Correspondence between Mr and Mrs Bates
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[upper left letter]
but I hope you will be
home Soon again Vera is
quite well and is coming
down soon. She wishes to
be remembered to you. Tom
is working away Still. Mollie
and himself are alway asking
about you. The Child is
getting a fine little thing.
You Mother was not quite so
well. for a while. your Father
is alright. So I will close
and if you do not write
soon I will forget I am married
at all
[next page]
Mrs Lucy Nan
Nannie wishes to
be remembered to
you I remain
Your Loving
Wife Maggie
x x x x x x
Marsh Rd
Drogheda
Ireland
May 27th" " 18
My Dearest Husband
Just a line hoping
it will find you quite well
and that you received my
last letter. it is really too
bad of you you do not
write to me, I do be
ashamed when people
asks me about you
[/upper left letter]
[upper right letter]
Well Dear Jack Micksey
Lynch did not go back
yet. he got Seven days
extra he did not care
if the Flu lasted for
six months more you
know what he is going
back, Paddy Donnelly
was home for a month
he is gone Back. he did
not Marry the Little Widow
but she married another
fellow a widower last
Monday . what do you
think of that. I had a
letter from Verna She
is better She will be
home next month
and expects to have a good
[next page]
Marsh Rd
Drogheda
Ireland
July 21st" 18
My Dearest Husband
Just a line hoping
it will find you quite
well. and that you
got the Watch and Tobacco
alright. I did not
receive the Money you
Sent me as yet. do
you think I aught to
write about it. I
suppose you are Sending
[/upper right letter]
[lower left letter]
From
xxxxxxxxx Vera Marsh Rd
xxxxxxxxxx Drogheda
From xxxxx Wife x Aug 18th..18
the x x
My Dearest Husband
an answer to your ever
kind and welcome letter. I
was glad to see by it you
got the OXO. alright. it was
a good job it was not
broken. I have Verna down
for a fortnight. She is
looking well and says
she wished you were
home. if you were
[/lower left letter]
[lower right letter]
5
I am doing grand on your
separation Allowance and
my only thought is of you
so have everything comfortable
in the little home if
God spares you to come.
which I hope wont be
long, and then I shall
be as good to you
as you have been to
me. we are having
good weather here now
but it has been very
cold barely. well Jack
I sent you the Argus
this week but I think
I put the wrong Address
on it
[/lower right letter]
-
[upper left letter]
but I hope you will be
home Soon again Vera is
quite well and is coming
down soon. She wishes to
be remembered to you. Tom
is working away Still. Mollie
and himself are alway asking
about you. The Child is
getting a fine little thing.
You Mother was not quite so
well. for a while. your Father
is alright. So I will close
and if you do not write
soon I will forget I am married
at all
[next page]
Mrs Lucy Nan
Nannie wishes to
be remembered to
you I remain
Your Loving
Wife Maggie
x x x x x x
Marsh Rd
Drogheda
Ireland
May 27th" " 18
My Dearest Husband
Just a line hoping
it will find you quite well
and that you received my
last letter. it is really too
bad of you you do not
write to me, I do be
ashamed when people
asks me about you
[/upper left letter]
[upper right letter]
Well Dear Jack Micksey
Lynch did not go back
yet. he got Seven days
extra he did not care
if the Flu lasted for
six months more you
know what he is going
back, Paddy Donnelly
was home for a month
he is gone Back. he did
not Marry the Little Widow
but she married another
fellow a widower last
Monday . what do you
think of that. I had a
letter from Verna She
is better She will be
home next month
and expects to have a good
[next page]
Marsh Rd
Drogheda
Ireland
July 21st" 18
My Dearest Husband
Just a line hoping
it will find you quite
well. and that you
got the Watch and Tobacco
alright. I did not
receive the Money you
Sent me as yet. do
you think I aught to
write about it. I
suppose you are Sending
[/upper right letter]
[lower left letter]
From
xxxxxxxxx Vera Marsh Rd
xxxxxxxxxx Drogheda
From xxxxx Wife x Aug 18th..18
the x x
My Dearest Husband
an answer to your ever
kind and welcome letter. I
was glad to see by it you
got the OXO. alright. it was
a good job it was not
broken. I have Verna down
for a fortnight. She is
looking well and says
she wished you were
home. if you were
[/lower left letter]
-
[upper left letter]
but I hope you will be
home Soon again Vera is
quite well and is coming
down soon. She wishes to
be remembered to you. Tom
is working away Still. Mollie
and himself are alway asking
about you. The Child is
getting a fine little thing.
You Mother was not quite so
well. for a while. your Father
is alright. So I will close
and if you do not write
soon I will forget I am married
at all
[next page]
Mrs Lucy Nan
Nannie wishes to
be remembered to
you I remain
Your Loving
Wife Maggie
x x x x x x
Marsh Rd
Drogheda
Ireland
May 27th" " 18
My Dearest Husband
Just a line hoping
it will find you quite well
and that you received my
last letter. it is really too
bad of you you do not
write to me, I do be
ashamed when people
asks me about you
[/upper left letter]
[upper right letter]
Well Dear Jack Micksey
Lynch did not go back
yet. he got Seven days
extra he did not care
if the Flu lasted for
six months more you
know what he is going
back, Paddy Donnelly
was home for a month
he is gone Back. he did
not Marry the Little Widow
but she married another
fellow a widower last
Monday . what do you
think of that. I had a
letter from Verna She
is better She will be
home next month
and expects to have a good
[next page]
Marsh Rd
Drogheda
Ireland
July 21st" 18
My Dearest Husband
Just a line hoping
it will find you quite
well. and that you
got the Watch and Tobacco
alright. I did not
receive the Money you
Sent me as yet. do
you think I aught to
write about it. I
suppose you are Sending
[/upper right letter]
[lower left letter]
From
xxxxxxxxx Vera Marsh Rd
xxxxxxxxxx Drogheda
From xxxxx Wife x Aug 18th..18
the x x
My Dearest Husband
an answer to your ever
kind and welcome letter. I
was glad to see by it you
got the OXO. alright. it was
a good job it was not
broken. I have Verna down
for a fortnight. She is
looking well and says
-
[upper left letter]
but I hope you will be
home Soon again Vera is
quite well and is coming
down soon. She wishes to
be remembered to you. Tom
is working away Still. Mollie
and himself are alway asking
about you. The Child is
getting a fine little thing.
