| Title: | Incomplete letter U.S.A. to "Dear William John", Shell Creek. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3941 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | 1841-50/2 |
| Year | 1845 |
| Sender | unknown |
| Sender Gender | unknown |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Campbell Allen, William J. |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends? Relatives? |
| Source | D 1558/1/1/15: Papers of William John Campbell Allen, Deposited by the Late F.D.Campbell Allen. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9708168 |
| Date | 24/01/1845 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 29:08:97. |
| Word Count | 625 |
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| Transcript | Shell Creek 24 January 1845 Dear William John you must not set me down for been ungrateful, I know I should have answered your letter on receipt my reason for not doing so I postponed from day to day expecting to hear either from Uncle or William I am very uneasy I never have received from any of them since I arrived here its mighty unpleasant boarding with such a large family if I had a little place of my own I would feel more satisfied children is always troublesome although Mr. McGuire is kind I cannot help feeling a little as if I was in the way I am conscious he could make a great deal more by other Boarders he has been a friend to me in need I am indebted to him a good sum although he never hints such a thing to me he has a large payment to make about the latter end of April I assure you it vexes me a good deal, so soon as I hear from Uncle there is a little place convenient to Mr McGuire I will move into it its a little bit of a log cabin I would have been in it ere this but I had not the means to purchase what articles of furniture I required I have entered four of my children to the school the [they?] were going to last year, they [the?] remarks you made concerning Aunt Nicol was perfectly correct when she arrived in Augusta she met with a great many kind relations the [McHarpers?] paid her house rent and let her have a negro boy to wait on her during her stay in Augusta I Boarded with her I had an opportunity of seeing how she got along I dont reckon her childrens Education cost her much Robert Clarke had her Daughter sent to Sparta to finish her Education this helped Aunt to get along and leaving her husband every one felt for her I know she deserves great credit I had a letter from her a few weeks ago she says her health is a good deal on the decline she intends I believe to visit Europe by they [the?] advise of her Physicians keep this in your own family she wants to give her relations a surprise she is very anxious I should accompany her I am sorry its not in my power William John I thank you for the interest you are taken with one and my Family and your kind present to Willy it shall be appropriated to his Education although I required it for other purposes he says he is ashamed to write to you as soon as ever he improves himself he will write you a long letter Charles and him has great controversies who loves them they [the?] best Willy says he know his Aunt Allen loves him Charles is shure [sure?] his Aunt Campbell and Miss Mary loves him Mary says she dont reckon any one cares for her accept [except?] cousin Allen she will wear the locket as long as she lives whenever she sees you she will have some of your hair and your Old Ladys to [too?] she request you to kiss your little baby for her and if you have not one to kiss your Wife I was sorry to hear Mrs Allen has been so unfortunate I hope I will hear better news from you and she will soon bless you with a little one I know you will Idolize I wrote your mother last month poor Old Lady I should like to see her I expect she is a good deal on the decline you can say to her she must not think me to selfish at [end of letter - next page missing?] |
