| Title: | Ada G. Edgar, Oxford, Michigan to "Annie Weir" |
|---|---|
| ID | 967 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Edgar, Ada C/72 |
| 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. | 9904050 |
| Date | 03/11/1890 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 07:04:99. |
| Word Count | 612 |
| 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 | Oxford Mich [Michigan?] Nov 3rd 1890 Miss Annie Weir, Dear friend I received your kind and welcome letter the last part of last week, was very glad to hear you were well and also glad you had a letter from my loved one. I will return the letter with this would have done so sooner if I had got it before But as the old saying is "better late than never." When you come to see me I will show you mine, I would not dare to send them for fear of some one seeing them, but you are a friend I could trust. As Thomas says if he had of asked a few questions all would have been different But I can truly say I have been true to him. When I see you I will tell you what he alludes to. I have no hard feelings toward him, he is as dear to me as ever. I love him just the same. I wrote to him last week or week before that he must come back to America. I don't want to take the voyage alone with a young child. he says he has a steady easy job there. Well if he had taken me along he could stay but as it is he must come back. Dont you think so? have you heard from Bella lately. she never has answered my letter. I guess she went back on me because I have had so bad a misfortune. When you write to her give my regards to her Well Annie when you take a husband be sure you are suited get the best one you can. I bet Thomas wishes he had behaved himself. I had a letter from him last week. he says he never missed any one so much in his life as he does me. Dont for any sake send this to him for he is very queer about some things. he might take an ill meaning from some thing I say about him. I tell you Annie the men are a good deal different than women. you dont have any idea what it is to live with a man. I was happy, but I tell you I have a good natured man whenever he was around where I was he was just as you saw him. If he had only left the accursed drink alone he would to night be a happy man and I a happy wife & mother. I hardly realize what it is to be a mother yet. Baby was five months old yesterday. he has got two teeth through and four more nearly through. They all tease me about him cutting his teeth so young. they say he is getting ready for a little sister he will stand up on a chair and hold on to the back. I may have a chance to go to Birmingham before long. if I do I will write and let you know and I will stop and see you. I would be very glad to have you and miss Shaw come and visit me. Rod has gone to see his best girl went away last Saturday and has not got home yet and it is 9.30 monday night. When you come out here I will have a young man examine your head. his sister married my cousin so you see we can cousin it. that is what they tell me. Well I will close hoping to hear from you soon. When you write to Thomas tell him my health is not very good nor baby's either so he had better come back to this country. Good bye write soon. I remain your loving friend Ada G. Edgar. Oxford Mich. [Michigan?] Box 378 |
