From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St., Allston, Mass, U.S.A.
My dearest Frank,
I hope these few lines will find you enjoying health as we all are here at present. The reason of my writing to you is, there are two of John Parkinson's sons going out there. they will land in Boston, and are going to Hudson in New Hampshire and father asked me to write and ask you if you would be able to meet them when they land as there will be no one to meet them at Boston and you could put them on the right track. They are going by the White Star Line in the Zweland leaving Queenstown on the 18th May. you ought try and meet them if possible there names are Walter and Alfred. they are about 5 feet 6 or 10. in height you can't but make them out if you go to meet them, you'll know them by their faces anyway for they resemble old stock. I got some papers from Mrs Morris a short time ago but I got no letter this long time. We have got a Circus in town today I am going to it to night, it is a very good one they have a lot of wild beasts. How did you like my last Sticky Back. I am sending you another one now Hope you will like them if you get any of them Enlarged send one over to me. Write to me as soon as you get this Have you got any more music for me since, my birthday will be on the 27th May you ought send me some for that day I will be 18.
We will have the Big Fair next Wednesday. we are very busy preparing the shop for it. We have awful weather here you'd think it was winter it is so cold and lots of rain falling Hoping you will write soon and try to meet those boys if possible.
from your loving sister Mai.
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012
April 9, 1910
From: May Gleasure, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St., Allston, Mass, U.S.A.
My dear Frank,
I received your letter last night and was very glad to hear from you. I am very thankful to you for what you sent. Don't forget to send Annie's. Father was not very well all last week we all had a touch of a cold. this time back. I will write to you again next week, I did not hear from Mrs Morris lately. Hoping you are well No more at present Goodbye May.
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St., Allston, Mass, U.S.A.
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My dear Frank,
I received your letter last night and was very glad to hear from you. I am very thankful to you for what you sent. Don't forget to send Annie's. Father was not very well all last week we all had a touch of a cold. this time back. I will write to you again next week, I did not hear from Mrs Morris lately. Hoping you are well No more at present Goodbye May.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
March 7, 1910
From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Frank Gleaure, 4 Franklin St., Allston, Mass, U.S.A.
My dearest Frank,
Just a few line hoping they will find you enjoying health as we all are here at present. The weather here is just commencing to mend, we had beautiful Spring weather here for the last three or four days, what kind is it over there. Is it long since you heard from Mrs Morris, I had some journals and a letter from her since, she also send us two of her photo's, they were very nice indeed, she told me that she was sending you one. The reason of me writing these few lines is, I want to know if you would be able to send us that money we asked you for some time ago, you told me that you would send it to us (2 pounds) if possible If you are not able to send it to us don't you mention it in any of your letters for the pater would be scolding us if he thought we were asking it continually from you. But try and send it to us as we want it badly and if you are going to send it to us let us have it a week before Easter, so remember all I am telling you. Easter Sunday is on the 27th March and if you send it as soon as you get this letter we will have it in time. Try and send it this turn and I will never again ask any from you I want some clothes badly It is the same dress and hat and boots I have to wear on Sunday as on Monday I don't think you would like to be doing that yourself. I don't think I have any more to say at present so I will close Hoping you will grant that one request I ask of you, it is the first I asked of you this year, and it will be the last if you send it, so don't forget
I remain
Your loving sister
May Gleasure
Write very soon.
To: Frank Gleaure, 4 Franklin St., Allston, Mass, U.S.A.
My dearest Frank,
Just a few line hoping they will find you enjoying health as we all are here at present. The weather here is just commencing to mend, we had beautiful Spring weather here for the last three or four days, what kind is it over there. Is it long since you heard from Mrs Morris, I had some journals and a letter from her since, she also send us two of her photo's, they were very nice indeed, she told me that she was sending you one. The reason of me writing these few lines is, I want to know if you would be able to send us that money we asked you for some time ago, you told me that you would send it to us (2 pounds) if possible If you are not able to send it to us don't you mention it in any of your letters for the pater would be scolding us if he thought we were asking it continually from you. But try and send it to us as we want it badly and if you are going to send it to us let us have it a week before Easter, so remember all I am telling you. Easter Sunday is on the 27th March and if you send it as soon as you get this letter we will have it in time. Try and send it this turn and I will never again ask any from you I want some clothes badly It is the same dress and hat and boots I have to wear on Sunday as on Monday I don't think you would like to be doing that yourself. I don't think I have any more to say at present so I will close Hoping you will grant that one request I ask of you, it is the first I asked of you this year, and it will be the last if you send it, so don't forget
I remain
Your loving sister
May Gleasure
Write very soon.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
February 14, 1910
From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St., Allston, Mass, U.S.A.
