| Title: | R. & B. Clarke, Donegal to Robert Russell, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 644 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Clarke, Robert/39 |
| Year | 1888 |
| Sender | Clarke, Robert |
| Sender Gender | male-female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Co. Donegal, Ireland |
| Destination | Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Russel, Robert |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | T 3218/1: Presented by Mrs Reta Lancaster |
| Archive | The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9406145 |
| Date | 22/10/1888 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 07:06:1994. |
| Word Count | 456 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Letter to Robert Russell, Dundalk, Ontario, Canada from Robert Clarke and his mother Bell Clarke of Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland. Letter was dictated to Robert Clarke of the Croft, Maghrehane, Raphoe. Written by Robert Clarke of the Croft, [--?] by son Robert who is dictating the last page but cannot write himself He asks to have all letters directed to him as Robert Clarke, [---?] from Bell Clarke October 22nd 1888 Dear friend I send you these few lines to let you know William and I are well but my mother is very frail but I hope you and family are all well we are all very thankful for your kind and welcome letter I am sorry to say you would scarcely know maughrehane [Maghrehane?] now if you were in it the [there?] are none of the people in it that was in it in your time only Molly Gordon and if she had never had never come to it it would have been a good job for maughrehane [Maghrehane?] people Robert Clarke is still living in the croft & is well work is very slack in Ireland and sometimes ill paid Robert Clarke of the Croft is pretty well considering his age he has a son and daughters in Montreal Peter is in murry [Murray?] street & T. P. had 4 girls & three boys living the girls are all married the [there?] are none of the boys married yet I have a son & daughter in Newzealand [New Zealand?] and I have one son at home & I have a daughter in melbourn [Melbourne?] and a daughter in St Johnston I am glad to hear you are well it was Robert Clarke of the Croft who wrote this letter and I send you my kindest love to you all from your friend Robert Clarke Dear Robert I would not know any of your fields more than if I never had saw them and I send my love to you all but Robert in particular on account of his namesake your uncle I will be in maughrehane [Maghrehane?] 53 years again November and that will not be long now I am sorry to tell you that I have lost my eyes sight and I blame the trouble for it and John is six years dead and Bell is in the asylum a year last at may [May?] William keeps [---?]ed and helps to keep up his mother he was here at the writing of this letter and sends his love to you all and we all join in sending our kindest love to you all together and every thing wishing you all well we would be glad to get a letter from any of you any time but Robert expects a letter from you before Christmas if you write direct your letter in care of Mr William Russell of Raphoe for Robert Clarke junior of maughrehane [Maghrehane?] Dear Robert I hope i [I?] will be living to hear from you all another time Robert M'Cleery and Thomas Clarke & daughters is dead we all join in sending our kind love to you all write soon |
