| Title: | Robert Peel Dawson, Quebec to his parents. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2101 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Peel Dawson, Robert/110 |
| Year | 1838 |
| Sender | Peel Dawson, Robert |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | army officer |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Quebec, Canada |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-parents |
| Source | T 850/1: Obtained from Mrs Brackenbury, Moyola Park, Castledawson, Co. Londonderry. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8950008 |
| Date | 05/11/1838 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 25:10:1993. |
| Word Count | 245 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Quebec, Nov. 5th 1838 My dearest dearest Parents, I have only time to write news which I fear will be annoying to your feelings. The state of the Country is so unsettled and alarming that Sir John Colbourne has ordered five hundred men of our Regiment to be immediately removed to a position where the invasion is expected. My Company is one ordered upon this duty. Keep up your spirits, my dearest dearest Friends, I shall be under the protection of the Almighty. I shall do my duty and gain credit I hope for doing so. But depend upon it, that for your sakes I shall run no unnecessary risks. My thoughts will be always occupied by you & the recollection that I never formed a wish in my life that was not gratified & accomplished by you. No human being ever possessed Parents so affectionate & so devoted. No gratitude of mine can adequately repay you for the thousand proofs of kindness & generosity I have received from you. My last & most fervent prayers will be for your happiness. The thought of you almost unmans me. Convey to my darling brothers my unchanged love and affection. They will I hope always be a comfort to you. Once more, God bless my dearest, most affectionate Mamma, my kind, most considerate Father. Yours for ever & ever Robert Peel Dawson. We are at this moment ordered off. I am on Guard and shall not be liberated till we march. |
