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 1841 - 1919 (78 years)
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| Name |
John Burgess |
| Born |
22 Mar 1841 |
Bakewell, Derbyshire, England  [1] |
| Christened |
25 Apr 1841 |
Bakewell, Derbyshire, England |
| Gender |
Male |
| Buried |
1919 |
Wallace, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died |
27 Sep 1919 |
Watts, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Notes |
- John Burgess son of Peter Burgess and Margaret Long, Master shoemaker born in Bakewell 1841. He married Elizabeth Hibbert.
Appears in the 1871 census, fathers John Burgess in 1878 but does not appear in the 1881 Census.
Hi wife Elizabeth is listed as a widow. No death record can be found for John in england.
Family lore from cousins in England indicate that John had left his wife for another and emigrated to Philadelphia in 1913. His daughter Laura saw him off.
The story above seems to have some facts mixed up between John 1841 and his son John born in 1878. John Jr. jumped ship in Montreal in October 1899. He was not married untill 1900 or after arriving in Canada.
The 1880 Census (June 3rd) for Wallace, Chester Pennsylvania lists
John Burgess Age 37 Shoemaker born in England
Annie Age 28 Keeping House born in England
Arthur son aged 1 Pennsyl.
The 1900 Census (June 2nd) for Wallace, Chester, Pennsylvania enumeration district 113 lists
John Burgess born March 1841, Age 59, number of years married 24 yrs, year emmigrated 1877, 22 years in the US, naturalized ,Shoemaker, owned Farm house.
Annie born Aug 1854?, Age 43, married 24 yrs,Children 4 living, 22 years in US, Housekeeper
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| Person ID |
I26 |
Bakewell Burgess | Confirmed relationship between Graham and Eric |
| Last Modified |
28 Sep 2015 |
| Father |
Peter Burgess, b. 9 Aug 1818, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England , d. 2 Mar 1862, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England (Age 43 years) |
| Mother |
Margaret Long, b. 11 Jan 1818, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England , d. 9 Jun 1885, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England (Age 67 years) |
| Married |
5 Nov 1838 |
Monyash, Derbyshire, england [2] |
| Family ID |
F7 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Elizabeth Hibbert, b. 1 Mar 1839, 169 Allen Street, North Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England , d. 1910 (Age 70 years) |
| Married |
21 Mar 1863 |
Edensor, Derbyshire, England [3] |
| Children |
| | 1. Sarah Burgess, b. 12 Apr 1871, Pilsley, Derbyshire, England , d. 1896 (Age 24 years) |
| | 2. Mary Jane Burgess, b. Mar 1873, d. 1892 (Age ~ 18 years) |
| + | 3. Laura Agnes Burgess, b. 1875, d. 1938 (Age 63 years) |
| + | 4. Peter Burgess, b. 26 Jan 1877, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England , d. November 1953, Great Longstone, Derbyshire, England (Age 76 years) |
| + | 5. John Burgess, b. 9 May 1878, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England , d. 18 Dec 1954, Kateri Pavillion Lasalle, Quebec (Age 76 years) |
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| Family ID |
F6 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Annie Oliver, b. 17 Aug 1853, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England , d. 03 Oct 1908, Wallace, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 55 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Arthur Burgess, b. 26 Nov 1878, Wallace, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 26 Sep 1966, Glenmoore, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 87 years) |
| + | 2. George Gaul Burgess, b. 12 Aug 1881, Glenmoore, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA |
| + | 3. Joseph Burgess, b. 17 Mar 1887, Pennsylvania, USA , bur. Roosevelt Memorial Park, Gardena, California, USA |
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| Last Modified |
17 Jun 2009 |
| Family ID |
F262 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 22 Mar 1841 - Bakewell, Derbyshire, England |
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| Christened - 25 Apr 1841 - Bakewell, Derbyshire, England |
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 | Married - 21 Mar 1863 - Edensor, Derbyshire, England |
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 | Buried - 1919 - Wallace, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA |
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 | Died - 27 Sep 1919 - Watts, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| Documents
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 | GRO cert birth John Burgess 1841
John Burgess son of Peter Burgess and Margaret Long |
 | GRO cert marriage John and Elizabeth Hibbert
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 | Marriage John Burgess and Elizabeth Hibbert
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 | 1841 Census Bakewell
Peter Burgess, wife Margaret, daughter Mary and son John |
 | 1851 census Bakewell
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 | 1861 Census Bakewell
1861 Census Bakewell Diamond Court
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 | 1871 census Matlock Bath
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 | 1880 Census Wallace
Wallace, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
 | 1900 Census Wallace
Wallace, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
 | 1910 census Los Angeles
Joseph Burgess and Family
San Antonio, Los Angeles, California |
 | Map of Glen More from 1883
property of John Burgess, Shoe shop just opposite The Methodist Church |
 | Obituary John Burgess
John Burgess 1841-1919 |
 | John Burgess Shop Wallace Pennsylvania
