(2 let us know in the next letter and I will send all directions in the letter again and I will keep her as a brother untill I will get a plave for her -sp if shevants to come there is a home for her. My dear Brother-in-law and sister I mean to inform you and let you know that myself and mother felt very bad when we heard about cousin Jack (? - name fifficult to read) O'Mahony's death and all his cousins both men and women and a lso about Thomas Sheehan's death. We were sur- prised and we thought he would live for fifty years to come and also about William Higgins death and as his daughter being married tto Denny Mack and her being joined in the family. I am very proud of it. You will let me know how is John Molihane (?) and Daniel Creedon in your next letter or how are the(y) pulling out in Barrick. And also you will let me know how is Patrick Mahony and family - are the(y) in good health? (Rest of letter missing). LETTER 2. From CATHERINE CREEDON, mother of the writer of the first letter, to her daughter Mrs. Catherine Sheehan probably resident at Burnfort Mallow. I have no way of knowing whether the writer Catherine Creedon actually married the wealthy American mentioned in letter I. She does not sign her name at the end of the letter which contains a good deal of information about her sons and d aughters in America. Pleasant Valley November 28th I886 My dear daughter and husband, I am going to take my pen in hand to write t hese few lines to you hoping to find yourselve and husband in good health and the two sons Thomas a nd Patrick in good health as the departing of these few lines laves myself and my son John and wife and family in good health - thanks be to God for his kind mercy towards us all. My dear daughter, I mean to inform you and let you know that I would have written to you lomg before this but I waswaiting t hinking that you would write and find out how your mother was in health a nd to find out wheather she was dead or living. But thanks be to God, I am in good health My dear d aughter, I mean to inform you and let you know that your brother John and wife and family is in good health. He is going to write to y ou coming on the New Year and send you a New Year's gift. Also