| Title: | John Moon, Ottawa to "Dear Robert", Ireland |
|---|---|
| ID | 1857 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Moon, John/16 |
| Year | 1877 |
| Sender | Moon, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | Robert |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | unknown |
| Source | T 3355/4: Presented by Rosemary Carson, Ireland |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northen Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9509101 |
| Date | 26/08/1877 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:09:95. |
| Word Count | 212 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Augst [August?] 26th. 1877 Dear Robert It is nearly two years Since I received A letter from you although I had wrote three times during the winter up to the first of March the time that my hand got bad and the and I had no power of it I got Mrs Milloney [Maloney?] to write to you I could have written A little if I could have kept the paper [flat?] I could hold anne thing [anything?] when it was put in to the hand but could thake [take?] hold of nothing with it but thank Goodniss [Goodness?] it is almost as strong as the other now only like moved it cracks in the sholder [shoulder?] joint I had a long time withe [with?] Doctors with it One of them wanted to [Blister?] me upon back of the neck I wouldent [wouldn't?] have it the other One said not there is no use writing a lot of blathers I am in good Health Thank Goodness hoping that my Father & you and [Ann?] Jane and all the Children is well write soon and let me know thou you are geting [getting?] all allong [along?] the times is as bad hear [here?] as possible everything is very dull when you write Always Cote [Quote?] Saint Pauls Montreall [Montreal?] P2 [Province?] Canada Yours truly John Moon |
