| Title: | Alexander Irwin, Armagh, to George Dunbar, [Ireland?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 1525 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Irwin, Alexander/31 |
| Year | 1863 |
| Sender | Irwin, Alexander |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Armagh, Co. Armagh, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | Dunbar, George |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | D 664/D/227: Presented by Arthur Pack-Beresford, Esq. Woburn, Millisle, County Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9601141 |
| Date | 06/05/1863 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 11:01:96. |
| Word Count | 309 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Armagh May 6 1863 My dear Dunbar There are not any deeds amongst the papers in the tin boxes which I have here. They contain nothing but letters and papers relating to the Diocese of Armagh and to the Irish Church. I have some recollection of having seen a Deed relating to the Kenyon's affairs - and I thought it was in a tin box that went to Woburn. As to young James Jones I have great fears that he will not easily be got to fulfil his intention of going to Canada. He resigned the Agency, and young Paton is canvassing for it. Canada is the only place for the infatuated fellow to settle in. Lord Monk being a relative could put him in the way of getting a well situated piece of land to clear and take up his abode on. Mrs. Jones has written to Lady Monk ( who is also a cousin ) to bespeak the good offices of the Governor General. He has health, strength and energy, and also a sufficent knowledge of farming to enable him to make a livelihood. His father could help him to buy land there - But I hope will not be so soft hearted as to yield in case the young man changes his mind about going. Theo. Jones has disinherited him - he wd [would?] have had a property of nearly œ500 a year if he had lived respectably. But I think his father was bewitched about him, for it was a bad plan to keep him at home, only half employed, and associating with cattle dealers and butchers at every fair. I fear the effect of the shock, and disappointment, and chagrin will be injurious to James Jones, who is not quite recovered from the severe illness which confined him to bed for a long time - yours very truly Alex. Irwin |
