From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Bayard St., Allston, Mass, U.S.A.
Dear Frank,
I received your most welcomed letter a short time ago and was very glad to hear from you. We are all quite well here at home hope this will find ye the same. We had very bad weather here all the winter we had a few great storms through the winter but its just like Spring for the last three days. I got that music book all right it was a splendid one. and some nice songs in it thats the kind of a book I like to get those music sheets you used to send me used to be too dear and you would not knock half the value out of them. Hilgrove McCarthy you were asking me about poisoned himself it was the way that religion was playing on his mind it was over in England it happened. Mrs Behane's sister has the lisence in her name now any of her daughters were not old enough to take it up. Myra Smyth is with them all the time they could never manage the shop without her. but I thought you knew that Harry is a manager in a Medical Hall. Patsy Dillon comes into us all the time he is failing very much lately is it the way that his daughters are living any where near you. Its a wonder they never write to him Father Paul is thinking of coming home this year to see him he is a Parish Priest now you know, he was very successful from the very start do you hear anything about Mike at all? Ned got married last Summer and got a nice little handful of money with the girl by all accounts Tom is going after a girl here in the town oh but she a horrible old thing she is an assistant in a drapers shop. James Connor is living all the time he is laid up with cold for the last month young Jim is laid up also I thought I told you that Tom Connor came back from England he is carring on in the shoemaking trade again and can't get around all the work he has to do, he is living with his wife's people (Jude Daughton) Sarah & her husband has a cottage in Jame's land they are not badly off either for he is a sensible fellow. But Liz is over in England yet and you may say has a bad time with her husband (Bill Connor) she knows what poverty is anyway I nearly forgot to tell you that I was at a lovely dance last month here in town. it was the first Ball I was ever at. and you may say I enjoyed it all right It started about 9:30 and we did not leave until 7 in the morning. there were fifty couple at it. It was held at the Gymsaum Hall I don't know what came over the boss to leave me go there he is not so strict lately as he used to be. and thats no harm. I don't think he'd let me boy if he knew it was a boy that was taking me there. I had a lovely pale blue dress and black patent shoes. I got a great cold out of it. for when we were coming home in the morning it was very cold and wet. Do you ever see that Chute boy that went over there last year. Jack Dowling came home from New York about 2 weeks ago he is a regular hobow. and is drinking hard. I think I will close now Hoping to hear from you soon again I remain
Yours loving sister
Mai.
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Monday, October 8, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
August 2, 1909
From: Mai Gleasure, Listowel, Square
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St. Allston, Mass. U.S.A.
My dearest Frank,
I hope this will find you in good health as we all are at present. We have splendid weather now for the last few day's what kind of weather have ye over there.
I suppose you had a good time on the 4th July. I was out at John Parkinson's at Tullig for the last fortnight I had a fine time of it, George did not go anyplace for his holiday's yet because one of our greyhounds had six pups, and he must stop and mind them for a few days. I expect he will go out to Connor's. I got a post card from Mrs. Morris, last week. I told them out at Tullig and asked them to write to her, the old man wrote to her some time ago and it seems he did not get any answer to his letter and he does not like it. I wonder would you be able to send Annie and I what I asked you for some time ago, I am up in the Church Choir again and I would like some decent clothes if you are not able to spare it don't mind it until some other time (a pound each) if you can. I don't think I have any more to say at present so I will close Hoping to hear from you very soon again I remain
Your loving sister
Mai.
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St. Allston, Mass. U.S.A.
My dearest Frank,
I hope this will find you in good health as we all are at present. We have splendid weather now for the last few day's what kind of weather have ye over there.
