| Title: | James Mars, Brockville, Ontario, to Alexander Kirkpatrick |
|---|---|
| ID | 3687 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | mars, james/17 |
| Year | 1888 |
| Sender | Mars, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Brockville, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Rev. Alexander Kirkpatrick |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | D 1424/11: Purchased From John A. Gamble, 44 Taunton Avenue, Belfast 15. #TYPE EMG James Mars, Brockville, Ontario, Canada, to Alexander Kirkpatrick, [Reverend A Kirkpatrick, Craigs Rectory, Co. Antrim, Ireland?]. 7 May 1888. |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9004020 |
| Date | 07/05/1888 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 25:04:1990 NHL created 07:08:1990 MC input 08:08:1 |
| Word Count | 311 |
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| Transcript | Mr Alexander cirkpatrick [Kirkpatrick?] James Mars, Brockville, Ontario, Canada, May 7th,1888. Dear Sur [Sir?] I now comence [commence?] to right [write?] you a fue [few?] lines to let you know that we are all well at presant [present?] hoping these fue [few?] lines will find you all well when you right [write?] let me know Alexander Mars and Mrs and family is geten [getting?] along I want him to find out all about Lizzia Reid for I have rote [wrote?] letters and letters to hur [her?] and never got any answers for any of them yet so I hope that he will obleadge [oblige?] me to find out what is the reson [reason?] and we send our kind love tell archey Mars Mrs and family and tell all the rest of them all and also let me know how Jane eerly [Early?] is geten [getting?] along I would like to here [hear?] how all the old neighbours is doing I sure that you would like to know how we like this country but I don't like it any better nor when I came here when you right [write?] let me know if ever you here [hear?] any word from my sister Ann [lute?] she don't right [write?] much to me so I don't think of any more onely [only?] we all joines [joins?] and sends our kind love till you and Mrs and family so good by [goodbye?] from your affectened [affectionate?] friend James and Mary Mars may god bless and take care of us all to Mr Alexander cirkpatrick [kirkpatrick?] Dear Sur [Sir?] I want you to try and obledge [oblige?] this old lady to see if you can try and find hur [her?] out she asked me to do what I could for hur [her?] so I thought I would right [write?] to your adress [address?] Mr James Mars in care of Mr heag [Hague or Haig?] Brockville Ontario Canada [Jas Marrs [James Mars?] May 1888 (from Canada] |
