Luzerne County PA Archives History - Letters .....William Harrington's Letter To His Aunt Ellen In Wales January 8, 1888
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Miners Mills, January 8th 1888
My Dear Aunt,
After delaying your letter which I should have answered long ago I have now 
sat down to write you a letter hoping you will forgive me for not writing 
before as I wanted to keep my promise which I made you to send my picture in 
the next letter.  Me and Uncle Mike were working pretty busy and we could not 
find time to take the two children with us for we wanted to have their 
likenesses taken with ours.
In the picture which I send you with this letter are four pictures, uncle 
Michaels, my own, brother Daniels and sister Mary Ann’s.  We could not make 
arrangements very well to have sister Ellen with us but I will try and get her 
picture in the near future and send it to you.
You will please excuse the pictures for the present as they are drawn on 
tintype.  As soon as the weather is favourable I will send you my picture on 
card.
I was very sorry to hear about my cousin John Murphy dying, but as it was the 
Lord’s will I sincerely hope it is all for the best and hope my uncle and aunt 
will not grieve too much about him but try and bear up through it all for it 
often happens that our dearest is taken away from us.
I hope when you receive this letter you will all be enjoying good health.  I 
cannot very well wish you had a merry Christmas and a happy new year because 
the death of cousin John Murphy stopped you from having them.
We are all enjoying good health at present but my grandfather he is laid up 
about two months with a very bad foot but he is getting better now.  I need 
not tell you William Sullivan went back to the old country for you will know 
it before you receive this.  He did not get along as good as he liked to, so 
he took a notion to go back.  Mary is in service close to where we live.  I 
will now bring my letter to a close hoping to hear from you soon again.
I hope grandmother is enjoying good health as she is getting quite old and old 
age never comes alone.  You will please give my best wishes to Uncle James and 
all enquiring friends, and accept the same yourself, from your ever loving 
nephew, William J Harrington.
P.S. Uncle Mike is going to send a picture to Aunt Mary Ann when he answers 
her letter.
Wm. J. Harrington, Miners Mills Post Office, Luzerne Co., PA


Additional Comments:
William Harrington, son of Cornelius and Margaret Harrington.  His parents 
died in 1879-1880, he was cared for by his uncle Michael Harrington.  The 
original letter is still in the possession of my family.

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