| Title: | Ralph Thomson, California, to W.J. Thomson, Carrickfergus. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3121 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Thompson, Ralph/79 |
| Year | 1917 |
| Sender | Thompson, Ralph |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | works in an office |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Stockton, California, USA |
| Destination | Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Thompson, W.J. |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | son-father |
| Source | T 2278/30: Copied by Permission of Miss Jean Totten, Ballymaclose,Ballinderry, Co Derry. #TYPE EMG Ralph Thompson, Balfour, Guthrie & Co., 34 West Weber Ave., Stockton, California to W.J. Thompson, Scotch Quarter, Carricfergus, Co Antrim, 8 th Dec 1917. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 8909178 |
| Date | 8/12/1917 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 06:10:1989 LT created 24:08:1990 GC input 04:09:19 |
| Word Count | 471 |
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| Transcript | To Mr J Thomson, Esq., Scotch Quarter, Carrickfergus Co Antrim Ireland Recd [Received?] Thursday 3rd Jany [January?] 1918 26 Days BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO. PHONE 295 SAN FRANCISCO P.O. BOX 767 E.F. FORTUNE, AGENT 34 WEST WEBER AVENUE STOCKTON, CALIF.[CALIFORNIA?] 8 th Decr [December?] 1917 Saturday A 'noon [Afternoon?] 17 days to Christmas Letters used to go in 10 - 1[?] Dear Father, You have no idea how pleased we were to receive your splendid letter, which tho' [though?] addressed to "Gingertop" is considered by one and all as "ours". My but you did give us such a grand time in that Letter & if I could write one like it I'd eat my derby hat. Yes I still hold to the derby for Sundays - bar the hot season when a light panama is the right thing for comfort. Now before I forget, Mabels last words to me this morning were to be sure - give you & all her very best wishes for Christmas & the New Year. We have been very busy recently can appreciate what is going on at home as we did not before. Red Cross work. Liberty Bond work, [YMCA?] work. Relief work, Christmas presents for our boys in France & in training camps &c &c &c War War War, isn't it awful & those dirty dirty Huns - ugh! it makes one shudder to even think the name of German. What has gotten into the brutes. We trust Italy with the help of the other Allies will hold out against all their boasted might & also that good old Haig through By[r?], will make a [Verdun?] of the Cambri [Cambrai?] district. Wasn't the Halifax disaster dreadful - some more dirty foul work I guess - By the way. Kaiser Bill - like a good many other folks from your side – though "guess" meant uncertain action when Uncle Sam said "I guess I'll have to get into this [s?]crap", but you must realize our "Guess" usually corresponds with your more correct "Yes". The War preparations going on here all over the Country are wonderful & the Huns will shortly know it. How glad I am that our two great countries are now bonded together as never before & many misunderstandings cleaned away. I wrote David on 6th October last. Did he ever get my letter? I have not had even a card from any of you folks or Belfast friends for months & months – does the Submarines get them? Now Sally & David & Father & all the married folks & children I do so pray Gods richest blessing be yours at Christmas time & all joy in Him who gives every Comfort and who's birth we celebrate. Lots of us are "cutting out" Christmas cards he[re?] as I suppose you are at home. I am very [?] your loving son Ralph. All Well except for a cold Kathleen has caught recently. Tuesday's - Meatless days Wednesdays - Wheatless days Thursdays - does not apply to me as I dont use it but rarely – Ice Creamless days I wish I could go to France - or in the navy - Stuart is crazy to go also |
