An emigrant's home letters/Letter Eleven
LETTER ELEVEN.
London,
February 13th, 1839.
My Dear Sister,
I am quite out of patience to receive James's certificates, as there is now not a minute's time for him to lose if he is to go on the 27th of next month. When I wrote the letter which you receive with this I was surprised I had not heard from him, but made sure I should hear in a day or two, or [ should have sent it off then, requesting him to send me the papers immediately. I am very unwilling to trouble you before I hear, but dare not delay any longer, lest you should not have received my last parcel safe. If by chance you have not done so, let James have directly the printed emigration paper, which you will find in the present parcel. He will find a form of certificate on the second page of it, and can get the clergyman or some other gentleman at Yardley to write him a certificate from it, stating explicitly what he is competent of doing, etc., etc., and get it signed as respectably as he can, and as soon as possible, and send it to me, together with a certificate of his marriage, and one of young William's age.
If you should have sent to me before you receive this, when I get hold of the papers I will lose no time in going to the office, and will write you again about the middle of next week.
The last parcel I sent off about a fortnight ago.
I have not much more time, nor have I much more to say at present. Give our sincere love to all our friends, and may God bless you all now and for ever.
Yours,
H. PARKES.