| Title: | O'Eagan, Michael to Gibbs, Valentine, 1838 |
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| ID | 6410 |
| Collection | New Brunswick Letters |
| File | newbrunswick/45 |
| Year | 1838 |
| Sender | O'Eagan, Michael |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Helltown (Bathurst), N.Brunswick, Canada |
| Destination | Miramichi, N.Brunswick, Canada |
| Recipient | Gibbs, Valentine |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | relatives? |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 258 |
| Genre | accusations of eating meat in lent |
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| Transcript | Helltown, August the 11th 1838 My Dear Valne I hope you got home safe and sound to the Old woman and papooses. I am in a hurry and must cut my letter short. I was informed the Mr Jas. Davidson has accused you in presence of Squire Doran of informing me of himself eating Meat at Said Doran’s place on a Friday in lent, and that he, Davidson, held my letter stating your disposition of the Story to me. I deny that he holds a letter of mine on that or any other subject since I came to Miramichi and I suppose I need not tell you, that I never wrote to him from Kilkenny. More I positively assert, that I never spoke to Davidson or any other person who could tell him, that you were his accuser. I could not do so without calumniating you in the most wicked way. I heard of his exploits in this respect before I ever knew you. I felt toubled regarding this infamous lie, and I wished to give you as early an opportunity of justifying yourself in Mr. Dorans presence by this document as possible. It is the cause of why I trouble your busy Moments at present. No accts from the Bishop since I saw you. If he does not come before long I will start for your quarters. Present my dearest regard to Ban a thee and the children. remain my dear Val. Your own [granbane] boy & & & Michl Eagan P.P. The Hon Comm Valne Gibs |