You Mother was not quite so
well. for a while. your Father
is alright. So I will close
and if you do not write
soon I will forget I am married
at all
[next page]
Mrs Lucy Nan
Nannie wishes to
be remembered to
you I remain
Your Loving
Wife Maggie
x x x x x x
Marsh Rd
Drogheda
Ireland
May 27th" " 18
My Dearest Husband
Just a line hoping
it will find you quite well
and that you received my
last letter. it is really too
bad of you you do not
write to me, I do be
ashamed when people
asks me about you
[/upper left letter]
[upper right letter]
Well Dear Jack Micksey
Lynch did not go back
yet. he got Seven days
extra he did not care
if the Flu lasted for
six months more you
know what he is going
back, Paddy Donnelly
was home for a month
he is gone Back. he did
not Marry the Little Widow
but she married another
fellow a widower last
Monday . what do you
think of that. I had a
letter from Verna She
is better She will be
home next month
and expects to have a good
[next page]
Marsh Rd
Drogheda
Ireland
July 21st" 18
My Dearest Husband
Just a line hoping
it will find you quite
well. and that you
got the Watch and Tobacco
alright. I did not
receive the Money you
Sent me as yet. do
you think I aught to
write about it. I
suppose you are Sending
[/upper right letter]
-
[upper left letter]
but I hope you will be
home Soon again Vera is
quite well and is coming
down soon. She wishes to
be remembered to you. Tom
is working away Still. Mollie
and himself are alway asking
about you. The Child is
getting a fine little thing.
You Mother was not quite so
well. for a while. your Father
is alright. So I will close
and if you do not write
soon I will forget I am married
at all
[next page]
Mrs Lucy Nan
Nannie wishes to
be remembered to
you I remain
Your Loving
Wife Maggie
x x x x x x
Marsh Rd
Drogheda
Ireland
May 27th" " 18
My Dearest Husband
Just a line hoping
it will find you quite well
and that you received my
last letter. it is really too
bad of you you do not
write to me, I do be
ashamed when people
asks me about you
[/upper left letter]
[upper right letter]
Well Dear Jack Micksey
Lynch did not go back
yet. he got Seven days
extra he did not care
if the Flu lasted for
six months more you
know what he is going
back, Paddy Donnelly
was home for a month
he is gone Back. he did
not Marry the Little Widow
but she married another
fellow a widower last
Monday . what do you
think of that. I had a
letter from Verna She
is better She will be
home next month
and expects to have a good
[next page]
Marsh Rd
Drogheda
Ireland
July 21st" 18
My Dearest Husband
Just a line hoping
it will find you quite
well. and that you
got the Watch and Tobacco
alright. I did not
receive the Money you
Sent me as yet. do
you think I aught to
write about it. I
suppose you are Sending
-
[upper left letter]
but I hope you will be
home Soon again Vera is
quite well and is coming
down soon. She wishes to
be remembered to you. Tom
is working away Still. Mollie
and himself are alway asking
about you. The Child is
getting a fine little thing.
You Mother was not quite so
well. for a while. your Father
is alright. So I will close
and if you do not write
soon I will forget I am married
at all
[next page]
Mrs Lucy Nan
Nannie wishes to
be remembered to
you I remain
Your Loving
Wife Maggie
x x x x x x
Marsh Rd
Drogheda
Ireland
May 27th" " 18
My Dearest Husband
Just a line hoping
it will find you quite well
and that you received my
last letter. it is really too
bad of you you do not
write to me, I do be
ashamed when people
asks me about you
[/upper left letter]
[upper right letter]
-
[upper right letter]
but I hope you will be
home Soon again Vera is
quite well and is coming
down soon. She wishes to
be remembered to you. Tom
is working away Still. Mollie
and himself are alway asking
about you. The Child is
getting a fine little thing.
You Mother was not quite so
well. for a while. your Father
is alright. So I will close
and if you do not write
soon I will forget I am married
at all
[next page]
Mrs Lucy Nan
Nannie wishes to
be remembered to
you I remain
Your Loving
Wife Maggie
x x x x x x
Marsh Rd
Drogheda
Ireland
May 27th" " 18
My Dearest Husband
Just a line hoping
it will find you quite well
and that you received my
last letter. it is really too
bad of you you do not
write to me, I do be
ashamed when people
asks me about you
[/upper right letter]
-
[upper right letter]
but I hope you will be
home Soon again Vera is
quite well and is coming
down soon. She wishes to
be remembered to you. Tom
is working away Still. Mollie
and himself are alway asking
about you. The Child is
getting a fine little thing.
You Mother was not quite so
well. for a while. your Father
is alright. So I will close
and if you do not write
soon I will forget I am married
at all
[next page]
Mrs Lucy Nan
Nannie wishes to
be remembered to
you I remain
Your Loving
Wife Maggie
x x x x x x
Marsh Rd
Drogheda
Ireland
May 27th" " 18
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