I suppose you had a good time on the 4th July. I was out at John Parkinson's at Tullig for the last fortnight I had a fine time of it, George did not go anyplace for his holiday's yet because one of our greyhounds had six pups, and he must stop and mind them for a few days. I expect he will go out to Connor's. I got a post card from Mrs. Morris, last week. I told them out at Tullig and asked them to write to her, the old man wrote to her some time ago and it seems he did not get any answer to his letter and he does not like it. I wonder would you be able to send Annie and I what I asked you for some time ago, I am up in the Church Choir again and I would like some decent clothes if you are not able to spare it don't mind it until some other time (a pound each) if you can. I don't think I have any more to say at present so I will close Hoping to hear from you very soon again I remain
Your loving sister
Mai.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
August 4, 1908
From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St., Allston. Mass. U.S.A
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St., Allston. Mass. U.S.A
My dear Frank,
I received your letter yesterday morning and was very glad to hear from you. We are all quite well and we have some splendid weather here. We got the papers all right. Our vacation is nearly over now we will have to go back to school next Monday, George was out at Connor's for the last two weeks. I could not go out in the country atall as I had to stop in the shop, because father was doing up the house and we can't trust young Carroll in the shop by himself. I got two of my teeth taken out last Friday I am taking out some more to day, he told me I had not a single good tooth in my head except 6 or 7 of the lower ones, it is Dr. Lane that is taking them out. Matt Behan died since I wrote to you last. Last Saturday week he felt a little sick in the morning and said that he would stop in bed for awhile, in the evening they saw that he was getting worse so they sent for the three Dr's, and on Sunday morning about 9 o'clock he died, he had something wrong with his stomach. I will send some post cards this week. I hope you will not forget to send me some more books as I would like to pass the time away, it is very dull to be in the shop with nothing to do sometimes. We did not get a letter from Mrs Morris for a long time now. We had the annual sports here last Thursday they were a dead failure. there was no crowd here as they were held on a Thursday the weather was to warm and they were trying to get their hay saved. I am sending you another one of my photos I hope you will be able to get one of them enlarged. I hope you will answer this very soon again and don't forget the post cards.
I remain
Your loving sister
May
I received your letter yesterday morning and was very glad to hear from you. We are all quite well and we have some splendid weather here. We got the papers all right. Our vacation is nearly over now we will have to go back to school next Monday, George was out at Connor's for the last two weeks. I could not go out in the country atall as I had to stop in the shop, because father was doing up the house and we can't trust young Carroll in the shop by himself. I got two of my teeth taken out last Friday I am taking out some more to day, he told me I had not a single good tooth in my head except 6 or 7 of the lower ones, it is Dr. Lane that is taking them out. Matt Behan died since I wrote to you last. Last Saturday week he felt a little sick in the morning and said that he would stop in bed for awhile, in the evening they saw that he was getting worse so they sent for the three Dr's, and on Sunday morning about 9 o'clock he died, he had something wrong with his stomach. I will send some post cards this week. I hope you will not forget to send me some more books as I would like to pass the time away, it is very dull to be in the shop with nothing to do sometimes. We did not get a letter from Mrs Morris for a long time now. We had the annual sports here last Thursday they were a dead failure. there was no crowd here as they were held on a Thursday the weather was to warm and they were trying to get their hay saved. I am sending you another one of my photos I hope you will be able to get one of them enlarged. I hope you will answer this very soon again and don't forget the post cards.
I remain
Your loving sister
May
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
January 5, 1908
From: George Gleasure, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 28 Herrick St, Brighton, Mass. U.S.A.
To: Frank Gleasure, 28 Herrick St, Brighton, Mass. U.S.A.
My Dear Frank
that was frightful news you sent us this time but you only don your duty my poor joe can irealise that you are not to be seen any more on earth inever can forget when isaw that letter in the post mans hand friday night ibecame numb when isaw the american stamp when ilooked and saw your writing on the envelop it partly struck me who it was and was not mistaken the first glance told me but that was enough icould read no more for some time my Dear boy his boyish movements haunts my mind when he was alittle boy ibreak down when ithink of him and his look of affection towards me
ineed not mention to you the way they all were Annie was after getting out of asore throat at christmas if it happened when she had it she would have ahard time my poor joe when your presents arrived we never imagined you were dead and buried the day after st. sephens day we got them iunderstand that it was acouple of days before he died that he mailed those as isee by his letter that he send me and was in good spirits but it seems it was my poor boys last letter any one hardly knows it yet as icould hardly tell them jim connor was in yesterday and itold him so poor old james came in today to see me the poor man broke down with grief just as iff it was his own he said mrs Connor didnt sleep any last night over the occurance you know he was agreat favourite with them all out there and do be always always asking about yourselfe.
