| Title: | Ada [?] to "Dear Annie" |
|---|---|
| ID | 966 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Edgar, Ada C/67 |
| Year | 1890 |
| Sender | Edgar, Ada C. |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Oxford, Michigan, USA |
| Destination | Pontiac, Michigan, USA |
| Recipient | Weir, Anne |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mrs Linda Weir, Tirmacspird, Lack, Co. Fermanagh, BT93 0SA |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9905073 |
| Date | 14/10/1890 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 18:05:99. |
| Word Count | 178 |
| Genre | |
| Note | Née Burns. N.B. she struggles with money and child-rearing, husband Thomas left one day while drunk, left to look for work somewhere else; landed in Glasgow, Scotland, and stayed there for at least a year; he wanted Ada to come to him but she'd rather stay in America. When she finally made arrangements to leave for Glasgow, the baby got sick. Thomas still wanted to stay in Scotland. |
| Transcript | Oct 14th 1890 Dear Annie I forgot all about your letter I thought I had mailed it, but came across it to-night, I am very sorry for I intended to send it last week. I am well but baby has a bad cold, he is cutting teeth he has two almost through. I had two letters from my absent loved one last week he would like to have me come there but I want him to come here I would rather be in America, this country is my home and I think he should come home to me. Annie when you hear from him you must let me know what he say's to you about his going away and returning. I wrote him that I thought you would write, and he said in his last letter that he would be very glad to hear from you. Annie I long to see you, for I would like some one of my old friends to give me a little advice, now come as soon as you can & I will meet you. Ada |
