| Title: | Lord Caledon, Quebec, to Countess Caledon, England |
|---|---|
| ID | 3605 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | lord caledon/21 |
| Year | 1841 |
| Sender | Lord Caledon (James Du Pre Alexander) |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | politician |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Quebec, Canada |
| Destination | England |
| Recipient | Countess of Caledon |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
| Source | D 2433/B/8/38: Deposited by the Trustees of the Caledon Estates. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9510186 |
| Date | 24/09/1841 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 26:10:95. |
| Word Count | 761 |
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| Transcript | Citadel of Quebec September 24 1841 My dear Mother You will see by the papers the death of Lord Sydenham he had a fall from his horse which broke his ankle and he died in great pain from a compound of [gout?] mortification & lock jaw - we are not yet certain as to who is coming out. I was unlucky in not being in time to send my letters by the last mail but was out in the country and the roads being bad I did not get back till just too late to save my distance - We do not know what is to be done about McLeod no leave is given till after the trial - our General is gone up the country on a tour of inspection - The Queen seems to have [put?] a good face on the matter when she could no longer help the Tories from [coming?] in I am anxious to hear if Lord [Stuart?] gets any thing With the exception of [Beutries?] accidents these are good accounts from Caledon. I trust however that his accident will not be serious though I dare say he will feel it for some time. What has become of Pepys as I saw in some paper about the Bishop of Sador and man and they gave him another name I hope that he has changed from [preferment?] not death - [Wedderburn?] has gone into another regt. [regiment?] I tried to be civil to him, but I found after a time that it was not possible to get on with him if he was treated harshly by any one it was entirely his own fault I think he was mad which is the only excuse can be given for various modes of proceeding, he was ignorant of his profession negligent, a great liar, and altogether I do not think he had one redeeming quality I do not mention this to be ill natured against him but merely as he complained, that we cut him because he was a Dr which was not at all the case. he was obliged to leave for his misconduct. I hope to be exchanged into the other Battn [Battalion?] which a douceur will I think ennable [enable?] me to do, but this is a secret as giving money for duty is not according to the rules & Regulations of Her Majesties service - I have got some more of the drawings of this country - from the same man that I sent over before - I lady [-erulam?] should by any accident enquire of you after the celebrated Charles, tell her he is well and gone up the river for a few days to shoot which will account for his not writing, and I believe he had forgotten to do so two or three last times. I see ny one of the papers from the western parts of the states that the [Winnebagos?], Pottawattamies, Pawnees &c [etc.?] have all joined to exterminate the Sioux and as there are a party of the Chippeways [Apineboins?] & others from the north forming a large party for the same charitable purpose I am afraid my poor friends will meet with some difficulties before the winter I am quite sorry for them although they are a set of scamps yet they were civil enough to me and I should be sorry for them We have not heard the result of McLeods trial yet but I hope a few days now will settle it one way or another I am getting the skins of the different birds of this country preserved and will have a good collection of them to send home soon and I have succeeded in getting most magnificent wild turkey - Some birds were sent me from one of the north west posts but nothing very good except a large snow owl and a curious species of pigeon I hope you have better weather at home than we have here, the rain last night absolutly poured down, but it was much wanted all the saw mills in the country being stopped by the droughts - I dont know whether I told you of a curious thing that happened here just after I left Quebec for my journey the cliff below where we have a battery hangs over the houses of the lower part of the town, some of our people heard a noise like thunder one day and shortly after they were sent for down the town to give assistance a great mass of the cliff had been given way and [remainder missing?] |