My dearest Frank,
I received your most welcomed letter on Friday night and was very glad to hear from you. I got a post card from Mrs Morris on Friday morning and a bundle of journals from her this morning. I also got the bundle of music (which you sent) this morning. I am very thankful to you for them we are very fond of music and we like the songs very well. I hope you were not sorry with parting from them. I get a bundle of books from Mrs Morris every month. We have very bad weather here now since Xmas we had two or three falls of snow, we had a very bad winter altogether there was a lot of rain and hail and was very cold all the time. There is nothing strange going on around here, Paddy Dowling got married last Tuesday to a girl out near Ballybunion. I think Nell will have to be shipping out now when they get settled down. Tell us if you went to the Kerry Ball. I am sure you must have some good times over there, it is so dull here sometimes that we actually don't know what to do with ourselves. I don't go to any dances because the Pater would not leave us. I often wish I could go to them. I am able to dance just a little. He don't leave us go around very much if we went out in the country for a Sunday he would be scolding us when we get back. You ought to speak about Annie getting some place again, it would be nearly time for her to be doing something now he never spoke about it since you mentioned it to him.
I suppose you have no notion of coming to Ireland this year there will be a cheap excursion this year I wish you'd come home to see us for a little while. Did you hear that Father Paul Dillane got a Parish of his own now out in Los Angelous he was very lucky to get it and he is so young he is doing very well. I often saw Priests and they'd be old men before they'd get a chance of a Parish, so he is very lucky. We are all very well at home hope you are enjoying health as well. I hope you won't be long till you write again I remain with best love from
Your loving sister
Mai.
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St., Allston, Mass, U.S.A.
My dearest Frank,
I received your most welcomed letter on Friday night and was very glad to hear from you. I got a post card from Mrs Morris on Friday morning and a bundle of journals from her this morning. I also got the bundle of music (which you sent) this morning. I am very thankful to you for them we are very fond of music and we like the songs very well. I hope you were not sorry with parting from them. I get a bundle of books from Mrs Morris every month. We have very bad weather here now since Xmas we had two or three falls of snow, we had a very bad winter altogether there was a lot of rain and hail and was very cold all the time. There is nothing strange going on around here, Paddy Dowling got married last Tuesday to a girl out near Ballybunion. I think Nell will have to be shipping out now when they get settled down. Tell us if you went to the Kerry Ball. I am sure you must have some good times over there, it is so dull here sometimes that we actually don't know what to do with ourselves. I don't go to any dances because the Pater would not leave us. I often wish I could go to them. I am able to dance just a little. He don't leave us go around very much if we went out in the country for a Sunday he would be scolding us when we get back. You ought to speak about Annie getting some place again, it would be nearly time for her to be doing something now he never spoke about it since you mentioned it to him.
I suppose you have no notion of coming to Ireland this year there will be a cheap excursion this year I wish you'd come home to see us for a little while. Did you hear that Father Paul Dillane got a Parish of his own now out in Los Angelous he was very lucky to get it and he is so young he is doing very well. I often saw Priests and they'd be old men before they'd get a chance of a Parish, so he is very lucky. We are all very well at home hope you are enjoying health as well. I hope you won't be long till you write again I remain with best love from
Your loving sister
Mai.
Monday, August 13, 2012
January 1, 1910
From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St., Allston, Mass, U.S.A.
My dearest Frank,
Thanks very much for nice presents which we received all right, we got them on Xmas day. I am sure they must have gone astray, they were so long in coming. We have very bad weather here for the last couple of weeks, I suppose it is the same way over there. Did you hear from Mrs Morris lately I got some magazines from her this week they were very nice ones there was one with a nice piece of music and a song in it. I wonder could you get some of those newspapers that the music do be in I think that they are the Sunday papers and send them to us I would like to get them for I have not very much music to be playing.
I am going to send you some of those Listowel views as soon as I can. I am send you the slip of paper about the death of Robert's daughter and let you send it to Mrs Morris for I told her I would send it to her. Annie and George were very pleased with their presents, the belt you sent me was very nice. I have just heard that there was a man got floating on the Castle Hole George saw him when he was brought out of the river he must have been in the river a long time to say that he was floating on the river. I don't think I have any more to say so I will close wishing you a very Happy New Year.
I remain
Your loving sister
Mai.
Try and send those newspapers that I told you about and write very soon again.
