James Johnstons Indian Letters

Sergeant James Johnston Artillery School of Instruction Meerut My Dear Mother, I received your kind letter by mere chance (as) the letter was directed perfectly correct but I had never rejoined my Company. I was struck off on the Staff … Continue reading →

Meerut, India My Dear Mother, I received your kind and welcome letter, and am truly happy to hear you are in the enjoyment of good health as, thank God, this leaves ourselves with our dear little boy, quite well. Of … Continue reading →

My Dear Mother I received your welcome and wished for letter today. I have been looking out every mail for one, and was wondering if it if it had been lost, for there a(re) strange times here at present although, … Continue reading →

Landour 12th September 1860 My Dearest Mother, You will be thinking we have quite forgotten you – not so my dear. Dear James has been so unsettled we could not write both; you and my friends in England have been … Continue reading →

Meerut, 14th January 1861 My Dear Mother, I have no doubt you think me a very ungrateful son in never writing to you for so long, and that you think “out of sight is out of mind” with me; but … Continue reading →

Roorkee My Dear Mother. Since I wrote to you I have changed my place of abode from Meerut to Roorkee, and the very day my letter left for England. On the 19th of January I arrived in this station and … Continue reading →

Roorkee My dearest Mother I received your kind and welcome letter yesterday the 1st of May and glad was I to see it and hear you were well and in good health; I have missed a couple of mails but … Continue reading →

My dear Mother, It is with pleasure I sit down to write you a few lines as the mail leaves here today for England. News I have none as there is nothing fresh stirring in this part of the world … Continue reading →

Roorkee June 18th 1861 My dear Mother, Tomorrow is the last safe date for the English Mail. James has just returned from the College and is busy with his books-so I have the pleasure of writing a few lines to … Continue reading →

Roorkee 4th August 1861 My dear Mother, I trust this will find you as it leaves us enjoying the best of health. Thank God, both Becky and I are rather anxious about you as we have received no letter from … Continue reading →