| Title: | Rowland Redmond to William Young, Co. Antrim. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2246 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Redmond, Roland/43 |
| Year | 1870 |
| Sender | Redmond, Roland |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | France? |
| Destination | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Young, William |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins, business |
| Source | D 1364/1/26: Presented by W.L. Young Esq., The Old Rectory, Drewsteignton, Exete |
| Archive | Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9410175 |
| Date | 29/03/1870 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT/JW, 12:10:1994. |
| Word Count | 836 |
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| Transcript | Pau [?] 29 March 1870 My dear Willy you will hardly be surprised to receive a line from me dated as above. I left Nice and very warm weather in the 21st instant and arrived here, sleeping three nights en route, on the 24th at 10 pm and got warm quarters at the Hotel. 25th was beautiful and sunny - 26th heavy fall of snow in the morning fine evening 27th once quite wet a little bit snow 28th about same - today snow till 1pm and cold - and I stand it all famously coughing less than I have been doing for last seven weeks - I understand the weather at Nice had become bad again - You & We fine weather seekers keep the sun of it at all places having not much else to do. On 10th Inst at Nice I received your letter of 4/5th besides two or three newspapers - I was very sorry indeed to find that that [sic] Jane had been poorly but I hope and trust that long ere this she is quite well again. It is wonderful how easily susceptible people take cold and can't account for it.I have in vain over [...?] again tried to fix how I got my present cold but cannot do so. The whole of February was wet and uncomfortable not only at Nice but at all other places but first three weeks in March were splendid.- The Hoyt party including Fanny Redmond reached Nice on the 12th in good health and started for Rome on the 16th and expected to be back in Paris early in May and to return to America about 1st September - Fanny told me that they intended to spend the last two weeks in London one of which she would give to Ballymena if she could get any one to take her to Ballymena and take her to Dweretown [?] to join the steamer there. The rest of the party did not intend to visit Ireland. The "rest" consists of Mrs Lydia [?] Hoyt + Gertude, Mr + Mrs Morgan Nurse + Baby Luther [?] six months. What a people these Americans are for larking[?] about, besides all the above Mrs Hoyts two boys intend to pass[?] in Europe their vacation of six weeks!!! I feel rather "at home" here knowing some of the residents besides meeting acquaintances formed elsewhere - somewhere. As soon as the weather gets sunny and warmer which it do even tomorrow I intend to go to Biarritz and stay there till it be time to turn homewards If I thrive under present weather I think I may risk Dublin towards and next months at all waits London or Clifton. What a miserable return £7-2.2 for your six months labor [labour?] and anxiety - but of course there is no profit unless intent has been deducted - there will be no comfort in doing business in America 'till they come back to cash payments and with Gold at 11 3/4 only I don't know when coin payments will be resumed and maintained - Debtors are determined to do as they please for in spite of the decision by the highest Court at Washington. Railroad companies and others will only pay coupons and principal to Greenbacks and creditors are taking paper sooner than engage in a long and expensive lawsuit Debtors know this and act accordingly - dishonestly!. Values have kept up wonderfully. I see a [that?] Railroad Bonds are 2.4% higher than in July back when Gold was at 137- The large Crop and the the [sic] very high price for it has helped enormously the country - The value of the crop is actually much more than if it had been double the quantity. People on their side seem to think that the 520 are high enough for the present. Few more however can come over. The policy of Grant seems to be to keep up the bad feeling about the Alabama claims, I don't know why unless some home party end is to be gained by it. Besides the buckling of the Press in England and area of the Government ever since End War encourages America to be insolent and exacting. I don't believe the Americans care a straw about settling the question in fact would rather keep it open. No doubt a Land Bill will pass - yet I fear that news will satisfy Paddy - Mr Bright promised him free Land and he interprets it literally - I have Read the Irish Church constitution I hope it isa good one but I am no Judge - The commutation and sustentation[?] will be a serious and heavy business and I can only hope that all will suceed. Write me to Biarritz Give my warmest love to Jane Poste Restante and all your little ones and France remember me most kindly to uncle Robert + aunt and to your mother + family and to my friends at Galgorm + Kintullagh - always very faithfully yours Rowland Redmond |
