Brian, You are so fortunate to have this priceless collection of letters. It adds such a personal touch and a valuable glimpse at daily life, not only for this family, but for others who lived in similar circumstances. Thanks for sharing. --Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Binns Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 5:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [LEI] Victorian Letters 3 Here below is the third of the letters written by Elizabeth Eaglesfield to her son John. This again is dated only with day and month but judging by its content, it was written in 1868. John was working as a plate layer in Durham for the North Eastern Railway (not the Great Northern as I stated previously). He had obviously written to his family about his intended emigration to the USA.