| Title: | R. J. Alexander, San Francisco to [David Alexander, Co. Armagh?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 23 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Alexander, Robert J/36 |
| Year | 1889 |
| Sender | Alexander, Robert J. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Destination | Co. Armagh, N.Ireland? |
| Recipient | Alexander, David |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T 2461/2/5: Photocopied by Courtesy of John Boyd Esq. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9405306 |
| Date | 29/08/1889 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 11:05:1994. |
| Word Count | 348 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | 810 Twenty First St San Francisco Aug 29/89 [1889?] Dear Brother I received your letter of Aug 6th a few days ago and am always happy to hear from you and rejoiced to know that you are all well and doing comparatively well which is more than ever one does who comes to this country although there are more chances here for a man to succeed in life but there are a great many little comforts to be found in the old country which are not to be found in every day [everyday?] life here. In fact life is too much of a race for riches here and everyone cannot draw a prize. I have not become rich myself but have not much reason to complain as I have fair health and a good position and might be pretty well off by this time but for some bad speculations I made some years ago which crippled me for quite a time In fact I am not quite over it yet but it is a thing I don`t talk about as it don`t do any good and I have hopes of being all right financially some day As soon as I get time and money to spare I want to take six months of a holiday to myself for a good rest and recreation and visit the old country and some other parts of this country, I feel the need of a change sometimes I read your letter to [?] and Selina. Selina says she wrote you two letters since she had that operation performed last year, yet you say it is 16 months since you got any. They must have gone astray. There is nothing particularly new here to report. my own family and the boys and Selina are all well. Jane McGurrin (Harrison) has some pretty sick spells lately. It is a pitty [pity?] your little girl Edith Margaret is so delicate Is there no prospect of her growing out of it as she gets older? Remember me to Mary Ann & Thos [Thomas?] Craig with best wishes for all yours affectionate brother R. J. Alexander |
