| Title: | Earl of Ava to His Mother Marchioness of Dufferin & Ava |
|---|---|
| ID | 957 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Earl of Ava, Archibald/43 |
| Year | 1893 |
| Sender | Archibald, Earl of Ava |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | army officer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Europe? |
| Recipient | Hariot, Marchioness of Dufferin & Ava |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
| Source | D/1231/G/2/107: Deposited by Lady Hermione Blackwood |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9808499 |
| Date | 03/11/1893 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:08:98. |
| Word Count | 550 |
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| Transcript | Knickerbocker Club New York 19 Fifth Avenue [1893?] 3rd Nov. My dear Mama. I arrived in this place the night before last from Chicago. [D----?] & Morgan told me that you had telegraphed to know if they had heard of me. I would have wired to you myself but I thought you could not expect to hear till the 1st week in November & that my letter from Thompson Falls would reach you at that time. I am glad to hear you are all well. I found your letters & the account of the wedding & was delighted to see every thing went off so well. I am afraid you and Father must have had an awfully poor time of it in Paris when you were living without a cook & no carriages but am glad you enjoyed your visit to [C----?]. The wedding seems to have been a big success in every way. The N.Y. [New York?] Herald had a good account, & I will see other papers at the Davis's. Last night I was dining at Delmoniers with Mrs Adam's son & Mr Davis appeared himself & joined us. He had just sent Mrs D [Davis?] off to Newport as she has taken her mother there who is not well. Mr Davis himself was looking very fit & was in good spirits & gave me all the news. I am going down to Newport next week to stay with them a few days. Sir Roderick Cameron also called on me & has kindly asked me to go to their country place so I am going there for a few days too. New York is pretty full. I am thinking of staying a little on my way back after Canada. It is pleasant to get to civilisation & comfort again after the west, and this last trip was rather a hard one the weather was so bad which makes the contrast greater. I was very sorry to hear such a bad account of Lizzie Ward but I hope she may live for some years yet. Mr Davis told me all about the family & I was much pleased to see him. Freddy seems to have done wonderfully well with the militia. Is he to go into the 60th if he gets in? The 17th are having a very bad time of it spilt up in dull quarters in the North of England. I'm glad I was not let in for it. I wrote Father a short account of the little I saw of the Chicago exhibition. One idiot who ought to have been hung [---?] day shot the mayor so there were no festivities & I see they had nothing in the Midway [------?]. I had a letter from Bill Beresford who tells me he is coming home for good with Lord Lansdown. His brother would do well if he left Mexico. I was in hopes they would send Sir Frederick Roberts as Viceroy but I see Lt. Elgrin is going. I hope to have more to tell you about later on. Please tell Hermie that Nelly forwarded me her letter & Victoria that I got her long one & will answer it soon. Is she still puffing at the gas bag. Health or Bust. OXYGEN I remain My dear Mama Your aftecly [affectionately?] Archie |