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St., Allston, Mass, U.S.A.
My dearest Frank,
Thanks very much for nice presents which we received all right, we got them on Xmas day. I am sure they must have gone astray, they were so long in coming. We have very bad weather here for the last couple of weeks, I suppose it is the same way over there. Did you hear from Mrs Morris lately I got some magazines from her this week they were very nice ones there was one with a nice piece of music and a song in it. I wonder could you get some of those newspapers that the music do be in I think that they are the Sunday papers and send them to us I would like to get them for I have not very much music to be playing.
I am going to send you some of those Listowel views as soon as I can. I am send you the slip of paper about the death of Robert's daughter and let you send it to Mrs Morris for I told her I would send it to her. Annie and George were very pleased with their presents, the belt you sent me was very nice. I have just heard that there was a man got floating on the Castle Hole George saw him when he was brought out of the river he must have been in the river a long time to say that he was floating on the river. I don't think I have any more to say so I will close wishing you a very Happy New Year.
I remain
Your loving sister
Mai.
Try and send those newspapers that I told you about and write very soon again.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
April 3, 1909
From: Mai Gleasure, Listowel, Square
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St., Allston, Mass, U.S.A
My dearest Frank,
I received your most welcomed letter a few days ago and was very glad to hear from you. The weather here is not to good for the last few days. The girl of the Nolan's that you spoke about arrived last night, I suppose you remember the one that use to wear the glasses, her name was Dodey, she was sick and died yesterday morning her sister was not home in time to see her before she died it was consumption that she had. Do you remember Jim Parkinson the policeman that was out in Canada well he arrived here yesterday he is a detective and caught a fellow out in Canada that was missing for the last year, he was a German, so he had to carry him over to Germany, and then he came home. Mary Ann is not at home for the last seven years except on holidays she is a milliner up near Dublin some place. Henry Gleasure is back near Tralee working for a parson and taking care of the Church back there. They are all very well out at Tullig. I am collecting post cards all the time we have a lot of them now, hope you will send us some more. We opened our organ a short time ago. We got the books that you sent alright, they were very nice ones. The next time that you are sending any to me, I'd like if you send me "Kingdom of Love and other poems". written by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. It is a collection of poems suitable for recitations and readings, and I want to learn some of the recitations so I hope you will send it to me as soon as you can. Or if you can't get that one get one called Maurine by the same author I think I will be getting my teeth next week, he is going to take the impression of my gums today. We did not get a letter from Mrs Morris for a long time now. Has she any talks of coming home this summer I'd like if she came home. I don't think I have any more to say at present so I will close hoping to hear from you very soon Hope you will enjoy a happy Easter
I remain
Your lovingbrother sister
Mai.
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St., Allston, Mass, U.S.A
My dearest Frank,
I received your most welcomed letter a few days ago and was very glad to hear from you. The weather here is not to good for the last few days. The girl of the Nolan's that you spoke about arrived last night, I suppose you remember the one that use to wear the glasses, her name was Dodey, she was sick and died yesterday morning her sister was not home in time to see her before she died it was consumption that she had. Do you remember Jim Parkinson the policeman that was out in Canada well he arrived here yesterday he is a detective and caught a fellow out in Canada that was missing for the last year, he was a German, so he had to carry him over to Germany, and then he came home. Mary Ann is not at home for the last seven years except on holidays she is a milliner up near Dublin some place. Henry Gleasure is back near Tralee working for a parson and taking care of the Church back there. They are all very well out at Tullig. I am collecting post cards all the time we have a lot of them now, hope you will send us some more. We opened our organ a short time ago. We got the books that you sent alright, they were very nice ones. The next time that you are sending any to me, I'd like if you send me "Kingdom of Love and other poems". written by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. It is a collection of poems suitable for recitations and readings, and I want to learn some of the recitations so I hope you will send it to me as soon as you can. Or if you can't get that one get one called Maurine by the same author I think I will be getting my teeth next week, he is going to take the impression of my gums today. We did not get a letter from Mrs Morris for a long time now. Has she any talks of coming home this summer I'd like if she came home. I don't think I have any more to say at present so I will close hoping to hear from you very soon Hope you will enjoy a happy Easter
I remain
Your loving
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
Saturday, June 30, 2012
March 11, 1908
From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel, Ireland
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,
You must excuse me for not answering your letter before now. The weather here is very bad now at present it is raining almost every day. what way is the weather over there now. Paddy Connor got married on the 25th of February, to a girl of the Hicks at Farmers Bridge Annie was at the wedding. I suppose you heard that Henry Carroll died on the 11 February.
