| Title: | Bessie Brown, Ontario, to Catherine Kirkpatrick, Ballymena. |
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| ID | 324 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Brown, Bessie/22 |
| Year | 1874 |
| Sender | Brown, Bessie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Kirkpatrick, Catherine |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | niece-aunt |
| Source | D1604/269: Presented by Rev. Robert Kirkpatrick, Ballymena. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9408095 |
| Date | 28/10/1874 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 03:08:1994. |
| Word Count | 1171 |
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| Transcript | [envelope bordered in black to denote a recent death and addressed to] Mrs Kirkpatrick Hazelbank Craigs Belfast Co. Antrim Ireland [postmarks] PAID DERRY [LONDONDERRY?] NO [NOVEMBER 10 74 [1874?] COL [COLONIAL?] PACKET [E?] PETERBORO [PETERBOROUGH?] OCT [OCTOBER?] [written on the back of envelope] Bessie Brown & Mother 28 Oct. 1874 [page 1] October 28th 1874 My Dearest Aunt I received your last kind letter on the 30th of Sept _ nearly a month ago _ since that these has been once to Ellen Dunlop _ it is very nice to hear so often from you & such good accounts of all being well _ I have dear Anna Hay with me just hope you may be sure I am enjoying her [-----?] fully & she is looking remarkably well & in good spirits _ she is a dear warm hearted loving creature so much of [darling?] [mother?] [--------?] about her she sends her love to you dear Aunt _ How I do enjoy having my dear [Sisters?] with me I seem so far away now from all after only [?] weeks but I think as people from [-----?] they came here for leaving home _ particularly as dear Anna is with her children all with her not dear Jessie & dear little [G-----?] son he is such amusement to her,_ Your [-----------?] dear Aunt, be very happy having your love & daughter & there dear wee children with you & they must be a great amusement to you & Uncle _ I think Anna feels a little anxious about poor Anna Collins who is not strong & having had 2 mishaps since Charley was born, I think show great delicacy & it is always after any begining where she hardly knows she is in that way __ The Doctor has given her great [-------?] about herself & I hope all may do better again of it happens so _ I am very glad Geraldine is so well & I hope she may keep so _ Ellen is looking much better & Charles is better also _ [----?] [----?] is very anxious to sell their place & move into town & I do think it would be very much better as Charles has not been able to attend to their Garden or every thing this [-------?] & he is so very industrious _ I am sure it would be better for all, as Mary enjoys more society than they have their _ Ellen & I spent a few days last week in Lakefield with our dear old friends Mrs [Haile?] & she did very much enjoy it we had lovely weather & the country looked so pretty, the leaves all changing & looking their very best, altho [although?] I think this time of year is almost sad when you watch every thing changing about you & first their winter look & then our winters are very [----?] & cold now but this has been a lovely Autumn & we have had very little frost yet _ & I hope it may keep off for some time, I think as one grows old they seem colder most disagreeable & very hard to get any courage to go out sometimes._ I am very glad you are feeling stronger when you write & that the rheumatism was better in your wrist _ It often bothers me in the same place when I am writing _ I wish I could pop in & see you all dear Aunt how careful & clean Geraldine is _ does she use a sewing machine? It is such a help but some people who are very particular dont like making underclothes with these _ they think hand sewing neater _ I have one & find it most useful for all kinds of work. _ How very sad the account you gave of the poor Gentleman who was drowned, It will never be known how it happened I suppose - I suppose his wife will remain with her friends _ We had a short visit from [Candice?], Henrys little wife a week or two ago _ she had her very fine Baby of 9 months old with her _ she is such a good happy little wife & Mother, Henry has been so fortunate in getting such a good wife & kind Mother for his children _ I do not see George often he is very much occupied with his business _ but he is very stout & a fine looking _ fellow _ I had a visit from his two eldest boys in their holidays _ very nice little fellows _ the eldest 17 & the other 14 _ but they are both short for their age which makes them look younger All my neices & nephews are so fond of the country, that Goodwood in the summer has great attractions _ Kates children particularly - it seems more like home to them _ We are all very well now thank God - & my boys very busy as usual they are getting a great deal of ploughing done & have ready for spring crops & making every thing comfortable for winter _ I gave them your message to look out for Good lives _ Stewart was highly amused as I am often telling him I dont know where a good crop can be had here _ hope by the time he is ready to marry he may meet with a nice gal _ She worries about the girls here they really can think of nothing but chaps & going about amusing themselves _ they can talk of nothing but chaps & their means _ & can do very little in the way of Housekeeping & it is almost enough to further a poor young man from marrying _ My boys cannot settle yet as they can not not [sic] rich enough or not able to keep an establishment of their own just yet _ I dont want riches for them as it seldom adds to peoples happiness _ but I want them to have enough to have a comfortable home for themselves I hope to have some Photos of them to send you this winter & one of my dear little Harriot, who is a very bright happy looking little baby & a very great comfort to me _ You see dear Aunt how I have taken up all my paper writing about ourselves _ I hope soon to get the other Photos you promised me _ of Uncle George & Geraldine _ I could see the children were not taken to advantage & looked firgotten [forgotten?] _ but they are very handsome wee dears _ & you very dear Aunt altho [although?] your chaps was pulled out & looked [shocked?] _ I am very glad to hear this of your [self?] would like a letter if not too troublesome have taken again _ you wanted so me one to settle you & now I must conclude with much love to all _ my children all send their love _ hopeing soon to hear from you love my dear Aunt your loving neice Bessie Brown I have been talking to dear Anna between times while working _ I have made some mistakes in consequence. |
