May 8, 1887 Telegram from Cousin Kate Leonard in Brooklyn to John F. Armstrong
This telegram was sent to John Francis Armstrong (1845-1893) by his cousin Kate Leonard (c. 1849-1929) in Brooklyn, New York on May 8th, 1887.
Dear Brother John: Kitty Armstrong’s Letters from New York to John Francis Armstrong
In April of 1887, when Kitty was twenty-six, she and her younger sister, Annie, left Ireland for New York in defiance of the family in Sligo. These are transcriptions of two letters that Kitty wrote to John Francis after she and Annie had arrived in New York and made contact with their cousin, Kate Leonard.
Runaway Sisters: The Story Behind the Photo of Annie and Kitty Armstrong and Their Brother John F. Armstrong
A small collection of letters written to my great-great-grandfather, John Francis Armstrong, has been passed down in my mother’s family for generations now. Written in 1887, they generally refer to three family crises that occurred that year.