| Title: | McMahon Glynn, Patrick to Glynn, Ellen, 1891 |
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| ID | 4409 |
| Collection | Patrick McMahon Glynn: Letters to his family (1874-1927) [Gerald Glynn O'Collins] |
| File | glynn/61 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | McMahon Glynn, Patrick |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | lawyer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Destination | Gort, Co. Galway, Ireland |
| Recipient | Glynn, Ellen |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 399 |
| Genre | finding work for his brother |
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| Transcript | Queens Chambers Pine St. Adelaide February 17th 1891 My dear Mother Just a line or two to allay any uneasiness re Eugene. He is going to Kapunda to join Dr. Hamilton, one of my most intimate friends, as an assistant. Hamilton has the practice there for years, but has usually an assistant who stays a time and being under obligation not to practice has to set up elsewhere should he wish to leave Hamilton. Now I have over and over again told Eugene not to enter into any arrangement of this sort. If Hamilton likes he can have his assistance for a year and Eugene Hamilton's experience, but whether Eugene stays in a partnership with Hamilton afterwards, or sets up for himself, must be at his own free will. The other assistants were brought out by H.—Eugene can set up by himself tomorrow and do well. He can make money of my name, which never was very profitable to myself except in reputation. So if H. does not like the terms, Eugene can set up for himself. I can help him at his bankers and the rest remains for him. I think he will do this though it took some talk to impress it on him, as he has some antiquated notions about professional etiquette, which really has no obligation in the case. He seems honest in his profession at all events—not likely to kill patients through pretending to know where the best are ignorant. I think he will be popular among the masses. At present he is assisting a Dr. who is laid up—he felt inclined to shirk it when I asked him as it looks too like overwork after coming from another place, but I impressed the necessity of activity here if one wants to keep ahead. He seems [to be] getting on famously now. I have refused to stand for the Legislative Assembly on a vacancy and will probably do the same for the Legislative Council the elections for which are coming on. By the way, better send any papers to me to this address, and see that they are not against regulations as mere is generally a fine for something or another. I have scarcely time to do more than look at them and pass them on to die natives. With love to all, in haste Your affectionate Son P. McM. Glynn |