there was something up with myselfe since aweek before Christmas icould not sleep only thinking until near morning then iwould sleep but should get up ithought it was the worry of busines at Christmas but ihave found out now to my great sorrow so you see the spirit moves aperson some how My Dear Frank iam very glad to hear the way you carried out the whole thing in your hours of grieff as iknow it has been atrying thing for you to loose agood brother as well as for me too agood son and good he was as inever knew better my poor boy as regards the work he was doing iadvised him the last letter which you can see that the job was dangers and not fit for him and iam surprised that you let that boy into that class of work annyway iexpect you had to buy agrave in that cemetery it is two bad that he wasnt laid in the family lot baily is one of the trustees there and if you had seen him there is no doubt but he would settle that any time you want the deed iwill send it on my poor joe wrote to me back in the summer and said he visited his mothers grave and told me it was all right so you see it is aquere world it was little he thought of the last then let me know when you rite who was to blame over the occurance he may be wronged or some thing of the kind. ithink iwill close for thise time
ihope our blessed lord will grant him peace and rest that the world cannot give and protect us that are left so as to help one another
George Gleasure
Listowel Kerry
Ireland
to
Frank Gleasure
28 Herrick St
Brighton
Mass
that was frightful news you sent us this time but you only don your duty my poor joe can irealise that you are not to be seen any more on earth inever can forget when isaw that letter in the post mans hand friday night ibecame numb when isaw the american stamp when ilooked and saw your writing on the envelop it partly struck me who it was and was not mistaken the first glance told me but that was enough icould read no more for some time my Dear boy his boyish movements haunts my mind when he was alittle boy ibreak down when ithink of him and his look of affection towards me
ineed not mention to you the way they all were Annie was after getting out of asore throat at christmas if it happened when she had it she would have ahard time my poor joe when your presents arrived we never imagined you were dead and buried the day after st. sephens day we got them iunderstand that it was acouple of days before he died that he mailed those as isee by his letter that he send me and was in good spirits but it seems it was my poor boys last letter any one hardly knows it yet as icould hardly tell them jim connor was in yesterday and itold him so poor old james came in today to see me the poor man broke down with grief just as iff it was his own he said mrs Connor didnt sleep any last night over the occurance you know he was agreat favourite with them all out there and do be always always asking about yourselfe.
there was something up with myselfe since aweek before Christmas icould not sleep only thinking until near morning then iwould sleep but should get up ithought it was the worry of busines at Christmas but ihave found out now to my great sorrow so you see the spirit moves aperson some how My Dear Frank iam very glad to hear the way you carried out the whole thing in your hours of grieff as iknow it has been atrying thing for you to loose agood brother as well as for me too agood son and good he was as inever knew better my poor boy as regards the work he was doing iadvised him the last letter which you can see that the job was dangers and not fit for him and iam surprised that you let that boy into that class of work annyway iexpect you had to buy agrave in that cemetery it is two bad that he wasnt laid in the family lot baily is one of the trustees there and if you had seen him there is no doubt but he would settle that any time you want the deed iwill send it on my poor joe wrote to me back in the summer and said he visited his mothers grave and told me it was all right so you see it is aquere world it was little he thought of the last then let me know when you rite who was to blame over the occurance he may be wronged or some thing of the kind. ithink iwill close for thise time
ihope our blessed lord will grant him peace and rest that the world cannot give and protect us that are left so as to help one another
George Gleasure
Listowel Kerry
Ireland
to
Frank Gleasure
28 Herrick St
Brighton
Mass
Saturday, June 16, 2012
December 14, 1907
From: George F. Gleasure, The Squa, Listowel, Co Kerry
To: Joseph Gleasure, 28 Herrick St. Brighton, Mass., U.S.A.
Dear Joseph
I received your letter a few days ago and was very glad to hear from you. Jimmy O'Brien comes in nearly every day now, but he is no good for playing as he drinks very much. I am getting along very well with the violin now but as my little fiddle which father made for me is broken I have to play his own which is rather too big for me. Me and May are attending school right along. the teacher we have now is a great deal better than the last one, she explains the meaning of the things she teaches us. Rich Parkinson is stopping at Medill's now I am sure he got tired of the country. We are going into Tralee Saint Stephens day to see the coursing match. I was outside at Connors for a week the time of the machine and had fine fun. Annie said she will write shortly as she is very busy at present making dresses for May and herself. We have fairly good weather over here now as the moon is out. Hoping to hear from you soon. Wishing ye all a Merry Christmas and a happy new years.
I remain
Your loving Brother
George F. Gleasure
To: Joseph Gleasure, 28 Herrick St. Brighton, Mass., U.S.A.
Dear Joseph
I received your letter a few days ago and was very glad to hear from you. Jimmy O'Brien comes in nearly every day now, but he is no good for playing as he drinks very much. I am getting along very well with the violin now but as my little fiddle which father made for me is broken I have to play his own which is rather too big for me. Me and May are attending school right along. the teacher we have now is a great deal better than the last one, she explains the meaning of the things she teaches us. Rich Parkinson is stopping at Medill's now I am sure he got tired of the country. We are going into Tralee Saint Stephens day to see the coursing match. I was outside at Connors for a week the time of the machine and had fine fun. Annie said she will write shortly as she is very busy at present making dresses for May and herself. We have fairly good weather over here now as the moon is out. Hoping to hear from you soon. Wishing ye all a Merry Christmas and a happy new years.
