| Title: | Ida M. Demain, Michigan To Anna [Weir], [?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 828 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Demain, Ida M/57 |
| Year | 1891 |
| 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 | The Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9906058 |
| Date | 28/08/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:06:99. |
| Word Count | 617 |
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| Transcript | Clarkston Aguest [August?] 23 1891 Dear friend Anna I received your letter and was vary [very?] glad to hear from you I am well at presant [present?] and hope you are the same I was to Holley [Holly?] Wensday [Wednesday?] and took supper with the [banker?] their [there?] they are vary [very?] fine people and I am going to work their [there?] I am going to work in the morning their [there?] is only tow [two?] in family and I dont think the work can be vary [very?] hard their [there?] but I have not made half visits enough I would like to stay tow [two?] weeks longer but dont think I can spar [spare?] the time I was in Pontiac Friday but did not see you but wished that I could when I get up to Holly I want you and Lina to come up their [there?] I was down by the boat landing when I was up their [there?] and it is just lovely that is the only nice thing their [there?] is their [there?] the town is as dirty as it can be but I get three dollars a week so I think I can stand the town I have been over to big lake a bathing twice this week I wished you you [sic] had of been hear [here?] to went with me I think you would have injoyed [enjoyed?] it with me I was up late last night so you must excuse poor writing this time I have not seen that one you told me to look out for but herd [heard?] he was in town last night I dont go out on the streets much at night I think it best to stay in well Anna how is alll the girls down their [there?] and what was that you said you dar [dare?] not write. you must write and tell me what it is it wont make me feel bad for I don the best I could and that is the best any one can do we are not to blame for what we dont know their [there?] is lots of music hear [here?] just know [now?] mouth orgen [organ?] and orgen [organ?] both a going and it bothers me from writing the lady that lives in the house with Mrs Fleming is well aquanted [acquainted?] with [Chan?] Blair tell Mollie Huttle that I thank her vary [very?] much for the complamant [compliment?] she gave me but I consider where it came from their [there?] is lots of people that I know that would not wipe their old shoes on her and Me is just as good as she is if he dos [does?] go with grace widdow [widow?] we dont ask any odds of her but I hope she will get Mr Herrriman and live happy to gather [together?] I always liked Mollie and do yet but I did not think she would say any thing like I heard she did but I will like her and she cant help her self well I must close for this time well Anna how I wished that I could be with you to night I think I could but in pretty good time I am just as happy as I can be and wished you was away frome [from?] their [there?] tow [too?] well I must say good by [bye?] write soon give my love to Lina and all the rest that is good tell Miss Gaddum and Miss Wells that I would like to see her and I will send more pictures just as soon as I have them finished and you can have a whole bunch of my love ever your sincer [sincere?] friend Ida direct Miss Ida M. Demain Holly Mich [Michigan?] |
