| Title: | McCarthy, Katie to McCarthy, John & Thomas, 1903 |
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| ID | 6460 |
| Collection | New Brunswick Letters |
| File | newbrunswick/95 |
| Year | 1903 |
| Sender | McCarthy, Katie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Newcastle, N.Brunswick, Canada |
| Destination | La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA? |
| Recipient | McCarthy, John & Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | siblings |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 344 |
| Genre | weather, decease, politics, asks him to write back, going to church |
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| Transcript | Lower NewCastl Feb. 22th. 1903. Dear Brothers. We are all pretty well at present and hope to find you the same. We got you letter a Thursday Night. It snowed some a Tuesday and it blew and drifted ever since but today it is very fine. The roads are not very good around here just now. Mike went in to see Ned this afternoon. Birnetta Carrol died a Tuesday night and was buried a Friday it was the meanest funeral that I ever saw there were only 4 or 5 horses went to the Church. Tom Wallace did pass our place Mike & Willie went down with them. Bill Doyle and Willie Fox snowshoed out a Thursday and mike Mike went down and helped them to dig the grave. There is going to be an Election the 28th there are four new fellows out John Morrissy, Donald Morrison, George Watt & W.S. Loggie they say it is going to be pretty hot some say that Tweedie is gone to go out. I think it will be held at the same old places. We will [damage] [and] ye the [unclear] and [damage] will see it for yourselves. Mike said to tell ye he would write only [damage] going in to see [Dwingen] to him. His back is getting better now. I have not any more news worth writing this time. How do ye like the work ye are at now. what is it. There is that much snow in the woods now that they have to shov[damage] the yards. Pat Sullivan is in with Mike Fox with the team. Tom why dont you never write write a letter to willie some time he never got one yet. Is it to St Marys Church ye go to when ye go to Church in Maine. Please excuse bad writing. I suppose you were looking for a letter before now. All sends their compliments I remain yours truly ---{along top of page four}--- [damage] C. McCarthy Lower NewCastl N.B. Bye Bye hope to hear from you soon. |
