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Angelo writes to his grandmother letting her know that the ship of which he previously spoke was the one she would have been on. He guesses it was God’s plan that she not suffer on such a long journey, and that is would be better for her to leave…

Vincenzo is happy that all of Rosina's family and his wife's sister's family is well. He heard his wife had a cold and a hard cough. He bought some towels for Maria, which he had to go to New York to buy and they cost four dollars. He is also sending…

Giuseppe writes his mother in law to thank her for the pasta ("tagliatelle) and flour (farina) and thanks on behalf of Angiolino for the 3000 lire. He assures her that she is always on their minds and he is tormented knowing that although she is in…

Angelo talks about making sure nonna takes care of herself better. He wants to dance and sing with her again. He asks her how she feels being distant from family. Angelo mentions Antonio is heading back to Genova. He wishes to see Antonio and wishes…

Angelo writes to his grandmother. He is responding to her last letter that was sent on the 7th of February. He assures his grandmother that she will recover from her illness with care and will be able to come to America. He also states that he is…

Vincenzo sends a letter to his wife writing about her health and the health of her mother. He is trying to keep her calm and reassuring her that everything will be ok.

Giuseppe hopes that Zia Antonietta and all the other family members are fine. Giuseppina is supposed to leave for the U.S. in February, but she postponed her trip in March, because of her poor health conditions. There are recurring interesting uses…

Peppino writes about Angiolino's accident while working. He has a swollen gland on his groin and needs 8 days of complete rest. Rosina adds one page to the letter in which she describes her daily activities and points out that the flour has run out…

Maria Teresa informs Giuseppina that since she is intending to leave at the end of March, her son Carmelo Bruzzese, will come to say goodbye in mid March in Naples. Her son is Raffaele, from Genova. there is a relationship through marriage…

Vincenzo is happy that Giuseppina has recovered from being sick and gotten up. He couldn't close his eyes day or night because he was worried about her. He asks her to go visit the Madonna di Pompei and to go to confession and receive communion.