| Title: | Alexander Robb, [Nicola Lake, Canada?] to sister, Susanna. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2303 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Robb, Alexander/43 |
| Year | 1860 |
| Sender | Robb, Alexander |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | North America? |
| Destination | N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Susanna |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | T 1454/5/7: Copied by Permission of Dr. J. C. Robb Esq., M.B.E., M.D., M.C.H., Cambourne Park, Belfast. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9006034 |
| Date | 01/01/1860 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 25:08:1993 |
| Word Count | 464 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | My dear little Sister I don`t know that this is a proper adress [address?] for a young lady of seventeen but I mention I can hardly think of you as anybody else than this dear little girl who used to climb on my knee and comb my long whiskers. Indeed I believe I would have continued in this state of blissful ignorance for I don`t know how long had I not received your letter. The moment I read that my dream was dispelled for I at once knew that no little girl with short petticoats could ever write such a beautiful letter. Never make any excuses about letter writing any more for I [declare?] to you that it is a very long time indeed since I received a letter either better written or better expressed. Remember that I expect you to correspond with me regularly after this and I will never forgive you if you neglect to do so. You gave me also a great deal of news that was very interesting to me and which I could not expect father to think about. You may be sure that I was glad to hear that Nellie and Lizzie were so well and so happy, May God bless and prosper them both. I think they have been blessed in choosing good kind husbands and that is everything for a woman, more perhaps than ever a good wife is to a man For my part I hardly ever expect to be blessed by a wife but that does not lesson my preference for the married state in preference to [-----?] other and my greatest wish is that if I ever be back home I may see my brothers and sisters filling that station which God and nature has pointed out as the proper one for all human beings. You wish to know my dear little simpleton if I get my washing and mending done for me comfortably. Of course I do and my cooking into the bargin and all by that one person, I mean myself of course it is all well done especially the mending. Listen the stitches are sometimes long and not very even but what is that where there are no woman to criticise one`s appearances As for baking I think I can beat any woman in the parish of [Dundonald?] giving us both the same materials, I mean flour and water with these I can make bread that would make Barny Hughs hide his [dizzying?] his head and blush for very [shame?] I find though that I am getting into a regular hogmarsh so I must draw to a close I promise you I'll write you a decent letter the next time so with love to Mary, Andrew, Larry, and Frank. I remain dear Sister your affect [affectionate?] Brother Alexander [Robb?] To Susanna |
