| Title: | R. Campbell, U.S.A. to W. J. C. Allen, Belfast. |
|---|---|
| ID | 479 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Campbell, Robert/8 |
| Year | 1868 |
| Sender | Campbell, Robert |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Campbell Allen, William J. |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends, business |
| Source | D 1558/1/1/347: Papers of William John Campbell Allen Deposited by F. D. Campbell Allen. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9801299 |
| Date | 30/04/1868 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 12:01:98. |
| Word Count | 560 |
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| Transcript | Augusta 30th April 1868 My Dear Friend I was regularly favoured with your letter of the 8th February, and would some time ago have endeavoured to acknowledge it, but for the desire of complying with the very gratifying wish expressed by Mrs Allen to have Mrs Campbells photograph. I have been confined almost all the time since January with a disease in the right foot and leg and erysipelas of the hand, so that it is only within the last few days that I have been able to accompany her to the gallery, or exhibit a face smooth enough to be represented - and it might be well said, that it is yet very far from being smooth. The photographs of yourself, Mrs Allen and your three children came quite safely and we thank you very much for them. We hear through Miss Longstreet what a blessing these children are to you, and we pray that they may long continue so. I add a photograph taken from a portrait of my wife when she was about twenty six years of age, to show how much reason she has now for thinking, as Mrs Allen does sometimes, that she is another person - Both Mr Bones and Miss Longstreet have been complaining in the last few days. Mrs Moore continues quite well - as does our neighbours Mrs Wm. [William?] Bryson & family and Mr Jno [John?] Davison. H. C. Brysons family I believe are all well, but I have not seen them for some time. I hope you received the pamphlet copy, of the new State Constitution that I sent you a short time ago - It is [--------?] I believe, that the people have adopted it, and that Bishop, the candidate in favour of seeing its provisions being carried out, has been elected. The probability is that the President, will be laid aside by impeachment, in which case, things will go on much more smoothly in the Confederate States: tho' the spirit of Rebellion is still very rife, especially among those, who were not in the field in the late war. I think you will recollect seeing our late Genl [General?] Chas I. Jenkins, when you were here just entering the legal profession, a contemporary of Geo. Schley. He is now considered in a kind of banishment, absenting himself from the State, and it is said, fearing a criminal prosecution for having as temporary Governor, with the assistance of the State Treasurer, transferred about [40,--?] $ of State funds to New York, so as to put it out of the Military commander of the State. No one charges him or thinks he did it for any personal interest. He opposed cecession [secession?] very warmly and ably; but took a Judgeship on the Supreme Bench of the Confederacy and made some by no means creditable decisions for the upholding of Military measures of the Davis Government, and has since, opposed by all his efforts the reconstruction measures of Congress. May 2nd Since writing the foregoing I have seen Mr Bones and Miss Longstreet - The former is much better, and the latter moving about as usual. Mrs Campbell requests me to repeat how much she was gratified at seeing Mrs Allens letter with the photographs and that she will write Mrs Allen in a few days. Believe me very Truly your friend R. [Robert?] Campbell |
