The paper the letters are written on is delicate, the ink faint, the penmanship challenging, and the spelling archaic (if not sometimes just plain wrong). Scanning them would also be very time-consuming, and my family situation makes in not feasible at this time.
However, the gist of all these letters can be summarized as, "Esteemed (etc.) aunt, I hope you are well. Please send money." Sorry not to be able to be of more help right now. Katharine (with an "A" in the middle). On Aug 2, 12:51 am, eric edgar <[email protected]> wrote: > Katherine, > > I did a project for a George family in the Fremont Hayward area a few years > ago and was never able to identify the immigrant ancestor. They were from > the Azores and arrived before 1860. > > I'd be interested in a scan or copy as I have a dozen or more projects > involving Flores families. > > Eric Edgar > > On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Katharine <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Does anyone have info on ANTONIO JOSÉ JORGE and his wife ANNA LUÍZA of > > Ponta da Fajã Grande das Flores? They had (at least) two children who > > immigrated to Northern California, Frank A. George (b. ca. 1848, > > presumably as FRANCISCO JORGE ) and ISABEL THOMAZIA (b. ca. 1854). > > > In addition, I have over old letters to Isabel in Portuguese from two > > nieces and a nephew of hers who stayed behind in Ponta da Fajã Grande: > > > 7 are signed by MARIA MATEUS (or Matheus) SILVEIRA (1913-1938); > > > 8 are signed by ANA FLORIPES (or Floripe or Fluripas) DA SILVEIRA (7 > > between 1917-1926, plus 1 undated); and, > > > 1 is signed by MANUEL LUÍZ FURTADO (1936). > > > Additionally, I have an undated letter from JOSÉ ANTÓNIO VALADÃO > > (possibly from Flores) and a 1921 letter from ISABEL FURTADO in > > Oakland, California. > > > Does any recognize any of these names? > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<azores%[email protected]>. > > Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. > > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > > membership."- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
