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Title: William Parke, Petersburg to Mary Parke, Ireland.
ID2056
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileParke, William/27
Year1860
SenderParke, William
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationshop owner
Sender Religionunknown
OriginPetersburg, Virginia, USA
DestinationIreland
RecipientParke, Mary
Recipient Genderfemale
Relationshiphusband-wife
SourceT 1648/9: Copied by Permission of Miss M. Parke, 9 Bridge Street, Banbridge, Co. Down.
ArchiveThe Public Record Office, Northern Ireland.
Doc. No.9403178
Date09/08/1860
Partial Date
Doc. TypeEMG
LogDocument added by LT, 14:03:1994.
Word Count290
Genre
Note
TranscriptAugust 9th 60 [1860?].
Thanks dearest for your [note?]
of the 21st Ult. they are very cheering & do me more
good than anything except seeing for myself.
If my Revd. brother only could see son with your eyes
I have no doubt he might be tempted to break
the 10th commandment. I dare say I shall have
a budget of all sorts of news in a few days
so I need not be asking of things you are pretty
sure to mention, there has nothing of interest
transpired since this day week. [Hopps?] is your
the Rowletts farm (3 miles off) to insticate [instigate?] for
a week he had gotton over his attack
all your friends are well & still enquiring
about you those you promised to write to
are watching for their epistles weather has been
quite warm for 5 days. occasional showers
I had 2 papers from Alex on Monday send him one today yours
Tuesday. you may set your mind quite at rest
about me I do not feel lonely since I have
had such good accounts from you. I spend
every Sunday at Aunt Lynches from 7 A.M. to
4 P.M. & the balance at Church & Mrs M Clevys
my board is pretty good, breakfast at 7
dinner 2 super 7 to 1/2. I sometimes walk
morning or evening & other times read.
I recon [reckon?] I have received all your papers and
their contents which were very cheering. I hope
they will continue so, our business is
still dull so that I have time to speculate
in a small way, made over 1$ this week, hope
to make 25$ next, give my love to all, kiss
son for me, imagine some for self from
your loving Husband