| Title: | Lord Alexander Caledon, Quebec to his mother |
|---|---|
| ID | 3606 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | lord caledon/26 |
| Year | 1841 |
| Sender | Lord Caledon (James Du Pre Alexander) |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | politician |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Quebec, Canada |
| Destination | England |
| Recipient | Countess of Caledon |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
| Source | D 2433/B/8/40: Letters to the 2nd Earl of Caledon and his wife, from Lord Alexander, a serving soldier in Quebec, Canada 1838 - 1842 |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9706200 |
| Date | 20/12/1841 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 25:06:97. |
| Word Count | 702 |
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| Transcript | My dear Mother In fear of missing the post this time as I unfortunately did the last I write in good time as I am going in to the woods again shortly on a fishing excursion You may depend had it been in my power that I should have come home in the place of the officer who got Houtons place but you must consider that others are just as anxious to return and all have their matters of business to settle as well as myself and many to whom it is of more consequence. You must also consider that my finances at home are now getting in to order, which would not have been the case at fact they would not have been near so well if I had been at home I and Grimston are the first for leave so whatever happens we cannot possibly be long absent for the present we have only lieutenants enough to do the duty with one to spare. I am therefore a fixture for the present. Had I got leave or exchanged I had intended a very pleasant excursion to Boston, New York, Washington, Charleston, New Orleans the Havannah + St Domingo one of our Doctors was to have gone for his health for the winter, but the whole plan has fallen to the ground many of our people have visited the Havannah, and give such a description of it that makes one wish to exchange this cold clime of ours for a short time. If there is a [breoeb?] I suppose our General will go home and will get a Regt. [Regiment?] I have been on a fishing expedition in the [?] and came home well loaded after ten days absence I came to the very place I had been to the year before found the wood I had cut the fire place and old cabon [cabin?] just the same so I stayed there nearly all the time I intend going again as soon as I get leave it is the only amusement we have here. I am getting a very good collection of birds of the country, and hope to get some wild animals home alive beaver, lynx, moose. I have a buffalo going from the Red River. I am glad that Isabella Douglas is married I should think it would suit very well the Hope she is married to, is much more civilized than the others I believe we have two brothers in our regt. [regiment?] both are very good men but odd as [? ?]. I wrote to Goulburn expecting a Treasury clerkship for the son of a friend of mine but got a refusal I never heard of or from my worthy cousin Blayney he used to write to me but has left it off now. I wonder what can have become of the moose heads I sent home as I know the ship arrived safe I have not heard a word of any of our people that went home by the river I suppose a [Breoeb?] will take away our General but there seems to be a doubt if any [breoeb?] will take place it will do me no good however so as far as I am concerned I feel very indifferent on the subject I seldom hear from Bell now I hope she is better. I begged her to send some pictures of dogs Louisa drew for me but I suppose that they have been forgotten if not they will be taken care of by Fred Villien Coldstream orderly room Horse Guards. We have very pleasant weather here now and not too cold, the roads also are good for sleighing which is a great comfort to us. I suppose Lord Stuart has just the same sort of weather as St Petersburgh. [Petersburg?] I think you mentioned in your letters that my [aunt?] was not going till May - I shall go there to greet Governor Simpson on his return to England - I shall write by New York if I can get any one to send the letter to I have nothing further at present Your affectionate Son Caledon Best love to my friend mother + Bill |
