From, Brooklyn, N.Y., to "Dear James" [no address]
147 [Bond?] St. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan 13, 1891 Dear James: I am sending you a little present for the children, as I am writing to them at the same time. I hope you will receive it all right. How many promotions have you got now? You had two the last time I heard from you,but there is time enough for another. I hope you are all well and there will always be plenty to fill the months of the [stained] this climate, I notice that they are having excessively severe weather in England and in the Content but I have not noticed that the weather has been as bad in Ireland. Everything else, [h------?], appears to be as bad as it can be. Let us hope there will be better times, but they are a long time coming. James [----ple] was over at New Year's. He has got over his illness, which was very severe and kept him from work nearly six months. I hope he writes to his father. James [stained] neglect to write considering his father's age and that he may not [blank] him long to write in I trust Uncle Robert and all our friends are well. I would be glad to see youn all again, but I don't know when that will be if ever. I would like to have money enough to go over and live in or near [portaferry?], but that is not very likely, as money is something that never stuck to our family very [easily?] [Lucy?], Minnie and [-elp?] desire [---?] [blank] tend to your wife. [stained] [stained]Close