James Stewart letters. T.3399/1-2, PRONI.
/1. James Stewart, San Francisco, to Mr. Coulter, Belfast, 22 September 1884.
1011 Pierce Street,
San Francisco, September 22/84.
Dear Friend, MI Coulter,
After a long interval
of Silence (let me bear the blame) I had the great pleasure
of receiving your letter dated August 29th. I am much
pleased to know that I still retain a place in your
memory, for I acknowledge, with regret, that I alone
am responsible for this protracted Silence. I have
read your letter with a great deal of interest, and I see that
the same friendly feeling still pervades your mind as
of old, not the least changed I believe Since you and I
were fellow-lodgers at 36 Great Edward Street.--
You allude to the death of Mrs Coulter, some 16 months ago,
and I Sincerely Sympathise with you in your great bereavement.
I remember Seeing the announcement of her death in
a Belfast paper. You will probably wonder when I
tell you that for Several years I had many enquiries
regarding the welfare of yourself & Mrs Coulter.--Captain
Dodd, who left here for a visit to Ireland Some time
after I came back to San Francisco, and who Called
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on you when in Belfast, was unceasing in his enquiries
about you. After his return here he expressed himself
warmly & gratefully on the Subject of his kind treatment
at your hands, and time & again has he told me that
he would never forget it. The Captain, as you are
no doubt aware, got married to a County Down girl,
brought his wife here with him; they are Still living
in San Francisco, have three Children (2 boys & a girl)
and are all well. Dodd is a good, true-hearted
man, & is highly respected by all who know him.--
He is still running his own vessel on this Coast,
& is doing well.-
I am glad to know that Mrs Harvey
and family are well--please give them all my Kind
regards at the first opportunity. It would Seem from
your letter that Harriet is the only member of the