I remain
Your loving Brother
George F. Gleasure
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
November 18, 1907
To: Mr. Joseph Gleasure, 28 Herrick St Brighton, Mass U.S.A.
Dearest Joe,
We received your last letter all right also papers which frank. Hope ye are well as all at home are I was out at Connor's for the last 3 day's
Love from all.
sister May.
Write soon.
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Monday, May 28, 2012
January 21, 1907
From: George Gleasure Sr., The Square, Listowel, Kerry, Ireland
To: Frank Gleasure, 22 Herrick Street, Brighton, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
My Dear Frank,
We are very glad you are in good health and got agood job ithink that job will suit you better than any thing you got yet if it holds and you mind it we are all verry well at present and all the people out at tullig also you went to alot of expence about them presents you sent they are all delighted over them and verry carefull of them and showing them to all the friends some people is surprised to see them we got all the papers and letters you sent all right afew days ago we got the last bundle of papers we are having verry fine weather here just now the streets are as dry as they would be in summer we had verry rough weather after the holidays lots of snow and some frost there was other parts worse than here railroads blocks well how what about Joe going out to you in the spring iam sure he is verry anxious to go out and ithink it would be better have him with you iwould rather have him go for yer own sake as ithink ye both would get along better what ever iwould do without him ithink we would be able to get along alright there about twice as much to do as when you were here if you send him apassage card you should have it here before the first of april iwouldnt like to have him to late write as soon as you can after you get this letter and let us know all the connors boys is all at home yet only tom he is in england yet he got married to jude daughtons daughter he is getting along verry well old jude says herself and [jameres?] people dont speak to one another over the matter. we got averry good town tennants bill part through parliment at last it gives the tennant the right to compensation for emprovements and also for unreasonable disturbances and entitles the tenant to sell his good will of the premises with the emprovements so you see it is agreat facility if aman wants to give up busines
bill Mcelligott the carpenter is going out california isuppose you new him he sold his house and furniture it was alicensed house as you go up to the raily and got 400 and 75 pounds for it but it was asplendid house bill could not have luck by all accounts going around listowel with girls getting them into trouble so you see things like that wont prosper Mrs. Gleasures daughter is one of them from banmore she was down at dick mccarthys couple of years ago iam glad to here you say that you thought of going to church as the man that dont realise where he is will never be any good you are not recognised by any but the rough element and then what you have is of no good to you if the hand of god is against you a man will never prosper
as i have no more at present i hope you will have a happy new year from
G. Gleasure
Listowel
Kerry Ireland
to F. Gleasure
Brighton
Mass
To: Frank Gleasure, 22 Herrick Street, Brighton, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
My Dear Frank,
We are very glad you are in good health and got agood job ithink that job will suit you better than any thing you got yet if it holds and you mind it we are all verry well at present and all the people out at tullig also you went to alot of expence about them presents you sent they are all delighted over them and verry carefull of them and showing them to all the friends some people is surprised to see them we got all the papers and letters you sent all right afew days ago we got the last bundle of papers we are having verry fine weather here just now the streets are as dry as they would be in summer we had verry rough weather after the holidays lots of snow and some frost there was other parts worse than here railroads blocks well how what about Joe going out to you in the spring iam sure he is verry anxious to go out and ithink it would be better have him with you iwould rather have him go for yer own sake as ithink ye both would get along better what ever iwould do without him ithink we would be able to get along alright there about twice as much to do as when you were here if you send him apassage card you should have it here before the first of april iwouldnt like to have him to late write as soon as you can after you get this letter and let us know all the connors boys is all at home yet only tom he is in england yet he got married to jude daughtons daughter he is getting along verry well old jude says herself and [jameres?] people dont speak to one another over the matter. we got averry good town tennants bill part through parliment at last it gives the tennant the right to compensation for emprovements and also for unreasonable disturbances and entitles the tenant to sell his good will of the premises with the emprovements so you see it is agreat facility if aman wants to give up busines
bill Mcelligott the carpenter is going out california isuppose you new him he sold his house and furniture it was alicensed house as you go up to the raily and got 400 and 75 pounds for it but it was asplendid house bill could not have luck by all accounts going around listowel with girls getting them into trouble so you see things like that wont prosper Mrs. Gleasures daughter is one of them from banmore she was down at dick mccarthys couple of years ago iam glad to here you say that you thought of going to church as the man that dont realise where he is will never be any good you are not recognised by any but the rough element and then what you have is of no good to you if the hand of god is against you a man will never prosper
as i have no more at present i hope you will have a happy new year from
G. Gleasure
Listowel
Kerry Ireland
to F. Gleasure
Brighton
Mass
Saturday, February 11, 2012
May 31, 1904
From: Joseph Gleasure, The Square, Listowel, Ireland
To: Frank Gleasure, 459 Cambridge Street, Allston, Massachusetts
Dear Brother,
I received your letter a couple of weeks ago and I neglected writing since. The weather is very changable here, it would be a hot day to-day and to-morrow raining again.
