| Title: | Elizabeth Foster, Canada to Rev. George Kirkpatrick, Dublin |
|---|---|
| ID | 1090 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Foster, Elizabeth/52 (2) |
| Year | 1823 |
| Sender | Foster (n. Kirkpatrick), Elizabeth |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | upper middle-class housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | York, Upper Canada, Canada |
| Destination | Dublin, Ireland |
| Recipient | Rev. George Kirkpatrick |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | D 1424/11: Purchased From John A. Gamble, 44 Taunton Ave., Belfast 15. Eliz [Elizabeth?] Foster at York, Upper Canada to Rev. George Kirkpatrick, 57 Eccles Street, [Dublin?], 14 October 1823. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9003048 |
| Date | 14/10/1823 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 26:03:1990 GMC created 17:09:1990 CD input 10:09:1 |
| Word Count | 576 |
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| Transcript | Reverend George Kirkpatrick 57 Eccles Street York Upper Canada Oct 14th 1823 My dearest Brother It is now above three months since I received your truly affectionate & welcome letter by our dear Thomas & had hoped long ere this to have taken up my pen to thank you for it.- I trust however you will make all due & charitable allowances or me & not attribute my long silence either to laziness or want of affection; but that you will accept my warmest thanks (although offered so late) for your letter & for your handsome presents to me & to your nephew & niece. - I need not I trust say much to convince you of the unfeigned sorrow with which we have lately heard of the irrepairable [irreparable?] loss we have all sustained by the death of our revered & beloved Grandmamma - yet how can we repine when we reflect how long she was spared to us & that we have every reason to hope & believe that she is now reaping the reward of her exemplary life which at her advanced age she has resigned with such pious resignation into the hands of her Maker.- We had last week the pleasure of receiving my beloved Mothers letter of Augst [August?] 14th - which came we suppose by the Dublin, which Vessel arrived in Quebec lately. We have not yet heard of the box of books but I suppose they are on the way up.- It is quite a trial to ha[?] from Coolmine of so late a date - we do not expect the Augst [August?] mail for some time yet.-- As I suppose Thomas tells you a great deal of news in the long letters he writes I need not say much of him. I think he will stay with us some time longer as Mr Hagerman will be up from Kingston in Novr [November?] to attend Parliament & I suppose will take our young [?] down with him - Thomas has grown quite musical & has really improved by practicing the Flute with Alexr [Alexander?] who has a very good taste for music.- I hope you have had a good account of their trip across the Lake to see the Falls of Niagara.- We have just heard that the Governor & family are expected at Government House from the Cottage early next Month & the Parliament is to meet in the 11th of Novr [November?] instead of Janry [January?] the usual time - I had almost forgotten to mention that Lady Sarah presented the Genl [General?] with a son on the 27th Ult. this is her Ladyships first boy - he has been already baptized by the name of Charles Lenon Brownlow - & is I hear thriving well.- We have only seen the Newspaper accounts of Sir[Peregrine's?] having been offered the Govt [Government?] of New Brunswick - had he accepted of it I think we should have known it before this - However it may be the case.- We shall be sorry for the change for I think we shall scarcely meet with a better Governor, & certainly not with a more amicable lady in every respect than Lady Sarah.- I must now bid you adieu with our united love to all beloved friends - We are all quite well - except little Julia who is rather feverish today Bessy is grown very fast & has 2 teeth - Believe me very dear brother most affectly [affectionately?] Yours Elizth [Elizabeth?] Foster |