John Burgess Property February 10,1880 |
 | John Burgess Shoeshop
John Burgess Glen Moore 1881, new shop |
 | Newspaper- 58th Wedding anniversary
Wedding Anniversary notice listing all children and spouses |
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| Newspaper- 62nd Anniversary
Arthur and Ella Burgess 62nd Anniversary |
 | Newspaper -66th Wedding Anniversary
Arthur and Ella 66th wedding anniversary and children |
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| Obituary Arthur Burgess
Arthur Burgess of Glen More |
| Burgess Needlepoint
Needlepoint made by Beulah Burgess (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) |
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| Burgess bible
Family bible with inscription:
John Burgess with the affectionate love of his sincere friend
E. H. |
 | Letter From John to Arthur
November 1899
Letter of congratulations from John and Annie to their Son on his first job |
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| Telegram John's death
Telegram from Joe to Arthur regarding John's death |
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| Letter John Burgess 11/22/1907 PAGE 1
Letter from John Burgess Glen Moor Nov 22, 1907
Dear Son and Daughter,
I received your welcome letter Tuesday and was glad to hear from you am right glad to hear you are doing so well was surprised to hear you where [sic] in business for your self and hope it will be a success. I read the notices in the Downey papers you sent me to Postmaster Chs Hender?? and everybody in town knows it by this time.
With Regards to Geo I can tell you I am very sorry for the poor fellow, he was laid off work when he got back every thing ?? at cramps he came home as husked only about 80 shock of corn in the 2 weeks the weather was so bad, I must tell you that ?? said she did not care whether he went so that he sent her ?? of money, she wanted to leave him here and she would get home to her mother-, or he might go to Cal.
She told me he had given her his envelope every pay and that he had not lost any time since they were married they have a fine boy as I ever saw and he is good.
It appears to me that they live very near her parents and she is at her home all the time and they have ?? the money as he got it they have not paid for their furniture nor rent and when he came he looked as though he had been starved. I said to your mother if we did not send him out to you we should have him ?? I m sorry to have to write this to you... |
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| Letter John Burgess 11/22/1907 Page 2
shall try to get him off this next week if I posably [sic] can shall buy him a ticket through by the Southern Pacific ?? it will cost me over 60 Dollars but I have told him its money that I had saved to come to Cal and that he must pay me back he says he will pay it back as soon as he earns it. I shall be very much disapointed if he does not as it means much to me, I know it will be better for him come or I would not send him to you all he wants is encouragement and I am sure he will do well.
?? write a day or two before he starts as you will not ?? a time to write before he as ?? will send you some ?? and some ?? remember as to Gerty and tell how I should come ?? someday.
?? in good ?? and working, ?? Davis is still away I never hear his name mentioned ?? wish to be remembered to you they are coming to ?? dinner with us Sunday we are to have Rabbit Pies that I ?? the other day how about the ducks I shall have to ?? how I came shoot yet my eyesight as got much better
With love to you both we remain your loving parents John and Annie Burgess |
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| Letter John Burgess Oct 17th Page 1
San Fernando Calif Oct 17
Dear son and daughter
After the mail carrier had taken he letter I wrote last night I found your last letter it was raining this morning so did not go to work I am working on a orange ranch 21 miles from Los Angeles in a valley shut in by mountains. I have been one of the most fortunate ones that come to Cal my knowledge of fruit trees came in good for me I began pruning Orange on the 6 of July and now I have been for quite a while budding Orange and Lemon trees in the nursery. I have the nursery all to myself until the budding is done and then I expect to be laid off for the winter he has laid off 7 of his hands that have been here long before I came so I think I have given satisfaction he has sent me to several different places to prune. this is no place for to come to hunt work for the laborer among the men we had a Preacher and a Clerk out of a office fancy such men digging ... |
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| Letter John Burgess Oct 17th Page 2
... in ditches for water pipe to be laid but as it is men come to california for their health and get stranded and are glad to work at any thing they can get. The Preacher as just got a call which will pay him 900 a year Cal is one of the most God forsaken places you would wish to see in the summer time every thing as to be watered the land is just as bare and brown as it is with you in March but after the first rain the grass springs up every where since the heavy rain storm we had the grass growing fine. I have not written to any one since I came here so do not know anything I am here living by myself so I would like you to tell me all the news do not let Neil? have any thing out of the shop and do not sell one pair of lasts to any one will tell you later what to do with them or let any one have the shop. |
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| Letter John Burgess Oct 17th Page 3
Glad to hear you are all well and am right glad to hear you have a good crop of corn you will find note en closed.
