From: Joseph Gleasure, The Square, Listowel, Ireland
To: Frank Gleasure, 82 West Canton Street, Boston, Massachusetts
My Dear Brother,
I hope the arrival of this letter will find you well as we all are at present. We got your last letter and the papers you sent all right.
I am going to the college now since the 1st of April. it is not much of a place to go to unless you were going to learn the languages. I want you to tell me whether I will learn any of the languages or not, because it is no good learning them unless I was going to be a doctor, and also I would be wasting my time and money.
I suppose you have something found out about the Customs by this time and if you could find out also the style of writing they have. I suppose it is straight writing like we were taught at school. If you could get a programe for the Customs I think I couldn't do better than stop at home and work myself. I would get on better than than at the College because they only teach them for the English Customs there.
There were over forty left this town last week for America. Among them were Patty Carrol, Henry's brother, Jack Carrol from the Square Dan Garon, two of the Hussy's four of the Mulvihills and a couple from Ballgarrett. The Connor's are not inclined to go anywhere yet either.
I suppose South Natick is changed a good deal since I saw it last. All the fellows that were going to school with me are left I suppose. We are beginning to fell the heat for the last week but ye have it for the last month.
I would be very thankful if you would send me a nice pin I could wear on my coat, one made of hard material, and a design like the "Maine" or some other thing. I will be sending you some "Boys Friends" soon. As I have no more to say I will close.
Your Dear Brother,
Joseph
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
May 15th, 1902
From: George Gleasure (Frank's father), Listowel, Kerry, Ireland
To: Frank Gleasure, 82 West Canton Street, Boston, MA
Dear Frank,
We are glad to hear that you are alright from the cut you got as we had your letter about ten days ago. We are all well at home at present but May is a little unwell just now but I hope will be alright after a while. Dear Frank, I think you did not get my last letter that I sent about the fourth of March and was very anxious to hear from you at the time in account of the hand. You said nothing about it in Joe's letter so I think you did not get it. So let us know when you write as I sent you a great deal of news in it. I told you that Mathias Quilter was buried New Year's Day and John Mol Quilter at Ballyrehan and now Patt Faley at Creaghs is dead and buried. I also told you about the papers of naturalization as you were thinking of taking them out. As you could get them easier through mine if you saw what I told you. I am going to tell you now that Henry Carrol is going out to Boston and is booked to sail on Sunday next the 18th on the Umbria for New York and is then going for Boston so be on the lookout for him if you get this note in time. I gave him your address as he got no answer from the sisters in Lowell. As I told him, he made a mistake that did not go direct to Boston and you could meet him at the custom house. So you will hardly meet him now until he calls at the house. At the same time, be on the lookout for him at the station if you can find out when the vessel arrives at New York. I think he will be kept back for the next Boston boat. If he doesn't turn up, be on the lookout for the Boston boat. Write soon after you get this note and let us know all. No more at present.
From George Gleasure
To Frank Gleasure
To: Frank Gleasure, 82 West Canton Street, Boston, MA
Dear Frank,
We are glad to hear that you are alright from the cut you got as we had your letter about ten days ago. We are all well at home at present but May is a little unwell just now but I hope will be alright after a while. Dear Frank, I think you did not get my last letter that I sent about the fourth of March and was very anxious to hear from you at the time in account of the hand. You said nothing about it in Joe's letter so I think you did not get it. So let us know when you write as I sent you a great deal of news in it. I told you that Mathias Quilter was buried New Year's Day and John Mol Quilter at Ballyrehan and now Patt Faley at Creaghs is dead and buried. I also told you about the papers of naturalization as you were thinking of taking them out. As you could get them easier through mine if you saw what I told you. I am going to tell you now that Henry Carrol is going out to Boston and is booked to sail on Sunday next the 18th on the Umbria for New York and is then going for Boston so be on the lookout for him if you get this note in time. I gave him your address as he got no answer from the sisters in Lowell. As I told him, he made a mistake that did not go direct to Boston and you could meet him at the custom house. So you will hardly meet him now until he calls at the house. At the same time, be on the lookout for him at the station if you can find out when the vessel arrives at New York. I think he will be kept back for the next Boston boat. If he doesn't turn up, be on the lookout for the Boston boat. Write soon after you get this note and let us know all. No more at present.
From George Gleasure
To Frank Gleasure
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