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Title: [Lord Alexander?] Quebec, to Earl of Caledon, Caledon, Ireland
ID3617
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
Filelord caledon/109
Year1838
SenderLord Caledon (James Du Pre Alexander)
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationarmy officer
Sender Religionunknown
OriginQuebec, Canada
DestinationIreland
RecipientCountess of Caledon
Recipient Genderfemale
Relationshipson-mother
SourceD 2433/B/8/15: Deposited by Trustees of the Caledon Estates.
ArchivePublic Record Office Northern Ireland.
Doc. No.9501034
Date05/11/1838
Partial Date
Doc. TypeEMG
LogDocument added by LT/JW, 05:01:1995.
Word Count129
Genre
Note
TranscriptTo: The Earl of Caledon, Caledon, Ireland
[-------] by Chas [Charles?] Buller Esqr. MP

We have not got our winter clothing yet. Long boots fur caps
and pea jacket with fur gloves. I have got [an?] Indian to
make me 2 leather hunting shirts to place over my shirt. We
send up a party tonight to Montreal with arms. The Rebels have
taken 3 steamers. Tell my father that I had been surcharged
taxes and had written to the [cosuonisp?] ivalls [evil?s]
Lincoln's hill is [covered?] if he would pay small [bathe?] and
(if it is nottoomuchtrouble) [not too much trouble?] deduct from
me consider how very little notice. I had as Jack told me I
was not to go and I had [only?] [ten?] days of which parpwas
[part was at?] Caledon my best love to my Father [Bell?] and
all friends.
Pr---
Quebec
Novr [Nov?] 5
1838