| Title: | McCarthy, Willie to McCarthy, Thomas, 1903 |
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| ID | 6481 |
| Collection | New Brunswick Letters |
| File | newbrunswick/116 |
| Year | 1903 |
| Sender | McCarthy, Willie |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | wood chopper? |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Newcastle, N.Brunswick, Canada |
| Destination | La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA? |
| Recipient | McCarthy, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 304 |
| Genre | family, weather, friends |
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| Transcript | Lower New Castle March 23rd 1903 Dear Brother, I just received your very welcome letter today. We were expecting one this week back and did not know what was the trouble we mailed a letter for you last thursday week. Well we are all very well and I hope this will find ye the same. Mike went in to Ned today and I came out to give Sullivan a day hauling Manure. Please excuse me for opening this letter of Mikes, I could not help it I was so anxious to hear from ye, but I will keep it as safe as london, and no one will ever know Well we are having a very fine March here, it looks a bit like spring and the ice is getting pretty bad, and the fields are commencing to get bare. We had a lot of rain but no snow all march The lumbermen are about all through here now. James Russell has not near enough of squares sawed yet. Douglas is sick this last three days. [damage] Bishop Rogers yesterday morning. I have not much more news to send you at present and I am in a hurry maby for the first time. I hope you will please excuse this poor letter and bad writting. Well take care of yourselves whatever you do. Mrs Sullivan sends her compliments to ye. She says she often prays for ye and for ye to come home out of that wild place in the spring. She does not be well sometimes she said she was bad saturday night. Mr Sullivan fell a saturday in the barn from the loft to the floor hurting himself considerable [faded out] have to bring [faded out] close you [faded out] [next] time I remain Your ever loving Willie McCarthy Lower New Castle N.B. |