must stop writing now for I have quite a long distance to go to the Post Office to mail this or it would not get away before ?? and I want you to get it ??
Your Father
John Burgess
San Fernando California
RDI# Box 6 |
 | Black Book, John Burgess
Inside front cover of Black book, appears to be an insurance policy |
 | Black Book, John Burgess Page 1
Work log for work done by John in San Fernando.
Work done for Mr P?
July 1908
Pruning olives, loading , cultivating
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 | Black Book, John Burgess P2-3
Work log for work done by John in San Fernando
August 1908
Pruning, digging pot holes, water trench, half-day pruning, half-day on pipeline, loading poles, pruning in nursery, working on pipeline, in nursery.
$36.00 pay
September
Working in Nursery, irrigating Frankhouse, working in nursery, pruning on Griswold ave, working in nursery, loading beets, irrigating on Frankhouse, working in nursery, another half-day, half-day Frankhouse Place
$46.00
Working in Nursery, |
 | Black Book, John Burgess P4-5
Work log for work done by John in San Fernando
Oct
Working on Frankhouse place, Gophers,working on nursery, gophers, half-day gophers, half-day nursery, nursery, 2 and a half hours in nursery, working on 304, and 288 and 304, nursery, loading olive wood
48.55
Nov
Picking olives, half-day picking olives, half-day pipeline, gophers, picking olives, and digging, working on power line, phone line, power line, 4 hours pipeline, 1 hr phone line, 4 hr power line, gophers, picking olives, digging sweet potatoes
$42.00
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 | Black Book, John Burgess P6-7
Work log for work done by John in San Fernando
Dec
digging sweet potatoes and hoeing, gophers, working on power line, gophers,hoeing Blue Gum, Working in Olive House, and irrigation
22.00 and 29.00
Shoemakers epitaph in Alston Moor Churchyard:
My cutting-board's to pieces split,
My size-stick "will no measures mete,
My rotten last's turn'd into holes,
My blunted knife cuts no more soles.
My hammer's head's flown from the haft,
No more Saint Mondays with the craft ;
My nippers, pincers, stirrup, and rag,
And all my kit have got the bag,
My lapstone's broke, my colour's o'er,
My gum-glass froze, my paste's no more,
My heels sew'd on, my pegs are driven, —
I hope I'm on the road to heaven !
Bakewell: recording the passing on of aunts and uncles,
Elizabeth Burgess wife of Francis Eyre Britt
John wagstaff and wife Mary Burgess
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 | Black Book, John Burgess P8-9
Matlock: Death of Ann Olivers parents Joseph and Ann
Letters and post cards 1912. possibly from his visit back to England
Wrote to 1912
Joe letter Jan 8th
Geo Post cards 8th
Geo letter Jan 10th, March 2, April 17th, July 5th
Mrs. B feby 29th cards, 7 march letter 25, 27 cards, April 1 paper 7th letter, 10th cards, 13th paper. 16th news, june 9 letter, jly 1 letter, july 11 letter, aug 3rd
Interest
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 | Black Book, John Burgess P10-11
Dr Keeley 1912
Feby 6 visit + medicine
13 medecine
March 4
Addresses:
Geo G Burgess, Downey California
Jos Burgess, Watts box 83 California
Fred Reeday, 90 chs Merriman, Lake side San Diego Cal
April 21st 3:30 1918
Earthquake |
 | Black Book, John Burgess P12-13
Bakewell March 25 191?
In Remembrance of
Philip Roe who died 12th Sept 18??
