| Title: | [Aunt Anne?], [Dublin?], to Rev. George Kirpatrick, Crosmolina. |
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| ID | 3534 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | kirkpatrick, anne/128 |
| Year | 1822 |
| Sender | Kirkpatrick, Anne |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland? |
| Destination | Crosmolina, Co. Mayo, Ireland |
| Recipient | Rev. George Kirkpatrick |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | D 1424/11: Purchased from John A. Gamble. 44 Taunton Ave., Belfast 15. #TYPELET Letter from [Aunt Anne?], Coolmine, [Dublin?], to Rev. George Kirpatrick, Vicarage, Crosmalina [Crosmolina?] [?], 4 April 1822. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9003028 |
| Date | 04/04/1822 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | 15:03:1990 NHL created 10:09:1990 JF input 17:10:1 |
| Word Count | 1510 |
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| Transcript | A thousand thanks to my dearest George for his kindness in remembering me and for his most entertaining letter which gave us all the most sincere pleasure, I assure we miss your society very much and it appears quite an age since you left this, we are all looking to the time of your return with great delight and trust it is not far distant. As I know how anxious you must feel to hear from home I have lost no time in answering your letter & besides I have the pleasure to inform you that we received two letters last week from our beloved brother & sister in Canada both dated Jany [January?] 20th. Elizabeth mentions in her epistle to Mama that her sweet little Julia continues to thrive very well & is as good tempered, as ever, and that there is the greatest contrast between her & little Sally the housemaids infant who is about 3 months old & is excessively cross & scarcely gives her mother time to clean the rooms which is all the work she does; The Parliament of Upper Canada was prorogued & Lady Sarah signified her intention of being present on the occasion Elizabeth intended going but was prevented by a heavy cold. there were however only seven ladies there all in full dress, little Colley was taken to the house by his Papa before he attended the Genl [General?] (who went in procession with the Civil authorities and Heads of the Military Departments) & placed under the care of the Usher of the Black rod who had several other young people in charge. Amongst the Bills passed by his Excellency was one for changing the name of York to Toronto which was the former name of the place, Elizabeth thinks the alteration is for the better, York is such a common name in the states that the Yankees call that town little York, by way of distinction & that she considers as a very great affront. Colley's letter to Alexr [Alexander?] was principally to request that he would find out a labouring man of the name of Carrrol who lives in the county of Wexford & advance him the sum of 10 pounds to enable him and his family to join a brother & sister in Upper Canada who went out there two years ago, That country must be in a very flourishing state when a poor labouring man with children could in so short a time save so large a sum out of his wages and then be able to bestow that sum upon a relative for the purpose of that relations enjoying the same blessings with himself Alexr [Alexander?] has written to AK to make the necessary enquiries and has refered [referred?] him to a number of gentlemen residing near Wexford who Colley says know the man very well. There has been very little snow in Canada this winter and the weather was just as changeable as our own to give you an idea of it Colley says in his letter "that last Sunday going to church young Colley's face was frost "bitten from the intensity of the cold, & his not have properly [defend?]ed "himself against it by pulling up his handkerchief over his cheek "when I arrived at the church I examined him apprehensive of "such an accident and perceived a white triangular spot upon "his cheek I instantly applied the usual remedy of some snow "to the part affected for about 10 minutes, & before service was half "over the part was perfectly well again - The Thermometer was "about 20c below zero!! - This day, I put the Thermometer outside of "our porch door in the sun when it instantly rose to 76 or Summer "Heat". Fred Hanan breakfasted here last Sunday & was in high spirits, he has obtained a compleat [complete?] victory over Sir E Lees, & has been given several handsome apartments in the Post Office, he surprized us by bringing your letter from Colley (which I suppose you have received before this) a Kingston newspaper, & a frank for Canada, do not be astonished at seeing the account of the wild Pigeons (that Colley mentions in your letter) in the Patriot, as Mamma sent the paragraph to be inserted in that paper. It is said positively that Mr Singer is going to be married to Miss Crofton whose father is chaplain at the Royal hospital Dean Grave's daughter Mrs Johnson is shortly to be married to Mr Mayne a son of the Judges. Harrry & Maria Stock are both well the former is just returned from a second trip to Newry where he went on business they have not fixed any time for coming to the Cottage, there have been very bad accounts from France of poor Eliza Saunders, she is in a very precarious state of health, but it is thought better not to tell Maria of her sisters illness. Henry Cosgrave is going next week to the county Longford & Margaret & the children are to give us the pleasure of their companny [company?] untill [until?] he returns Our little garden looks as gay as possible with Primroses & Polyanthuses & we have made out no less than two beds of Carnations the sun dial is a great ornament, the pedestal is of white stone as is also the slab on which the dial is fixed. Lydia & I spent a very pleasant month with our kind friends at Clongill, we had no gaiety in the way of balls & parties, but in the society of such a cheerful & pleasant family we did not wish for such amusements, we had very little of Cat Browns company as she only returned from Mr Hamiltons two or three days before we left Clongill Uncle Sutton was very indifferent all the time we were there but is now we hear quite well again & has been ordered to ride which he thinks agrees with him. Aunt Sutton paid a visit to Mrs Pakenham and likes her very much, & thinks her perfectly unaffected in her manners. Mamma had a letter from Aunt Sutton last week in which she mentions that the Pollocks got a great fright on Sunday, as they were sitting after dinner they perceived their lawn black with crowds of people: they say there was not less than three thousand white boys, Arthur seized his pistol & went amongst them with a few of his men & succeeded in dispersing the party. The astensible [ostensible?] cause of the meeting was a match at Football, two sides of the county challenged each other to try their skill, & when one was beaten they then proceeded to fight in good earnest. The victors were pursuing the vanquished when they crossed the lawn at Mountainstown & alarmed the family, the same night Mr A Pollock scoured the country with a party of Dragoons from Navan & found many people assembled in different public houses drinking, some prisoners were taken, who are to stand their trial at the Quarter Sessions. They have taken a bad time to fix a Kells ball Aunt Sutton did not say whether she would venture to go, some time in this month Uncle Sutton & his two ladies are to pay us a visit. There was to have been a grand Oratorio at the Rotunda yesterday evening in which Miss Wilson & Mr Han were to have sung so Mamma, Catherine Lydia & Alexr [Alexander?] set off on the car intending to go to it, but when they arrived in town behold, they were told that it was postponed untill [until?] Saturday, they were all very much disappointed as that is a day that they cannot go to town nor would it be proper to go to a publick [public?] concert the day before Easter Sunday Mamma desires me to say that it was not for want of love that she did not answer your kind letter, but she really thought that Alexrs [Alexander's?] letters would be more interesting to you, as he could give an account of every thing that was going on in the farm &c &c I think it is now time for me to release you My dear George from this long history, all I hope is that you will be able to read my quilling which I was obliged to have recoursed to as I had a great many things to tell you, & franks are not to be had. Mr Hamilton is the only member that we know that is in town and we do not like to trouble him. When next you see Mrs Burrows & Mrs Cope will you particularly remember Mamma to them. We have had most delightful weather for nearly three weeks. All here are well and join me in most affectionate love to you. Believe me I remain your truly affectionate attached sister Anne Kirkpatrick can you recommend some useful and entertaining book to Thomas for his pr[?]ing |
