| Title: | C. K. Breeze, San Francisco to his niece, Martha. |
|---|---|
| ID | 283 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Breeze, C. K/6 |
| Year | 1882 |
| Sender | Breeze, C.K. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | provision businessman |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | Breeze, Martha |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | uncle-niece |
| Source | T 1381/5: Copied by Permission of Mr McGiffert, Killinchy, Co. Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8906026 |
| Date | 13/02/1882 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 22:10:1993. |
| Word Count | 454 |
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| Transcript | San Francisco 13th February 82 [1882?] My Dear Martha I have to commence this letter asking for forgiveness for my long silence. You must not attribute it to any want of affection for any of you, as I sincerely desire the happiness of one & all & especially I hope both Mary & Bessy will not think me ungrateful in not having written them since their marriages &c. Some reasons why it was not convenient to do so so as I would hope the future will make up in a measure for the past give to each my [unchanged?] love & regard and kind regards & best wishes to both Mr McGiffert & Mr Andrews I understand both Mary & Bessy are giving you an opportunity of learning how to nurse & making you useful in the future. I fear you would rather nurse grown up people, Confess a [?] whom - Now about all here Louisa & the childn [children?] all well at present. Mary & Louisa had an attack of scarlatina [scarletina?] but are great recovered. Childn [Children?] growing rapidly. Willie getting whiskers & [no?] you would be as tall as I am I have enjoyed good health for past two years. Constant at business, growing stouter not much older looking, vy[very?] [quiet?] as always, a regular confirmed old batchelor [bachelor?], now what else have I to say but for you to write soon & give me all the news what prospects of your following your sisters example but then you could not be so cruel as to leave your Papa could you? all about the farm, if Tommy does not all the news that I would Care to hear generally. How are your #PAGE 2 Father & Mother we are [as usual?] what are the youngsters all doing Sometimes I dream about you all. Some time ago I sent to you Anna & Louisa books each read & [study?] th-- [them?], it is wise amidst the pleasures & bustle of this world short to a-y [any?] to think of & prepare for the coming which shall be [mending?], either for hapiness [happiness?] or misery - I hope dear Martha that you all young & old are paying more attention in the religious duties which give pleasure without allow tru [true?] & eternal happiness here after. Write soon, love to Father Mother Eliza when you see her & to brothers & sisters & believe me dear Martha Your affectionate Uncle Chas. [Charles?] K. Breeze P.S. Do you know whether your Father was attended to paying Mr M Cary for the book he gave me to sell for him, which I was unable to do I trust he has, see to it & let me hear from you on the subject. |