The vocal powers here let us Mark
Of Philip our late parish Clark
In church none ever heard a Lay man
With a clearer voice say Amen
Who now with Hallelujahs sound
Like him can make the roofs rebound
The choir lement his Choral Tones
The Town - so soon here lie his Bones
Sleep undisturbed within peacefully
Till Angels wake the with such shrill?
notes as time.
We must live while we live
And love while we may
Dread in Woman doubt in man
So slips the Infinate away
Gather ye Rose buds, when ye may |
 | Black Book, John Burgess P14-15
Nathen Wass
Matlock Green Died
Aug 25 1781 Aged 24
Sideways:
This world is like a crooked street
Death is the market place where
all must meet
Was life a merchantdice that-
Man could buy
The rich would live and-
the poor might die.
Matlock town ???
Mount Whitney Inyo Ca 14502ft
above sea level + Death valley 422ft below sea level.
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 | Black Book, John Burgess P16-17
Peter Burgess
north Church St., Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
Mrs. Laura Statham
Kirkham House, Waterloo Rd, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England
Arthur Burgess
Glen Moore, Penna.
Geo Burgess
23498 Cumberland St. Philadelphia PA.
Joe Burgess
Watts, Calif Box 83
Next Page blank
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 | Black Book, John Burgess P18-19
P18 Blank
Below is a transcription of what appears to be a return trip from England to the US:
Lv Liverpool June 18 1913 4 oclock
June 20 miles 269.1 hours past
" 21 " 288.5 " "
" 22 " 280.5 " "
" 23 " 274 20m "
" 24 " 307 28m "
" 25 " 290
" 26 " 270
" 27 " 306
28 296
29 320 |
 | Black Book, John Burgess P20-21
In memory of the past
Dried flowers upside down on page |
 | Black Book, John Burgess P22-23
Why did you not say you loved me
While I was with you round the house,
In lieu of bringing flowers now,
When I am laid beneath the earth?
Your lips where sealed and seemed congealed
To all those currents, pure, divine,
Where nature meant that you should yeald,
And brighten up your life and mine.
My sould was starved and underfed
For sweet love words you might have said,
Tis little things we leave undone,
That keep our hearts from being one,
And make the way of life as rough,
And tell the soul its had enough
Regrets the pang we all endure
When loved ones pass to yonder shore
And leave us here with words unsaid,
So justly due departed dead.
'Tis the unspoken thoughts we hold,
And not come out like lovers bold,
That blights the life of many a one
Before their joys on earth are done
July 3rd 1916 John Burgess- 75
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 | Black Book, John Burgess P24-25
To the Dead.
Gone art thou- gone? And is the light of day
Still shining- is my hair not touched with joy?
But evening draweth nigh. I pass the door
And see the walking on the dim lit shore
Gone art thou-gone; and weary by? the brink
Of Lethe waiting their? Oh do not drink
Drink not-forgit not. Wait a little while;
I shall be with this we again may smile.
In Memory
Full many moons have swelled the tide of life's great shoreless Sea,
Since Dear Annie became my bride
and gave up all for me.
In Heaven they lived my sweet
Annie, for earth to pure and fair;
They called her to the summerland?
She lives just over there"
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 | Black Book, John Burgess P26-27
Spring comes but Once
When I was a young lad-
And that is long ago-
I thought that luck loved every man,
And time his only foe;
And love was like a hawthornbush
That blossomed in the May,
And one had but to chose his flower
For thats the young lads way!
Oh youth's a thriftless squanderer;
Its easy come and spent;
And heavy is the going now
Where once the light feet went.
The Hawthornbush puts on its white
The throstle whistles clear,
But spring comes once for every man
Just once in all the year.
John Burgess Aged 72 March 22 1913 |
 | Black Book, John Burgess P28-29
Scots Emulsion
Cod liver oil 14oz
1 can condensed milk Nestles
half pint lime water
any flavouring extract
Yam Buck
1 oil of swallows
1 " " Eucalyptus
1 White wax
1 box vaseline
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8oz Cod liver oil 4 oz glycerine
1 gill lime water 3 ? swiss milk
2 tea spoonfulls essence of Almonds
Mermaids. The Dugong, which however,
is not a fish at all, but a mammal,
has by its peculiar attitude in
the water and its demonstrations
of affection towards its young
given rise to the fable of the mermaid. |
 | Black Book, John Burgess P30-31
Thou art gone from my gaze like beautiful dream
But I seek in vain by meadow and stream
Oft I breathe thy clear name to the winds passing by
But thy sweet voice is mute to my bussoms heavy sigh
* Yet I feel thou art near and where ere I may be
That thy spirit of love keeps a watch over me
Of the Birds in the bower fresh companions I make
Every simple wild flower I prize for thy sake
* Thou art gone from my gaze but well not repine
For the home thou art in will ere long be mine
For I feel thou art near where I may be
That thy spirit of love keeps a watch over me
2 verse
The deep woods and dark wilds a pleasure impart
For their solitude suits my sad sorrow worn heart
* of verse
In the stillness of night when the stars mildly shine
my heart fondly holds a communion with thine
What is wanted
In the city, in he village,
In the country or the town,
There are people by the millions,
Who are sad and oft cast down,
They are waiting for the sunshine
Which cometh from above;
Don't you know that they are dying
For a little bit of love?
