| Title: | Roland Redmond, England, to William Young, Fenaghy, Cullybackey. |
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| ID | 2244 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Redmond, Roland/37 |
| Year | 1876 |
| Sender | Redmond, Roland |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | England |
| Destination | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Young, William |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins, business |
| Source | D.1364/I/45: Presented by W. L. Young, Exeter, Devon. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9510030 |
| Date | 30/05/1876 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 12:10:95. |
| Word Count | 378 |
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| Transcript | Morley's Hotel London 30 May 1876 My dear Willy I have just written a few most sad lines to our Severely afflicted friend John - How awful - his dear Wife no more. I have been and am still Stupefied and Can't realize his irreparable loss - I went to [Enmistown?] yesterday to bring his son willy here to live with me when I learned with a shudder that he had gone home as his dear Mother was not expected to live, however I kept hoping 'till I got a telegram from H. a. Y. what a frightful How this is to friend John and his dear children! I can yet hardly realize his dreadful loss ___ I reached here on Evening 27th having left Paris in the moring at 9 30 Am - Stayed but one day in Paris - I only left Nice on the 18th and I slept that Night a Savona, left at Turin next day Via the Mount Cenis Tunnel I reached aix les bains when I expected to find Mr Stott but did not, he being still in London and preparing to go "aix", remained there four days - selpt a night at Dijon and next say - Paris - So you see I have taken it easy and have met here the first really steady warm weather of the season I hope I am thanful to say to you that I have picked up strength on my journey - I propose leaving on Thursday morning for C at Kenson Esq Saint ann's Road [Aigbwith?] Liverpool to which address I will thank you to post to me up to and including Saturdays mail Express - I intend to leave for Dublin on Monday next, if I can, Guy and the Saundry family are all well and they have had good accounts from their son. Satisfactory I think. I trust most truly that you will send me, to at Kensons, good accounts of Jane. the baby and the other children - I don't know if I shall go to America I would rather not - I am fairly tired of knocking about and detest the sight of my trunk With warm love to Jane and the young folk your Mother and annie always Very faithfully Yours Rowland [Roland?] Redmond W Young Esq [Esquire?] William [Young?] [Esquire?] Fenaghy Cullybackey Belfast [Ballymena?] |
