"Dear Minnie..."

Emma Savage's Letters to Araminta Brown

Sent to Miss M.Brown, 2 Eastfield, Dover Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight; again the stamp on the back of the envelope: "received RYDE Aug 22 00".

Aug 21st /00

BRICK KILN FARM

GLEMSFORD SUFFOLK

Dear Minnie,

I was pleased to hear from you. We have opened the Shakespeare and are doing very well from the first start. Rillo is cook and I am very pleased to say he gets on very well with Will who speaks well of him and Gersham is certainly better since Rillo talked to him so we are getting on first class.

Master & I went to Ireland for a fortnight we went to Dublin stayed three days - the drink is the curse of Ireland and the Priests they are everywhere - we went to the Lakes of Killarney 200 miles from Dublin a beautiful place such lovely scenery but oh such poverty poor creatures, its a good job you did not go to live there its very well for a visit. The electric trams are grand they have a splendid system. from Killarney we went by coach through the mountains 42 miles it was splendid - then we stayed at Glengariff 3 days then on a coach 12 miles further to Bantry took the train to Cork stayed there 3 days then back to Dublin for home we did enjoy ourselves.

Kate left while we were away she was always giving notice so this time Will said she had better go - we dont miss her a bit, Annie is alright her sweetheart is ordered to China he sends money up till now baby grows well so they says
how is your sweetheart
have you had a rise?

Yours affec E. Savage.

The Shakespeare Hotel, 88-90 York Road Lambeth

Florillo William Brown, Minnie's brother

William Savage, manager of the Shakespeare, Emma and George's nephew

Gershom Dan Brown - will his good behaviour last?

It is possible that the reference to a suggested move to Ireland is linked to Minnie's relationship with Mr McGuire, whom she married on his return from the Boer War

An Irish visit echoed by the Morris Men of Little Egypt in 2005.

Kate has not been traceable

Probably Annie Wright - her own pages are being prepared, but she appears at Brick Kiln

Possibly to confront the Boxer Rebellion as a soldier

A baby? What can this mean. Annie's pages will reveal all.

Read about what we know about the
Brown Family History

Follow the search for the
Savage family
of Cavendish, with several twists and a final, slightly embarrassing, turn

Emma's next letter to Minnie

A list of all the
letters from and to the Browns

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September 5 2005
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