This letter is the only item we have of our Grandmother, Nellie O'Brien Shannon. She died when our father was 19 yrs. old.
The letter is from Nellie O'Brien Shannon to her sister "Sug".(Genevieve O'Brien)
We were all delighted to read these words. I have allowed the punctuation and spelling to remain in tact.
 The "kid" she is referring to is my father, Tom Shannon. Nell died in 1930 at the age of forty three.
Envelope:

From:  N. Shannon
           7055 Marquette Ave.
           St. Louis

                         Miss Jean O'Brien
                         T.B. Hospital
                         Oak Forest, Ill.
                         rm207
 
 

St. Louis
6 a.m.
Nov. 26, 1919

Dear Sug:
Rec'd your letter & glad to hear you are feeling better you had better be careful about washing your head this cold weather we have been having fine weather here untill last night it started raining & sleeting & turned awful cold. Sug I phoned down town for a bath robe for you  & they sent it out but I wouldn't have it so I sent it back & I will go down myself Fri or Sat. as Tom is going to be off till Monday. You know Loretta Tom's cousin is going to be married this evening & I guess we will go if it is not too wintry  Tom bought her a nice carving set she is going to have a big wedding & I guess she will get a lot of nice presents. Well Sug how do you like the hospital by now & do you feel much better I had a letter from Kate & she said you wanted some jelly you know I never made any jelly this year but I am going to try to get you some Tine called me up last nicht (you know I got my phone at last)& said she was going to fix you a box this morning. Sug did you get the slippers I sent & do you like them I thought they would be nice to slep on when you get up & you ccan look for the robe in a few days
Yes Sug the gang stell comes in as regular as ever I wish you were here now I have punch-board & a turkey-punch board & such an uproar you never heard they would drive you mad Elmer wants to have  people in to clean up the Turkey-board he thinks he is going to have a Turkey for tomorrow. the slot machineaint in it with this noise Yellow was in this morning he goes in on the 6:00 train & you can hear him 2 blocks away hollering Shannigan we don't be up half the time when he comes across the track shouting we don't get up until a quarter to six it sure is a whole lot differint now since we are up here. Papa bought a new wall case for $40 the other day it sure is nice Well Sug I guess Mayme will be going up now real soon & might get a chance to come around xmas. you said I ought to hop in behind you if you only knew how I would like to I wish I could lay down & sleet for a week with nothing to bother about. I am getting as fat as a pig. I was down home the other evening & went to the Grand they are all getting along fine down there poor old Wilhelm wnet home. he says she wants to sell out & come here to live she wants to get a place out here in Lindenwood Well Sug I guess this is all for this time is it near eight now & I have to get the kid ready for school ans. soon & don't wait for me to write, just write as often as you can hope you have a nice Thanksgiving. here is a dollar get something to eat with it & if you want anything don't hesitate to ask for it. Good bye for this time.
                                                       Nell