I am sending you my Sticky Back, it is not much of a one but it will remind you of your loving sister. George is also sending his. Annie did not take hers yet. Did Joe take his Photo since he went over if you have any of them will you send us one or two as we would like to have them.?
Annie did not get any letters S. Natick yet. Did you write to Mrs. Morris yet.? We are having St. Patricks day next Tuesday. I am sending you a piece of Shammrock it will not reach you in time now but you could put in a book and press it. We got your P.C.S that you send some time ago. they were very nice ones. I have a large collection of them I think it is 76 that I got through the post and some more blank ones I have a nice Album that I got for a present from my companion last Christmas. Have you got any nice books that you would send us. As we try to pass away our time by reading. the place is so dull I will send some papers this week. I will close now as I have no more to say Hoping you will write soon again
I remain
You loving sister
May
PS Excuse this scribble
You must excuse me for not answering your letter before now. The weather here is very bad now at present it is raining almost every day. what way is the weather over there now. Paddy Connor got married on the 25th of February, to a girl of the Hicks at Farmers Bridge Annie was at the wedding. I suppose you heard that Henry Carroll died on the 11 February.
I am sending you my Sticky Back, it is not much of a one but it will remind you of your loving sister. George is also sending his. Annie did not take hers yet. Did Joe take his Photo since he went over if you have any of them will you send us one or two as we would like to have them.?
Annie did not get any letters S. Natick yet. Did you write to Mrs. Morris yet.? We are having St. Patricks day next Tuesday. I am sending you a piece of Shammrock it will not reach you in time now but you could put in a book and press it. We got your P.C.S that you send some time ago. they were very nice ones. I have a large collection of them I think it is 76 that I got through the post and some more blank ones I have a nice Album that I got for a present from my companion last Christmas. Have you got any nice books that you would send us. As we try to pass away our time by reading. the place is so dull I will send some papers this week. I will close now as I have no more to say Hoping you will write soon again
I remain
You loving sister
May
PS Excuse this scribble
Sunday, June 3, 2012
August 8, 1907
From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel, Co Kerry, Ireland
To: Frank Gleasure, 28 Herrick Street, Brighton, Mass
My Dear Frank,
I suppose you will be tired looking out for a letter by the time that this reaches you. I was going to write before now but I was puting it off from day to day. We have got our holidays now for the last three weeks they will be up in two weeks more. George is out at James Connor's for the last 2 weeks I can't go out in the country this time as father is to busy. Rich Parkinson came home last Thursday he has left the police force now and is getting his pension. Pat and Tom Dillane is also at home they came last Saturday and Ned Dillane is coming home the middle of August.
Father got a letter last Sunday from his sister Mrs. Morris that is living over in Detroit she said that she is thinking of coming home this year she thought that the old man and woman out at Tullig were dead and buried long ago until she got a letter from them last month she said that she would like to come and see them.
Did you hear that Henry Carroll came home he got changed since he went to America he is very thin Tom Dillane said that he was near his death. I suppose Joe will be surprised when he hear's that Tom Buckley came home again he arrived last Saturday night we did not see him yet.
We are sending some papers along with this letter, and hope you will get them all right, send us some papers soon I will close now as I have no more to say Hoping you will write soon
I remain
Your loving sister
May Gleasure
To: Frank Gleasure, 28 Herrick Street, Brighton, Mass
My Dear Frank,
I suppose you will be tired looking out for a letter by the time that this reaches you. I was going to write before now but I was puting it off from day to day. We have got our holidays now for the last three weeks they will be up in two weeks more. George is out at James Connor's for the last 2 weeks I can't go out in the country this time as father is to busy. Rich Parkinson came home last Thursday he has left the police force now and is getting his pension. Pat and Tom Dillane is also at home they came last Saturday and Ned Dillane is coming home the middle of August.
Father got a letter last Sunday from his sister Mrs. Morris that is living over in Detroit she said that she is thinking of coming home this year she thought that the old man and woman out at Tullig were dead and buried long ago until she got a letter from them last month she said that she would like to come and see them.
Did you hear that Henry Carroll came home he got changed since he went to America he is very thin Tom Dillane said that he was near his death. I suppose Joe will be surprised when he hear's that Tom Buckley came home again he arrived last Saturday night we did not see him yet.
We are sending some papers along with this letter, and hope you will get them all right, send us some papers soon I will close now as I have no more to say Hoping you will write soon
I remain
Your loving sister
May Gleasure
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