| Title: | Ida M. Demain, Holly to "Miss Anna Wier" |
|---|---|
| ID | 826 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Demain, Ida M/44 |
| Year | 1892 |
| Sender | Demain, Ida M. |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Holly, Michigan, USA |
| Destination | Pontiac, Michigan, USA |
| Recipient | Wier, Anna |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mrs Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co. Fermanagh, BT93 OSA |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9906011 |
| Date | 08/02/1892 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 03:06:99. |
| Word Count | 657 |
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| Transcript | Holly Feb 8 1892 Miss Anna Wier My Dear friend Anna you may of thought you old friend has forgoton [forgotten?] you but it is a great mistake I will know [now?] have the pleasure of answering your kind letter that I red [read?] the 20 of Dec and hoping you will forgive me for not writing before I was down to Pontiac about 5 weeks ago but did not have long to stay as I was going on the next train to my sisters as she was sick in bed with the gripe I found her a little better when I got their [there?] I called Miss [Welk?] up by tellaphone [telephone?] but their [there?] was such a confusion that I did not have time to tell her what I wanted to I wanted to ask her if you wer [were?] their [there?] yet since the building burned after that happened I looked for a letter from you but failed to get one well I hope you got through all right and did not get hurt it worried me vary [very?] much when I heard the building was on fire I would of liked vary [very?] much to of helped you out but I was to near sick my self and I have been sick in bed and under the Dr. care for the past two weeks and am just so as to be around Anna if ever a poor girl has misfortune in life I think it is me but Miss [Hobart?] has been vary [very?] kind to me and her kindness shall never be forgoton [forgotten?] sickness has been [sageing?] up hear [here?] vary [very?] bad Dr. Wade had at the time he was visiting me over so paciante [patient?] with the grip [gripe?] and he told Mrs Hobart that I was the lowest of any my Dear old friend I have had a pretty hard winter hoping you have escaped all this horrid grip [Gripe?] well I wonder if you know that George Wood has been out he came to attend his Cousins furnerl [funeral?] he went back home Saturday if he did not stop of [off?] in Pontiac I see him and had a long talk with him poor boy he has been having the grip and he looks bad Anna I have got his picture in by yours Anna I am going to give myself to the Lord I feal [feel?] as if he would help me in all I undertake and Anna you know that I am not a vary [very?] bad girl it is imposiable [impossible?] for me to call myself any thing else but a girl and no one calls me any thing but that and my past life seems all like a dream I saw my little girl when I was home and had her picture taken their [there?] was one of my lady friends went and got her for a day and then invited me to her house to visit her but realy [really?] she seems like a little sister to me know she is a sweet little girl I wish you would see her picture well I dont feal [feel?] vary [very?] strong to night but thought I must write you a few lines as I am vary [very?] anxious to hear from you and where you are I hear that [Amus?] Allen is married and did not marry [Fregard?] eather [either?] I wonder what she thinks of that and I see Mollie in town my sister has moved know [now?] when I come down I will let you know I must close as I am vary [very?] weary and hoping to hear from you soon I remain as ever a fine friend with love and best wishes to all please write soon as you get this remember me to Lenna [Lena?] shure [sure?] tell her that I would like to hear from her with you your old friend Ida. M. Demain. |
