| Title: | Alexander Robb, Nicola Lake, Canada to his Sister [Eleanor?]. |
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| ID | 2296 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Robb, Alexander/14 |
| Year | 1872 |
| Sender | Robb, Alexander |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Nicola Lake, British Columbia, Canada |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | Eleanor |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | T 1454/6/8: Copied by Permission of Dr J. C. Robb Esq., M.B.E., M.C., M.C.H., Cambourne Park, Belfast. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9006027 |
| Date | 24/02/1872 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 09:02:1994 |
| Word Count | 749 |
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| Transcript | When writing direct to Nicola Lake Lytton British Columbia New Westminister is 200 miles from here and I think your last letter must have been detained there Sandy Nicola Lake February 24th 1872 My dear Sister I received your long and very welcome letter three days ago and the same mail brought me one from Sam dated nearly two months later. [Now?] Eleanor dear if I could find in my heart to scold you I would certainly do so. What on earth could put into your head, if only for one moment - that I had forgotten you. It is very true that I have been very remis [remiss?] about writing but I may well accuse you all of the same fault, for from all the friends I have at home I do not believe I get no answer ago more than one letter in six months You little know my dear Sister what it it is to be alone in the world or you would certainly never think of accusing me of forgetfulness. Don't you know Eleanor, that one must [love?] some one [someone?] and what have I got to love but my Father yourself and my friends at home - It is true that I have got lots of friends as the world calls them and I believe I may say without any vanity that I am generally regarded as not a bad sort of a fellow but I do thoroughly believe that there is not within some thousands of miles of where I sit tonight, one Solitary Individual who would care two straws if I were dead and buried to morrow [tomorrow?] Do you think then that I am likely to forget those whom I know do care for me - It now only wants three days of being two years since I left home and I can safely say that during that time there has not been one day nor scarcely a waking hour I have not thought of home Not that I am what is called home sick [homesick?] but as I said before one must love something. But enough on this subject #PAGE 2 I was extremely glad to hear such good accounts of all the young folks as you gave me (You see I am beginning to to put myself on the old list though you may possibly object to it) What a comfort it must be to Father to see them all doing so well and keeping themselves so respectable I myself feel almost as proud of them as if they were my own boys You most likely have heard that I wrote to Sam asking him what his idea was about coming to this Country. I believed and indeed was about satisfied that I could find him a situation, much better as far as salary was concerned, than the one he is now in However since the folks at home were unwilling that he should come I consider he did quite right in staying where he is He is certainly much happier than he would likely be here and that after all is everything. I believe after all it was as much selfishness in my part as interest in Sam's welfare that induced me to write to him for I do long so to see some one [someone?] of my own kindred. I think I hear you say then why don't you come home and see them; but I am afraid that I must deny myself that gratification for some time to come. I am just now beginning to get my head a little above water and I am afraid if I were to take such a plunge as a visit to home would be I would drown altogether. I am in hopes though that If God spares me I will before many years be able to see you all once more. You can scarcely expect to receive such long letters from me as you are able to write to me I have so very little to write about I am well in health as indeed I always am as as to my worldly prospects why I am getting along about as well as I expected that is to say slowly but I believe steadily You may be a long time in getting this letter as communication is very uncertain at this time of the year. I am going to write to Dundonald #PAGE 3 by this mail Give my best love to John and the children Do not let it be so long again before you write as it was the last time and with warmest love believe me dear Sister your loving brother Alex Robb |
