Tom Black, Chicago to Thomas Hall, County Armagh
To: Thomas Hall, Eden Cottage, Loughgall, County Armagh, Ireland. 342 Winchester Av [Avenue?] 18th June 1890 My Dear Grandpapa I hope you are quite well & has completely got over your influenza. This is a beautiful city & the parks are something excelllent. I guess you would like them. it has been very warm you bet this last two or three day [sic] you could go naked it would boil the gravy out of you. yesterday was decoration day & we all went to the park it was very pleasant. there are about one hundred boats on the lakes & it is very nice watching them all sailing through each other. I applied for a position in one of the housefurnishing houses. It is about the size of the Bank Building but there was no vacancy at present. There is a row of trees up the streets here they are very pleasant. I have not been quarter over the City as yet, but I intend going further from this next week then I will see more of it. I believe State St [Street?] is one of the nicest streets in the city. I suppose your fruit is not ripe yet. We have strawberries all the year round we got a box Yesterday & the day before at 5 cents or 2 1/2d [pence?] of your money a pound so that is very cheap We have new potatoes every day the [they?] are sold at 1s [shilling 3 1/4d B[pence?] a peck They were using them long before we came here so you see we are very early here. I hope your crop are doing well & that all your cattle are in good form. I must close now with love to Grandmamma & all my Uncles & Aunts I remain Dear Grandpapa your affect [affectionate?] Grandson Tom P.S. I hope Aunt Annie is keeping strong & in good fighting formClose