| Title: | John Gallier, New York to [Elizabeth Carlisle, Co. Armagh?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1121 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Gallier, John/2 |
| Year | 1867 |
| Sender | Gallier, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | Carlisle, Elizabeth |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | T 1790/4/7: No Publication without Permission of Miss D. Quinn, Merriview, Quayhill, Ballycastle, Co. Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9403182 |
| Date | 17/01/1867 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:03:1994. |
| Word Count | 511 |
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| Transcript | 16 East 25th Street New York Jany 17th 1867 My Dear Cousin I am much obliged for your kind letter of Decr. 8th which I received in due time - It gave me much pleasure to hear that you and all your dear family were in the enjoyment of good health. I trust you may have an opportunity before long of geting [getting?] Photographs - but it would not be adviseable [advisable?] to have them taken, unless you were satisfied they would be done well; I send you here with two - one of myself taken a year ago, and one of little Willie (7 years old taken two weeks back) Margaret's youngest child - & a great favourite with us all "they say that I pet him too much" - he is of a most amiable and lovely disposition; in this respect, resembling his Mother; with pleasure I will send to you all the Others, when taken, which I hope will be sometime in the comeing [coming?] Spring, and also those of my daughter Mary, and my nephew Jas. [James?] families. We have very cold weather at present the Therm. [Thermometer?] has for ten or twelve days past ranged from zero to six above; the boys appear to like it, they have great enjoyment and pleasure in skateing [skating?], (this is the popular winter amusement for young and old of both sexes in New York) - I find it suits my health and comfort; better to keep indoors in such weather. The two youngest little boys "Willie & Clement" have been very sick 'with Croup' for a week, the Doctor attending twice a day, they are now past all danger from the disease, and will in a few days be quite well again; the rest of the family are all very well. I have been very much interested, and pleased with a book written by a neighbour of Ours (when in the Country) entitled a "History of the Intelectual [Intellectual?] developement [Development?] of Europe" - Dr Draper the author, is a Gentleman of great industry, and very studious habits, and is a pleaseing [pleasing?] writer; this work is evidence of vast research in historical matters. I intend sending coppy [copy?] of it to Mr. Locke, by a friend of mine, going next week to Dublin, who has kindly offered to 'Mail it there'. If Mr Locke has a taste for historical reading, he will find this book interesting although I have read it through twice I yet take it up occasionally with pleasure when Mr L has time, I would like to have his opinion of it. We purpose erecting a Marble Monument in memory of brother James and his wife; when the design is fully decided on I may perhaps have an opportunity of sending you a sketch of it. Margaret desires her kindest love to you and to your Dear husband and children - in which I most heartily join. Wishing you every happiness, attainable here below Affectionately Your Cousin John Gallier I hope my Sister, Mrs McDonald & William are well - please rememeber me to them when you see them. |
