| Title: | McIlrath (n. Atkinson), Eliza to McIlrath family, 1875 |
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| ID | 4511 |
| Collection | The McIlrath Letters: A family history in letters from New Zealand to Ireland (1860-1915) [Bassett, McKee et al.] |
| File | mcilrath/30 |
| Year | 1875 |
| Sender | McIlrath (n. Atkinson), Eliza |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Kowai Pass, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Destination | Killinchy, Co. Down, Northern Ireland |
| Recipient | McIlrath family |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | daughter-in-law - parents-in-law |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 279 |
| Genre | family |
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| Transcript | My Dear Father and Mother I take this opportunity of writing to you hoping to find you both in the enjoyment of good health as this leaves us at present. I hope you both continue to look as well as ever I mean as well as when you had your portrait taken. For I can assure you there is nothing that gives Hamilton and myself greater pleasure than to hear of you both being well and in the height of good spirits. I am sure it must help to keep your spirits up to have them pretty little children always in the house with you they are bound to be very fond of you both and keep you in some nice little chat from morning till night. I take every ones children to be like my own always prattling about something. Little John Robert sends his kind love to his dear grandmama and grandpapa with kisses to both. He is growing a fine little fellow and very sensible I think if he was able to write you would have many a letter from him for he is a very affectionate boy little Hamilton is growing a fine stout boy and like his father as two peas he will soon be walking. As soon as an opportunity affords me I shall have their portraits taken to send to you. Kind love to William and Mrs and family. Hamilton joins me in kind love to his dear father and mother. Believe me ever your affectionate daughter. Eliza Jane McIlrath. If it would not trouble father too much I would ask him to write us a few lines. Goodbye for the present. |
