, I would have answered your Letter before but Mary Ann went to Ireland for a month for the good of her health and She returned vary mutch improved. She went to Bray Co Wicklow. It is a vary nice Sea Side place, it is called the Brighton of Ireland. Soon after She arrived home I went for my holiday. I had 3 weeks in Ireland. I stayed at Bray but I went to Kallarney to See the Lakes for a few Days. I liked Kallarney vary mutch. The Lakes are beautifull. The travvalling in Ireland is not so plesent. The trains go rather Slow and thare is vary little convenance for travvellers. I am sure the Americans comming to Kallarney will find a change. I was speaking to one myself. The Climate is so mutch different to America. This year has been vary wat up to this month September. The wheather is now beautifull. The air is is vary pure in Ireland and the Scenery beautifull. The Country is at a Stand Still. All the governments in the past have done all thay possiable Could to stop the Country from been devaloped and done all in thair power to ruin the Country, but once Ireland gets Home Rule the Country will advance rapid ley in Trade and everything. The Country Seems as if it was waiting as it ware to be allowed to advance. Thare is everything in the Country to be happy and prosperous if the people ware only allowed to develop it tham selves. I am getting on vary well in my business. I have worked hard and Steady and So has Maryann but we have to thank God for how he has prospered us. John & Bridget are getting on well and in good health. We had a Cousin from Ireland who called to See us, Marian OToole. But She is now married and her married name is McManus. She is the Matron at the Workhouse in Carrick on Shannon. Her Husband is the School Master at the same place. She has one Sister in Manchester married to a young man named Masterson. He is in the Egg & Butter line. His Father is well of[f] at home at Annaduff. He buys the Eggs and Sends tham over to his Son to Sell in Manchester. Thay are doing Vary well. We had a great Day last Sunday week. Thay Stayed all the Day with us. I had two horses & Traps out in the afternoon and we had a plesent Day. And during the week I showed tham my property and went through the works. Thay ware vary pleased with all and thay Ware Supprised to See So Mutch Machinery. I will write you another Letter as Soon as I get a little time and Send you more perticulers. All goin in Sending thair love and best wishes to you Maryann and all the Children. I remain your Effectionate Brother William |