I was telling you the last time I wrote that I wrote to Miss Reardon but I haven't heard from them since. They told me they would send some papers on civil service examinations but I suppose I won't hear from them anymore.
Peter Buckley is about getting a job in the North driving an engine in some factory. He used to get 2/6 a day whenever Jim Moloney would be away. He is the same old Peter as when you saw him last nothing troubling him but punching bags and developers. He tells me you must have great influence to get in any kind of a job in an office there and I want you to tell me is it so, and also if you could send me any circulars about the civil service. Whats troubling me is I might be too old when I go over to compete for any civil service exam. I am improving greatly in my writing, but this is not my best, and also all my other studies. I also spend half an hour at dumbbells before going to bed and I have put up great muscle since I began. A good smart fellow ought to get a nice job in an office in some big house or in a railway office. I am sure you should be very smart to pass a civil service examination over there as ther would be a lot competing for the same vacancy.
Deny Lyons died about a month ago, and Mike has taken up the auctioneering and the agency for booking passengers.
I hope you won't forget to send us your photograph, and I will shortly send our photographs because I have a small camera and if we got vacation I would take all of us and send them.
We would very much like to see your photograph now after been so long away. I promised to send some to Miss Reardon too but I won't until I hear from them again. If you were writing to them anytime you could ask them did they get my letter but I suppose they did. It must be lovely to be over there now coming on Summer. I would get very lonesome when I think of America or if anybody was talking about it. I suppose you would never think of coming back again like more of the fools. There are several around this town who went over for about three months and came back again as if they spent all their life there. The time won't be long slipping when I will be standing on American soil again. The Connor's have no talk of going now as when you were here. I think if Jim went over that time with you, you would have to carry him around with you, for he is very stupid to be talking to.
Father and all the children are all well at present and they are all quite well out at Tullig. Grandfather is still very strong and hardy.
As I have no more to stay I will remain
Your Dear Brother
Joseph Gleasure
To: Frank Gleasure, 459 Cambridge Street, Allston, Massachusetts
Dear Brother,
I received your letter a couple of weeks ago and I neglected writing since. The weather is very changable here, it would be a hot day to-day and to-morrow raining again.
I was telling you the last time I wrote that I wrote to Miss Reardon but I haven't heard from them since. They told me they would send some papers on civil service examinations but I suppose I won't hear from them anymore.
Peter Buckley is about getting a job in the North driving an engine in some factory. He used to get 2/6 a day whenever Jim Moloney would be away. He is the same old Peter as when you saw him last nothing troubling him but punching bags and developers. He tells me you must have great influence to get in any kind of a job in an office there and I want you to tell me is it so, and also if you could send me any circulars about the civil service. Whats troubling me is I might be too old when I go over to compete for any civil service exam. I am improving greatly in my writing, but this is not my best, and also all my other studies. I also spend half an hour at dumbbells before going to bed and I have put up great muscle since I began. A good smart fellow ought to get a nice job in an office in some big house or in a railway office. I am sure you should be very smart to pass a civil service examination over there as ther would be a lot competing for the same vacancy.
Deny Lyons died about a month ago, and Mike has taken up the auctioneering and the agency for booking passengers.
I hope you won't forget to send us your photograph, and I will shortly send our photographs because I have a small camera and if we got vacation I would take all of us and send them.
We would very much like to see your photograph now after been so long away. I promised to send some to Miss Reardon too but I won't until I hear from them again. If you were writing to them anytime you could ask them did they get my letter but I suppose they did. It must be lovely to be over there now coming on Summer. I would get very lonesome when I think of America or if anybody was talking about it. I suppose you would never think of coming back again like more of the fools. There are several around this town who went over for about three months and came back again as if they spent all their life there. The time won't be long slipping when I will be standing on American soil again. The Connor's have no talk of going now as when you were here. I think if Jim went over that time with you, you would have to carry him around with you, for he is very stupid to be talking to.
Father and all the children are all well at present and they are all quite well out at Tullig. Grandfather is still very strong and hardy.
As I have no more to stay I will remain
Your Dear Brother
Joseph Gleasure
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