| Title: | Robert Peel Dawson, Bishops Waltham to his parents. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2112 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Peel Dawson, Robert/197 |
| Year | 1838 |
| Sender | Peel Dawson, Robert |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | army officer |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Bishop's Waltham, England |
| 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. | 8950002 |
| Date | 04/04/1838 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by JM 25:10:1993. |
| Word Count | 238 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Bishops Waltham - half way between Winchester & Portsmouth April 4th 1838. My dearest dearest Mamma & Father, This is the last letter you will receive from me before we sail. We are on our march to Portsmouth and we shall board the Apollo at eleven o'clock to-morrow. I returned from visiting dear George on Tuesday and found every thing packed up for our departure. Poor fellow I wish I left him looking better, but he is thin and pale. The accommodation on board the Apollo seems to a landsman like myself any thing but inviting and I fear that I must give up all ideas of comfort and cleanliness till we disembark at Quebec. I feel afraid that the first view of that Town will be most welcome to me. The two Companies who sail in the Inconstant will not embark for a week. I write in a room filled with Officers. You must give me credit for the warmth of my affection and feelings in this my last letter from England. I shall never forget the kindness I have always received from both of you but particularly on this last occasion. The advice and directions you have given me I shall have great pleasure in following. God bless you both - may you enjoy all the happiness you deserve and pray remember the being whose love & attachment to you will cease only with his existance. Ever dearest Father & Mamma Your most devoted Son Robert Peel Dawson. |
