| Title: | J. C. Boyd, Portora Royal School, Enniskillen to his mother. |
|---|---|
| ID | 264 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Boyd, John C/32 |
| Year | 1858 |
| Sender | Boyd, John C. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | student |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, N.Ireland |
| Destination | N.Ireland? |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
| Source | T 1873/5: Copied by Permission of Miss S. Boyd, Lifford, Co. Donegal. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9404152 |
| Date | 17/02/1858 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 20:04:1994. |
| Word Count | 308 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | February 17 - 1858 My Dear Mamma I am very glad to hear such good accounts of you from Lizzy I hope you are down in the parlour by this time I am getting on splendid now and like this place better than ever for the first night it was a little strange but I am as happy as the day is long. I had not time to write to you yesterday it was music day Mr Mills was up tell L I can play Gavott de Vestris off now I hope she takes good care of the pigeons as the [she?] promised me she would the young ones will be out on Friday. Did Mary Brown come on the day I left as you expected. I suppose Tom is out ploughing at Milltown every day tell him I think I will not get down at Easter as I told him I would I think I should not like it well myslf [myself?] it would only break up my school. There was a new boy came last night, he seames [seems?] to be a nice boy is A B [Crory?] with you yet I suppose L, will not let her go as long as she can keep her Tell Mr Wm [William?] Knox that I saw a cog of his brouthers [brothers?] in a stall in the street with R. G. Knox, Lifford Strabane was the name in it I told J. Craig about it. I bought a cap down town with my own money it cost 2/6 it is a nice one I received a newspaper this morning I expected a letter, We thought we would have got Pancakes but we did not. Remember to send me my top if [it?] will be a bad job if you forget to send it Remember me to all I remain your affectionate son John C Boyd |
