Letter #21 to son Alex in
Australia
Busby 2lst.0ctr.1855
My Dear Son,
As Robina Veitch sails tomorrow I take the opportunity to send a few
lines, it is now 4 weeks since we received yours, but we have no letter from Father Leckie. If the
money was come, we will set out as quickly as possible. I think you may safely
put that in your note book.
Several children have had Scarletina, two have died. John Nimmo's second
child, viz. William, died last Saturday after two days' illness. Frances
Lushing has left the work. He has taken a patent, for the improvement of
Quercitron bark. He makes it go three
times as far as it did and commences operations at Castle Glen. Engraving and
machine printing continue busy here, block printing so & so. Jack &
William are quite anxious to be off. Their expectations are brilliant. For my
part, I expect if I am of no use in Australia to be sent home again.
Our markets continue high and are considered likely to keep up for another
year. Sugar has got up owing to a bad crop. We have got a new suspension bridge
over the Clyde at the Humane Society house on the Green. My sister is in a poor
situation in Camlachie, no business done yet since Alexr's death. John
Buchanans friends expect him home, it seems John had some shares in an iron
company that failed and he was afraid of being mulcted farther and sailed to
New Zealand to be out of the way. He was never looked after in this country.
Nothing farther of importance from our fleets and armies, I will send a paper
with Robina and trusting all will end well,
I remain,
Your Affectionate Father,
Alex'r Dick
Name & Notes on Letter
#21
Robina Veitch
Father Leckie
John Nimmo
William Nimmo
Frances Lushing
Mary Russell
Alexr. Russell
John Buchanan
- transcription
and Names/Notes by Ian A Scales, c.1989
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