sentence from the first handwritten letter is in the past

Last updated: 2/18/2023

sentence from the first handwritten letter is in the past tense We all want to save our money to bring our families over to America Sophia you will see I will begin our future here in America Tomorrow I begin my search for work I was 1 As a young child I remember listening to stories about Angelo Pag great grandfather who emigrated from Italy to the United States in th 1900s I had always envisioned him traveling on a ship like the Titan across the Atlantic in a luxury liner to his new home in America 2 Those fanciful images faded one warm autumn day when as I was out the attic I uncovered a collection of old letters tied together with green ribbon The paper was yellow and dry and started to crumble a touched it As I carefully untied the ribbon and unfolded the top letter realized the writing was Italian My knowledge of the language is limi spaghetti and espresso but from the greeting at the beginning of th and the signature at the end I could tell that the letter was written by great grandfather to Sofia his beloved wife and my great grandmoth Immediately I decided to have the letters translated into English so tl could learn more about Angelo and the rest of my family nervous as I went through inspections 3 A few weeks later I received the translations I learned so much ab family and about my heritage through Angelo s words I learned abou hopes for a better future Here these few letters offer a small glance past and my present My dearest Sofia I must begin by telling you how much I miss you and our beautiful family The voyage here was long and difficult I could not wait until I was once again on dry land I was nervous as I went through inspections here Many people were not allowed to go into New York City I am healthy though Sofia you will see I will begin our future here in America As planned our neighbor s son in law a fine young man met me at the boat dock I was so happy to hear him speak Italian He took me to my lodgings a small room in a cramped building There are so many people in such a big city I share the room with several other lodgers We are all immigrants who are either working or looking for work We all want to save money to bring our families over to America I cannot complain I have a roof over my head and I am warm and dry Tomorrow I begin my search for work They have no need for farmers in the city but I know I can find a job I will send for you soon