| Title: | McIlrath, Hamilton to McIlrath family, 1861 |
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| ID | 4487 |
| Collection | The McIlrath Letters: A family history in letters from New Zealand to Ireland (1860-1915) [Bassett, McKee et al.] |
| File | mcilrath/6 |
| Year | 1861 |
| Sender | McIlrath, Hamilton |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | emigrant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New Zealand |
| Destination | Killinchy, Co. Down, Northern Ireland |
| Recipient | McIlrath family |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-parents |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 273 |
| Genre | family |
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| Transcript | … & I should like to know how you are carrying on the war among the girls and above all things keep clear of my perogitive let me know if William Jellie has got the collar on yet. If I had him here I could suit him all to nothing with a Half Cast wence a ducit sight better looking girls than some of the dark looking woman you see at home he would have plenty of room to work in and would not be pinched. Whilst I think this is what he would require and as for James and Robert they are more for thinking about the crops and doing a big day's work than looking for the one thing needful. I foregathered with young woman the other day just blooming fresh from home. A Miss Ringland from near Crossgar a niece of John Coulters, a regular smasher I had just good mind to book her. Have you seen Miss Alexander lately I wish you would just tell her that I am the same as usual and not to get married before she lets me know but I shall speak to her myself some of these days. In your last letter to James you mentioned that Isabella was going to perpetrate the deed and you were going to be at the wedding, I should like to hear that cleared up more satisfactory you might let me know how some of my old flames round you is getting on. Give my respects to Mrs Finlay and Miss Jane Mulholland. if you see her… (This appears, from the writing, to be from Hamilton Mcllrath) |
