Dear Brother & Sister,
I received your letter in good time and again take
the opportunity of letting you know that I am still in motion of coming
to see you. My brothers and sisters had sometimes advised me to ---- I
to talk about it but I do believe that when it comes to the point they
will show some reluctance about it. But you -- for my own part at present
I am fully determined but you must excuse me Sis if I say that I would
rather you should pay my passage as I have saved nothing by service and
so shall have nothing but my half year's wage which I would rather bring
with me. Not that I am afraid of being at a loss when I come. But for fear
of happening anything on the way so since you have so sometime promised
it. I take this liverty as I can pay you when I come.
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so if you see fit to do that kindness I shall accept
of it readily. So time is now but short till I come we shall not have time
to write oft so must take card of making no mistakes. I intend to come
about three or four weeks after Whitsunday so you must write as soon as
you can and let me know how I must come. John Waugh says he will write
you a letter soon. He would have wrote sooner only he thought it did not
make much sense as we had just wrote. But I must let you know Jmaes had
got married last Christmas to his partner Visvant says he would like to
come too but he is no way set about it. Richard sends his kind love to
you all. YOu must not forget him. Jane saw your cousin Jane Armstrong a
few weeks sinceand she told her that her mother died two years since..
She is living as a servant at Canonby with the old married son that you
once lived with. But Jane forgot the name of her Master. You have to send
her a letter soon upon any account. So I must now conclude with letting
you know that Margaret been safely delivered a find daughter. James Fauley
is all well at present but three of them had just --- of the Mesals ( Measles
?). I almost forgot to let you know that Joseph ? mother
is living and with son at Wigtown, a farmer.
your affectionate brother, Thomas Irving