| Title: | Robert J. Alexander, California to David Alexander, Co. Armagh. |
|---|---|
| ID | 22 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Alexander, Robert J/21 |
| Year | 1879 |
| Sender | Alexander, Robert J. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | California, USA |
| Destination | Co. Armagh, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Alexander, David |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T 2461/2/1: Photocopied by Courtesy of John Boyd Esq. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9007045 |
| Date | 11/09/1879 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 03:09:1993. |
| Word Count | 726 |
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| Transcript | Guerneville Sonoma [--?] California September 11th 1879 Dear Brother David B Your welcome letter of July 28th was duly received and would have been answered before now only I was waiting to hear from Thomas G. I got a letter from him yesterday also one from Selina they are very much in favour of going out to Australia. Selina's tone in her last letter is quite changed I suppose that letter that came from David giving such a good account of Australia has changed her mind as she did not like the idea according to the previous letter I had from her. I hope they will be able to get the place sold to some one for I am satisfied they will be much better in Australia than by remaining in Ireland and they are just about the right age to go too. I hope you will be able to sell your own place and buy Larrycormick [Torn] made up your mind to stay [Torn] [in Ireland?] I am of the opinion that Co. Derry will be better for you and I further think that it is better to sell Deu[c?]horra place than to borrow money on it. You have already seen what slow progress is made in paying off debt. You say if there was time you would ask me to loan some money on your place. I don't want to loan any, but if you sell and buy Larrycormick at whatever price you and [-?] G can agree upon let me know how you are fixed after straightening things out as far as you can and I will let you know then what I will do. I would rather make a present than a loan and as I told you before I have not forgotten your almost fatherly care of the family while we were all young. You would then be near Mary Ann and Hugh. After I got your letter I wrote Tho. [Thomas?] G. telling him if he prefered to stay in Ireland what I would do, but there is not time for an answer to that yet and even if he should accept the offer I made after a [Torn] #PAGE 2 in Australia would be better [Torn] You say that you are still of the opinion that if some of your plans had been carried out at the time you got married it would have been better for all. Well people look at things from different stand points. for my own part I would never think of bringing my wife (if I had one) into the same house to live with my sisters and brothers and mother no matter how good a disposition there may he all around it is almost impossible to prevent trouble from springing up. I had no hard feelings against you for marrying why should I. but I did think it was best you should have a choice of your own. and when I heard mother and the balance of the family were going to Australia, not liking the idea of an old lady starting out there and not being as well fixed then as now myself I sent her a cablegram not to go and told her that I would see the girls provided for. I gave [100 pounds?] to Mary Ann and if Selina should get married I intend to do as well by her if not better. I also have sent 50 pounds to pay expences &c [etc?] to Hugh after Mothers death and sent some preseats [presents?] to the girls, I don't make any brag of these thing but am only glad that I was able to do it and to carry out my part of what I promised It was very kind of you to and Selina to stop with you should you buy Larrycormick but I think she will go to Australia and as I am going myself in a few months (should nothing turn up to prevent me) I will see that she is cared for I am very sorry, to hear of times being so hard in Ireland and England and hope they will soon improve, but am surprise [surprised?] that there should be so much superstition in you, to make you think the hard times are a judgement sent by God. It is all the effect of natural causes Even prayer wont alter it your affet. [affectionate?] brother R. J. [Alexander?] |
