| Title: | [Lord Alexander?] Quebec, to Earl of Caledon, Caledon, Ireland |
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| ID | 3617 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | lord caledon/109 |
| Year | 1838 |
| Sender | Lord Caledon (James Du Pre Alexander) |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | army officer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Quebec, Canada |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | Countess of Caledon |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
| Source | D 2433/B/8/15: Deposited by Trustees of the Caledon Estates. |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9501034 |
| Date | 05/11/1838 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT/JW, 05:01:1995. |
| Word Count | 129 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | To: The Earl of Caledon, Caledon, Ireland [-------] by Chas [Charles?] Buller Esqr. MP We have not got our winter clothing yet. Long boots fur caps and pea jacket with fur gloves. I have got [an?] Indian to make me 2 leather hunting shirts to place over my shirt. We send up a party tonight to Montreal with arms. The Rebels have taken 3 steamers. Tell my father that I had been surcharged taxes and had written to the [cosuonisp?] ivalls [evil?s] Lincoln's hill is [covered?] if he would pay small [bathe?] and (if it is nottoomuchtrouble) [not too much trouble?] deduct from me consider how very little notice. I had as Jack told me I was not to go and I had [only?] [ten?] days of which parpwas [part was at?] Caledon my best love to my Father [Bell?] and all friends. Pr--- Quebec Novr [Nov?] 5 1838 |
