| Title: | Seymour, William to Seymour, Edward, 1881 |
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| ID | 6374 |
| Collection | New Brunswick Letters |
| File | newbrunswick/9 |
| Year | 1881 |
| Sender | Seymour, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | policeman |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Co. Mayo, Ireland |
| Destination | St. John, N.Brunswick, Canada |
| Recipient | Seymour, Edward |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | nephew-uncle |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 386 |
| Genre | social unrest, parents won't let him emigrate, weather, greetings |
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| Transcript | R.I.C. Cong Co Mayo. 26th Janry 81 My Dear Uncle You Must indeed consider me very dilatory for not answering your kind & welcome letter ere this. You may feel assured that I would have done so only I have been knocked about a great deal this time past. on account of the disturbed state of this Country which I must say is nearly gone beyond cure, The poor foolish people are being led astray so much by a lot of Idle fellows who are only doing this thing (not to do any good for the poor people) but as the saying is to feather their own wings. I have got a long change since I wrote to you before. I am now in the Co Mayo just about the worst part of Ireland & have a great deal to do but please God I will get over it all. The People don’t very often mind the Police as they are too much afraid of us, ---- Dear Uncle I have done My best to get Father & Mother’s consent to go out to America but all to no purpose as dear Mother is in very delicate health and she says it would kill her if I went away. so under these circumstances I must for the present put the idea out of my head. The weather here is very cold at present we have frost & snow for the past 3 weeks and its likely to continue for some time longer; Need I say my dear Uncle how delighted I was to learn by the contents of your letter that you and all were enjoying the choice blessing of health, May Him who is the giver of all goodness keep you and yours always so As regards all Friends in this Country they were all in very good health when last I heard from them. I enclose a few lines for dear Aunt & Miss Breen as she was so kind as to write to me – Goodbye, my dear Uncle for this time & I expect to have a long letter from you ere long. Fond Love to all Friends. From your most loving & affectionate Nephew Wm Seymour {On First Page} P.S. dear Uncle my address is written on the back of Aunts letter. |
