| Title: | Ellen Dunlop, Peterborough, Canada, to Alex [Kirkpatrick?]. |
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| ID | 921 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Dunlop, Ellen/1 |
| Year | 1876 |
| Sender | Dunlop, Ellen |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Rev. Alexander Kirkpatrick |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | D. 1424/11; Purchased From Mr John A. Gamble, 44 Taunton Avenue, Belfast 15. #TYPE EMG Letter From Ellen Dunlop, Peterborough, Canada, to Alex [Rev. Alexander, Kirkpatrick, Craigs Rectory, Co. Antrim?], 4 January 1876. |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9004024 |
| Date | 04/01/1876 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 25:04:1990 SS created 20:08:1990 SB input 21:08:19 |
| Word Count | 740 |
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| Transcript | To Alexander [?], [no location] From: Peterborough Jany [January?] 4 - 1876 My dear Alexr [Alexander?] Your welcome letter containing the very dilightful [delightful?] news of dear Alices trial being over and the precious baby's [revival?] as its case is not unusual when the dear mother has been long ill. I sincerely trust mother and child are now doing as well as we can wish - a happy Christmas gift to you both the event over before - and both, rejoicing this happy season. I hope you will be long spared a happy little family - what true happiness one of these little ones spreads over our households - thank you very much for so promptly writing - it was very kind, as I for one felt anxious till the event was over. I hope next accounts may be of continued improvement I have no doubt Mother and son get good care the esential [essential?] in every case of the kind. I am sure you feel very important as Papas do, - there is such an accompaning [accompanying?] care of charge falls on the parents, making life more precious for the sake of such a wee frail creature coming into our care is great happiness indeed I trust for you and your dear Alice. I am glad she is able to nurse it - and that all seemed to go on so well - Yes indeed my darling aunt would have enjoyed seeing this wee Grand son - it is such happiness always to the grandparents - Your dear father will raise many a prayer for it, & give it his blessing. how pleasant having this event happen so near the same time last year you were all in such sorrow - but the dear little stranger will give a new thought should the sadness come to the mind of those so closely connected in both We spent a very pleasant New Year's day though quiet as the day was so wet constant rain - however Anna's family & ourselves living so near we exchanged calls as they all came in. Annie Collins with her darling baby daughter such a laughing little thing of four months Charles & I feel like grandparents to these little ones. Joss is fonder of his daughter than he was of Charlie at the same age - but Mabel is ever ready to laugh at all her friends which is very attractive - Anna Hay enjoys her letters received weekly from Tom who is enjoying himself with his fathers friends and home it will I hope do him good as his health has never been good - he is the only representative of a very old Scotch family - being engaged to a young lady living in [Onillier?] I am sorry he cannot be attracted by one of the ladies in the old land - I have been writing with many interruptions - Charles is so fond of reading aloud I seldom escape laying down all else to listen he enjoys the Belfast Weekly your father is so kind to send to Bessie - it is some times old news when she reads it to us - I send by this mail a paper to Uncle & you shewing [showing?] the horrors still in the world when our dear indians have suffered from the Roman Catholics in such a way my indignation is so great feeling this poor race have all along suffered - you will seen the Protestant Defence Alliance now organized comprised of clergy & laymen of all denominations who I trust may be enabled to keep down the inroad the Priests are working hard to have the Lower Provience [Province?] of Canada if you or Uncle take an interest in this I will regularly send this most excellent paper - many do not take an interest in Canada papers which prevented me sending them every [?] The Witness is interesting I think As soon as possible I will send you the names & [?] of our second generation in Canada & else- where [elsewhere?] - having 7 in London and 10 in the States John Stewarts between George & Henry's households there are 12 all Stewarts please direct Uncle's attention to the [OKA?] Indians and read the papers I now send to him Wishing you and Alice many happy returns of the season-with the renewed blessings of the interesting and endearing addition to your household Believe me dear Alexr [Alexander?] your affect. [affectionate?] cousin Ellen S. Dunlop |
