Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Robert Goodbody
Title
Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Robert Goodbody
Creator
Date
Publisher
Identifier
GFF 9/12
Description
A handwritten letter from Robert Goodbody to George, F Fitzgerald, dated the 24th of September, 1897.
Goodbody expresses that he hopes Fitzgerald had a pleasant journey home. Goodbody, also shares that he has been unwell recently, likely due to drinking dirty water while golfing. Goodbody also apologises for being unpleasant and that he hopes to see Fitzgerald again in December.
pp.2
Dear George,
I trust you had a good voyage & found all well at home. As for me I have had a wretched cold. & on Saturday I was forced to go to bed with a sharp attack of malaria. I am only getting on it now.
I have had torturing of it at times for some weeks & suppose I drank some bad water out golfing.
I fear that I was rather irritable in any manner when you were here. Which has not of late years, I am told, been characteristic of me. I wish I had seen you for longer. But it could not be helped. I hope to see you in December.
[Marcus?] does not go to St Paul till the end of October.
I have not seen sun clearly all Fitzgerald
Yours faithfully,
I forwarded a letter by this mail
Goodbody expresses that he hopes Fitzgerald had a pleasant journey home. Goodbody, also shares that he has been unwell recently, likely due to drinking dirty water while golfing. Goodbody also apologises for being unpleasant and that he hopes to see Fitzgerald again in December.
pp.2
Dear George,
I trust you had a good voyage & found all well at home. As for me I have had a wretched cold. & on Saturday I was forced to go to bed with a sharp attack of malaria. I am only getting on it now.
I have had torturing of it at times for some weeks & suppose I drank some bad water out golfing.
I fear that I was rather irritable in any manner when you were here. Which has not of late years, I am told, been characteristic of me. I wish I had seen you for longer. But it could not be helped. I hope to see you in December.
[Marcus?] does not go to St Paul till the end of October.
I have not seen sun clearly all Fitzgerald
Yours faithfully,
I forwarded a letter by this mail
Source
RDS Library & Archives GFF collection of letters
Rights
Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.
Relation
RDS Science Archive
Format
Manuscript
Language
English
Type
Coverage
1870-1901
Collection
Citation
Robert Goodbody, “Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Robert Goodbody,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed December 5, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/2327.