| Title: | [?], Kingston, Canada, to George [Kirkpatrick, Co Antrim?] |
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| ID | 1624 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Kirkpatrick, George Airey/25(2) |
| Year | 1860 |
| Sender | Lit. Col. Sir George Airey |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | army officer, barrister |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Craigs, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Rev George Kirkpatrick |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | nephew-uncle |
| Source | D 1424/11: Purchased From Mr John A. Gamble, 44 Taunton Avenue, Belfast 15. #TYPE EMG Letter From [?], Kingston, Canada, to Uncle George [Rev. G. Kirkpatrick?], [Hazelbank, Co Antrim, Ireland?]. 22 September 1870. |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9004027 |
| Date | 22/09/1870 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 25:04:1990 JM created 28:08:1990 MC input 28:08:19 |
| Word Count | 431 |
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| Transcript | To George [Kirkpatrick?] From: Kingston, Canada September 22nd 1870 My dear Uncle George. I have delayed answering your two letters of 18th August and Sept [September?] 1st until I could announce to you the arrival of George Beggs. He arrived here a week ago yesterday - on 14th but did not make himself known until Saturday the 17th inst. [instant?] I was very sorry that I did not find him out as we could have shown him something of the surrounding country He was expecting his friend Mr Young to arrive every day, and at last he got uneasy concerning his non- arrival and recognizing Frank in the street he spoke to him. I wanted him to come and stay with me but he preferred waiting and putting off till "tomorrow" hoping in the meantime that Mr Young would arrive. However he dined with me on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday, and he was asked for Monday but could not come not feeling well. We liked him very much, and he has such a fine spirit of pluck and independence, with I imagine, a good deal of shrewdness that I do not doubt but he will succeed in this country . Through the stupidity of the clerk in the Hotel he did not get a letter from Mr Young which had been waiting for him since Friday morning until Tuesday Evening. It was to tell him to go to New York as Mr.Y [Young?] was ill and could not come here. from New York he expects to go to the Western States - I have advised him not to purchase there until he has seen Western Canada, for that is our best farming country. In fact a few pounds expended travelling through the country will be well spent. I hope he will be back in Toronto by the 4th October as our Agricultural Show takes place then and will give him a good idea of our farming capabilities I was very glad to hear from him that you and Aunt Kate have been enjoying the sea breezes at Port Rush [Portrush?] and are quite well. Please tell Aunt that her niece Fanny is very anxious to visit her relations in Ireland and if she can only tear herself away from the little children will surprise you all at Hazelbank someday by walking in. We were all much interested in hearing about your two daughters and have come to the conclusion that both Alexander and George waited for some purpose and that they have been rewarded for their delay by each getting for his wife a person in every way suitable .... [here the letter fragment ends] |
