| Title: | Burke, Biddy to parents, 1882 |
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| ID | 4265 |
| Collection | Oceans of Consolation [D. Fitzpatrick] |
| File | oceans/27 |
| Year | 1882 |
| Sender | Burke, Biddy |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | servant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Destination | Balrobuck Beg, Co. Galway, Ireland |
| Recipient | parents |
| Recipient Gender | unknown |
| Relationship | daughter-parents |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 801 |
| Genre | news |
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| Transcript | Mountview House February the 2 1882 My Dear father & mother After a lonly christmas I received your letter yesterday the 1st of Feb which give me a start to heare that my father is not well. I hope that God will reward you John for your kindnes to him. Dear father it is a hart broken case that we cannot go & see you but I hope in God that you will live to see the day that we will all meet together in the old home again for I can see nothing that takes the memory of it out of my Head. The more please [places] I see the more I think of Home. So Now father Chear up & take Courage the is good Hopes across the see. Dear father & mother I feel so glad to hear that Mary A. & Delia is improving well thank god. Dear parents I got 5 week Holly days at christmas from my mistres & I went Home & spent them with uncle. Myself & Patt realy we had a grand Christmas of it but I woul enjoy it better If I Could have you letter. It takes such a long time gone & coming. I got a few letters from Patt Collins. The landed Heare of late. He is in townsevilla [Townsville] & is all right & likes the Colliney fine. You will remember me to my Sister Mary & her Children & also to my uncle Laurence & Children & uncle William Wife & Children or is Bridg. getting much Bigger. Also to my Aunt Biddy & Husband & family Aunt Peg & Husband & family uncl Mick wife & family uncl Jim Wife & famly & tell that Uncle Martin is sending His best respects to them all. Remember me to all Clude people & parkmore also to all my neighbors, & well wishers; especle [especially] Jack Borke & Mis Patt Cannavan & Misis & family and I am so sorrow for Thomas Killela & Part Gallop [?] Death. May the Lord Have Merrcy on them. There is a lot of sudden Deathe heare now for the sun is verry Hot. Dear father & Mother I am sending you a bic of my Hair in re- membrenc of me. It got So dark I think to long to delay the letter to get my likness but I will send it in the next letter. The Country is agrean [agreeing] fine with me & I like itt will [it well]. I go to Mass every Sunday a nine dock and to vespers at night & so does Patt so ye neadend [needn't] be uneasy atall about us. This is the finest Country in the wourld for young people that takes care of themselves. I would like that some of the your, gerst of that Country would Come out hear. I cannot ask anny body when I have no sister but I wish I had & I would not leave her 24 hours there but anny boddy that likes to come out let them wright to me at once Dear John & Winny I drop you a few lines hoping that year [ye are] fine & in good health as this leave me in art preasant thank God. Winny I am sure that you ar getting plenty to do now for its often I think how do you mannage it atall I have far bitter [better] times of it now at servis than I had there but I feel verry lonely on Sunday. When I see all the Girls gone to see ther Mother I must go to my bed room & Cry my fill. Dear Winney let me know how all my Cousins doing & also Mrs Burke & Tho & the Children & also Mr & Mis Goley of Balrobuc & not forgeting Richard & Mistrs & Mike Bawn & Patt Burke & Missy & Son & of coors [course] Miko Hession Wife & family & now all the fathers & Mothers or did Mary McHugh die yet. Wright Me a letter all about them or does Sibby Dively wright home & if she does send me her adress J hope to see & mes [?miss] the lot of thim yet. John I asked for my father & mother likness. I hope you will help me to get it from them & do not forget to send me Martin Fitzpatrics adress. I will surely wright to you once a Month & let you do the same I have no more to say but do not neglect my father for god sake. I Must Conclude with fond Love remaining yous truely & Loveine Daughter & Sister for ever B Burke I Be[?] P.S. ++++++ God buy [good bye] |
