| Title: | William Hay, Liverpool to Dear Son |
|---|---|
| ID | 1384 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hay, William/6 |
| Year | 1900 |
| Sender | Hay, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | police officer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Destination | South Africa |
| Recipient | Hay, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | father-son |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 410092 |
| Date | 8/1/1900 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 432 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | No Envelope Liverpool January 8th. 1900 51 Buke Street Dear Son Just a few lines in answer to your welcome letter which I received on Sunday Morning the 4th of January and I am very glad to hear you are in the best of Health as this letter leaves me and all your Sisters & Brothers the same Thank God. I am surprised you did not let me know were [where?] you were before this. But I hope you will keep letting me know were [where?] you go to during the war. and I am also surprised that your sister did not let me know. but everything is done for the best. Dear Tom I will write you a few lines next week [Tom?]. I see in to nights paper that General White has had a Great Victory at Ladysmith he has repulsed the Boars [Boers?] on all sides and it is to be hoped that he soon gets relieved for I am sure he and his men must be very proud of their Victory and I hope they have many more Dear Tom I seen Griffiths Sister on Sunday Morning and I was telling her about what you said in your letter and she was very pleased to hear that you both had met and she hopes you both will come home safe and sound Dear Son.I see [Billy?] [Wilcocks?] as (sic) left England in December for the Front and I suppose he will reach South Africa sometime in January so keep a look out for him and let us know if you meet him Dear Son your sister Kitty and husband are well but I am sorry to tell you that they lost one of their children about six weeks ago it was Lizzie she died of Fever. Dear Son I met Mr Fairclough in Bramalls on Sunday night and he and his family was asking about you and his daughter was asking when you was coming home for she wants to see you with your medal on your chest. Dear Son. and Mr and Mrs Bramall was glad to hear you was in good health and hope you come through all right [alright?] and I hope Tom that whatever you do. or wherever you go you will always do your duty like a Soldier and a man and I also hope you will get safe through the war So I think I have told you all this time. except I am still in the Police and I intend to remain a Policeman untill you come Home, so no more this time. I remain your affectionate Father. William Hay |