Is a smile so very costly,
A kind word so very dear,
That we seldom give to others
What would brighten would cheer
Let us scatter smiles and sunshine
As They're showered from above
Over all the world thats dying
For a little bit of love
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 | Black Book, John Burgess P32-33
Account of Arthur Burgess Act?
? of Annie Burgess. Late of Wallace Township
Chester co. deceased
The accountant charges himself as follows
Each paid for letters $7.00
" " E G Manger Undertaker 65.00
" " ? Tomb Stones 58.00
" " Daily local Ad Letters 2.00
" " Fairview C. Burial Lot 13.50
" " " Digging grave 5.00
" " Hampton Baker 1.33
" " Annie Shingle Services 2.50
" " Kate Rice " 2.50
" " Dr. Corson medical services 16.50
" " W H Miller Groceries 5.78
" " E Spackman Passing Ac 10.25
" " J Newt Wynn Attorney 25.00
" " Arthur Burgess Compens 30.00
By Balance due Estate and paid out under intestate law 500.00
745.21
To amt. on deposit in Phila 500.03 Savings fund 7th ad Walnut St
? received from John Burgess,
to pay funeral expenses 245.78
745.21
Paid John Burgess .25 125.00
" Arthur Burgess .25 125.01
" Geo Burgess .25 125.01
" Jos Burgess .25 125.01
$500.03
We the undersigned being all partis named above, do hereby acknowledge that we have received our shares of the estae of annie Burgess, deceased.
Died Oct 3rd 1908
Aged 54 years.
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 | Black Book, John Burgess P34-35
Newspaper clipping on the will of William C.Wilson
Those who live on he mountain have a longer day than those who live in the valley.
Sometimes all we need to brighten our day is to rise a little higher.
Hoover
29 persons win 4, 377, 000 acres
Canada and Newfoundland 3, 750,000 square miles estimated population 8 000 000
Public Sale of John's House
Clippings: Rich and Poor, Be True to Man
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 | Black Book, John Burgess
Various clippings: Not a Bad World, The Only way, A Golden Way, we can't live without it, The old House at Home, He Never Smiles Again, Seek the Best, Drawing the Line, The Last rose of summer.
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| Letter John Burgess Sep 17, 1911 P1-3
Letter From John to Arthur and Ella,
Dear Son and Daughter,
You will no doubt be surprised to hear from me.
but I could not leave without writing to you I am here in Philadelphia
last Sunday Geo and Joe came to Los Angeles to see me off they want me to come back to Calif but I do not know how it will be. I am sailing from here next Saturday 23rd I go on board at 8AM. I shall stay this winter and by that time I shall see how I like it would very much like to see you both if it where possible before I leave, if not write to Keystone hotel room 39.
I am well but tired out having been on the train from last Sunday.
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| Letter John Burgess Sep 17, 1911 P2-3
Letter from John to Arthur and Ella cont...
...untill yesterday morning ?:30 am when they landed? me at Germantown
live ? where they took care of me until 6:30 when I came to ? station.
I had a most wonderful trip from Los angeles to San francisco then to Sacramento but I must tell you about the boat trip I crossed the San Francisco Bay at Fort Costa it is the largest ferry boat in the world it takes on the largest ? trains and there is room for one more ?? 4 tracks so you may have some idea of the size of it. After leaving Sacramento? we strike the Sierra Nevada mountains and the sights are beyond? description we are 6000 and 7000 ft ? ? I looked down in...
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| Sources |
- [S3] Bakewell parish transcripts.
- [S6] Certified copy of an entry of marriage, General Register Office, (October 6th 1992).
- [S5] Edensor Parish.
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