| Title: | Mary Anderson, Wichita to "My darling Mother", Baltinglass |
|---|---|
| ID | 71 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Anderson, Mary/16 |
| Year | 1886 |
| Sender | Anderson, Mary (Minnie) |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Wichita, Kansas, USA |
| Destination | Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow, Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | daughter-mother |
| Source | T 3258/4/9: Photocopied by Courtesy of General Sir John Anderson. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9403209 |
| Date | 09/07/1886 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 18:03:1994. |
| Word Count | 415 |
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| Transcript | President, Sir E.S.Hutchinson,Bart. Vice President, J.S.Smithson, Chicago. THE ANGLO-AMERICAN LOAN AND INVESTMENT CO. Managing Director Wichita, Kas [Kansas?] 9th July 1886 Henry Anderson. NOTE THIS HEADING My darling Mother I may as well write you a few lines which may or may not be posted tomorrow - It is the middle of the night, but too hot to sleep, so I got up & wrote to Mr Anderson & to Henry, & now a line to you _ the weather is fearfully hot now, to move a finger too much exertion, & not pleasant to be obliged to bake, cook &c _ At night I lie for hours fanning myself! the bed pulled as near as possible to the window, in the hope of catching a breath of air, a night-dress wd [would?] be unendurable, a thin old chemise is what I wear, & no covering but a large piece of mosquito netting - Everyone says we cannot find any hotter place than this is in summer, which is a sort of negative consolation- The children have all been ill with diarrhoea but are now better _ it is an almost constant Summer complaint here _ I have not heard from Henry yet, may tomorrow I suppose he is in Baltimore now. I am busy sewing _ Many thanks for good words which came yesterday, directed by Papa_ We have the Tram-cars passing the gate now which is convenient. The children often get a drive on them, going to the end of the line & coming back at once _ no news from W Carroll since I wrote last, it is to be hoped he has escaped the toils of the San Francisco ladies, who are "I may conscientiously say, a _ a _ Anything but virtuous"_ Some of Henry's accounts of them wd [would?] horrify you _ Of course you know about Nora, I am so glad she has a son, & that both are so well _ Rebecca wrote me a long letter the next day _ R. [Rebecca?] is delighted with England, so far as she has seen it, says sheffield is beautifully situated. Noras' house like clockwork, such different servants & everything to what as are to be found in Ireland. no confusion, no trouble - punctuality & order seeming the natural thing there. The poppies, the seed of which you sent, are in bloom & most beautiful, lovely peculiar colors, & so double, like great rosettes, you must send us more seed, as we shall be away before they are in seed - Now I must close with fondest love to each - your own Minnie |
