| Title: | Meahan, John C to Meahan, James & Bridget, 1877 |
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| ID | 6432 |
| Collection | New Brunswick Letters |
| File | newbrunswick/67 |
| Year | 1877 |
| Sender | Meahan, John C |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Memramcook, N.Brunswick, Canada |
| Destination | Omagh, Ireland |
| Recipient | Meahan, James & Bridget |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-parents |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 496 |
| Genre | Xmas, homesickness, gratitude for giving him a good education |
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| Transcript | A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year St. Joseph’s College, N.B. December 21st 1877 My Dear and Beloved Parents Now that the joyful time of Christmas is fast approaching when every sorrow and depression should be cast aside, and when nothing but mirth and happiness should reign around, when all your loved and loving family with one exception will be assembled together in our old familiar home, I the only absent one have resolved to be present with you, if not in person, at least by means of this Christmas letter, in your thoughts and conversation. I wrote it in order that you may remember, on this merry festival, your absent son away down here in Memramcook, and I on my part promise to be there with you if not in person at least in thought and imagination. But, beloved parents this is not the only motive that urges me to write you a Christmas letter, for I have others and still less selfish ones. I wish to write it as a token of affection, as a manifestation that I am not wholly forgetful of your many kindnesses and sacrifices towards me, but principally, beloved parents, to thank you for the great favor that you are conferring on me by giving me such an excellent education. Yes dear parents, although I have not often manifested it by any exterior show, still I was always sensible of the very many sacrifices that you are making for me and in the same silent manner I thanked you for them. But more especially, beloved parents, it is on the annual recurance of Christmas day, when the solemn midnight-mass is offered up and when the mind is filled with pious thoughts and desires, that the memory of the absent son returns to that kind father and mother who are doing so much for him, and it is them too that the fervent prayer ascends to the throne of that Infant God for the Prosperity and happiness of those loved ones at home I thank you, dear parents, for all these favors and I am doubly thankful to you for them on this Christmas I hope the day is not far distant when I shall be able to recompense you for all these benefits, and when as I hope you will not regret having done as much for me. For the present, dear father and mother, I send you my most heartfelt gratitude, and I will endeavour for the future to apply myself with such zeal to all my studies, as in some manner to compensate for your care and trouble of me. Hoping then dear parents that all your days may be filled with joy and happiness; hoping that you both may live long to enjoy the fruits of your labour; and hoping, in fine, that you may live to spend many many more returns of this happy season, I remain your obedient and loving Son Jno C. Meahan |
