| Title: | Tom Hay, Canada, to Rev. George Kirkpatrick, Co Antrim. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1383 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hay, Tom/29 |
| Year | 1878 |
| Sender | Hay, Tom |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | manual worker |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Craigs, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Rev. George Kirkpatrick |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | nephew-uncle |
| Source | D1424/11A/4:Purchased From Mr. John A. Gamble, 44 Taunton Ave., Belfast, 15. #TYPE EMG Letter From Tom A. Hay, at Peterboro, Canada, to his Uncle, the Rev. George Kirkpatrick, Hazlebank,[?], Co.Antrim, Ireland, 23 December, 1878. |
| Archive | Public Record Office N.Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9003049 |
| Date | 23/12/1878 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 28:03:1990 GMC created 06:09:1990 CD input 06:09:1 |
| Word Count | 408 |
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| Transcript | To:- Revd George Kirkpatrick Hazle Bank [Hazelbank?] Cra[igs?] Co. An[trim?] From:- Peterboro [Peterborough?] Dec 23rd 1878 My Dear Uncle, At this season of the year all friends and relations seem to be brought closer together although they may be separated by thousands of miles of sea and land but, through the convenience of regular mails we may send our greetings to one another, Dear Uncle accept the best wishes of all members of our family for your health and happiness not only during the Xmas [Christmas?] season but for many a day and year after. We were all very much grieved to hear of the bereavements that both you and dear Geraldine have suffered recently. But we feel satisfied that Both departed friends lived in preparation for a happier future than this world could afford, This is not a very happy season to us owing to a dreadfully black cloud overhanging our whole family connection, of which you have no doubt heard the particulars and as they are of a painful nature, there is no use commenting on them here. I enclose some cards for yourself and the children, representing Canadian sports and scenery which I thought would amuse you. I hope dear Uncle that you are quite well, after your hurried and sad journey to Dublin, it must have been a great shock to you and very disappointing to arrive to [too?] late. Our Vice-Regal Court is in mourning for H.R.H. princess Alice and so are all members of the civil service of which I am at present one. We got an order to wear a band of crepe on our left arm for 16 days, I am now Assistant Engineer of this station of the Public Works, at present our salaries are very low and work very hard but we hope for an increase. We are having an unusually large quantity of snow this year Snowing and freezing almost every day sincs [since?] the beginning of the month I saw in yesterdays paper that there was a great deal of snow in England and Scotland and even in Ireland too. I hope Mr. Calderwell is very well now I was sorry to hear that he had been so ill. Please remember me kindly to him when you see him, and my heartiest and best wishes to you all at Hazlebank [Hazelbank?] and also to Alexander and his wife. In which all in this house Join with best love and compliments of the season. I remain dear uncle ever your affecte [affectionate?] nephew Tom. A.S. Hay |
