Patrick’s Day | March 17 1844.
Dear Jack,
You need not be at all uneasy about your letter to Walkem,1 as I received it here. He started from this for Liverpool on Tuesday last.
I have just refused a good situation of 12/6 a day (Superintendent of a field party and making of 20-000 ecres2 of Tythe work).3 I think I will get on better where I am, and I was afraid I should not be quite able to fill the situation.
I have a promise of a good berth in Bermuda or America when one uccurs,4 but I’ll wait here and learn as much as I can first. How is George?5 Remember me to him and tell him to drop me a line – tell him I’m the devil’s methodist by this time.
There is hardly a decent fellow left on the survey now, all gone. The best thing that ever happened for us was that petition.6 I dined with Colonel Colby a few days ago – He did not know me but I knew him the scoundrel. Parker rejoined and was re-employed and is to be sent to Liverpool. They are playing the devil about the 3 books7 that are gone. ‘Don’t they wish they may get them’? I wish they may. The work in Preston is getting on as usual, slow and no money. I have no news, so hoping to hear from you as soon as you have time (if not from the land of the sod at least from America).
I remain dear Jack | wishing you all good luck a good | wife &c. | Your friend | E.B. Sayers.
RI MS JT/1/TYP/11/3860
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your letter to Walkem: letter missing.
ecres: i.e., acres. Sayers often employed spellings that reflect regional pronunciations.
Tythe work: i.e., work on Tithe maps; see letter 0231, n. 19.
uccurs: i.e., occurs; see n. 2.
George: George Latimer.
that petition: see letter 0236.
books: Louisa Tyndall annotation: ‘bricks?’
Please cite as “Tyndall0297,” in Ɛpsilon: The John Tyndall Collection accessed on