| Title: | William Parke, Petersburg to his wife, [Ireland?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2058 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Parke, William/29 |
| Year | 1860 |
| Sender | Parke, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | shop owner |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Petersburg, Virginia, USA |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | Parke, Mary |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | husband-wife |
| Source | T 1648/14: Copied by Permission of Miss M. Parke, 9 Bridge Street, Banbridge, Co. Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8903128 |
| Date | 8903128 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 21:10:1993. |
| Word Count | 310 |
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| Transcript | Petersburg Va [Virginia] Sept 10th 60 [1860?] My Dearest Wife I am just in receipt of yours of 24th Ult [Ultimo?] sorry to hear you were indisposed tho' [although?] it is some comfort to know you were getting over it. I have only time to answer a few of your questions dearest. I hope D.V. [God Willing?] to have over $1,000 dollars in hand at the end of the year possible 1,200 I fear I could not make up my mind to adopt Tillys plan of doing without you if I had not determined to not think of you coming before it in Oct or soon in November I would be thinking the time much longer than I now do she must just pack up and come with you for a visit & possibly we might all go back either with her or after you know it is only a triffle [trifle?] to cross over not the great undertaking it used to be 20 years ago. Mrs Poindexters better half is a Lawyer, the children will live with them & Fanny Dunn expects to go to school there, but I don't think her father or Aunt will let her I met Horner & wife at Mrs McClevys last night, both well, saw the little girl a few days since at the store, he is employed where he was a partner & they are keeping house again I have not seen Mrs Many or Mark since to speak to them Lucy has been home more than a week, she was not [out?] [?] Tappy is gone to New York with 2 of the children. I will probably write you again in a week or so in answer to your last love to all & kisses to Robert & believe me your very much attached & loving Husband Wm [William?] Parke I get very good health never was better. |
