| Title: | William Hutton, Quebec, to John McCrea, Strabane. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1508 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hutton, William/22 |
| Year | 1855 |
| Sender | Hutton, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Presbyterian |
| Origin | Quebec, Canada |
| Destination | Strabane, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | McCrea, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers-in-law |
| Source | D 2298/4/2/6: Depsited by Messers. Wilson and Simms, Solicitors,. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9306002 |
| Date | 27/08/1855 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by Jonathan Teer, 01 |
| Word Count | 1511 |
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| Transcript | A letter from William Hutton, Quebec, dated, August 27, 1855, to John McCrea, Strabane. made - Joseph's partnership will pay him remarkably well - they have just secured a Bank sollicitorship Quebec Aug [August?] 27 1855 Monday My dear John, This will probably be the last letter I will send you from Quebec as we hope to leave for Sidney on or about the 13th of next month to spend a few weeks there before we remove to Toronto I think the province is becoming tired of a perambulating government & will build parliament houses somewhere soon - to settle down permanently We have such a very long frontier say 1800 miles & until very lately few faculties for travelling when navigation is stopped that there has been quite a jealousy about the distances parties have to travel coming to the seat of govt. [government?] When our Railroads are completed it will be a matter of less moment - I think the City Ottawa (formerly Bytown) or perhaps Kingston will be settled upon but it is very hard to tell - If all the British provinces be united as a federal govt. [government?] then Quebec will be the place & each province will have its own parliament - Toronto will in that case be the Capital of Upper Canada for local govt. [govenment?] - but I cannot see what good end could be attained by a federal govt [government?] to us - We are a wealthier & finer province than Nova Scotia or News Brunswick or New Foundland & the partnership would therefore be disadvantageous to us - I do not think the union would be popular here - I received your [------?] Bond quite safely on the 24th It seems quite correct & just what was required - I was quite sorry that you paid the postage as it would have come free to me by the great privledge [priviledge?] I enjoy but F.[Fanny?] suggested perhaps it could not be "registered" without prepayment F. [Fanny?] wrote to Willie asking him to come to Sidney as he hoped to get leave of absence He will probably be there before we leave for Toronto - I should like him to see our homestead that we first settled in this wonderfully growing country - The situation is most lovely & every year improving - I think Joseph & my Nephew Damtin Hutton will occupy our house & probably pay us £100 pounds per annum -but no arrangement has yet been #PAGE 2 [solicitorship?] worth £300 pounds per annum a nice [----?] in their incomes - Two of Mrs Hincks nieces the Misses Stewarts are at present spending some time with the girls & they have great riding & chiving & railing about - Four of them went out together on horseback Joseph & Damtin being of the number - our wheat was all safe in the barn on the 3rd or 4th of Aug [August?] & our oats are being now cut but the weather is very uncertain & the harvest a very fickle one - the crops are very heavy - Fanny makes an excellent farmer all things seem to prosper under her hand - she is living witness that "the hand of the diligent maketh rich" - We were glad to hear of the welfare of the various parties at the seaside & that they were all the better & happier for their sea air - seaside rambles by children are rarely forgotten in after years & the remembrance of them often recurs with very pleasurable feelings - Natures phases there are always deeply interesting to both young & old & to Sarah the unbending & freedom from care would be quite as useful as the sea air - your Mary would help to slacken the bow string - & would be a tresure at a watering place as indeed she would be elsewhere - cheerfulness is a precious gift - I like to hear of C's [?] children crying upon leaving their uncle it speaks well for all parties & such feelings always strengthen family ties no unimportant feature in the "education" of a family in the proper sense of the word - "educeus" drawing out the good properties - I am a great advocate for strong family love a unity of thoughts feelings & actions - It keeps many a youngster from going astray - With what pleasure they will look back upon visit - you did not mention whether William of Grange went with Sarah or not or went down to Portrush whilst she was there - Fanny thinks she would not rest so without him - We have written to Willy about the box - my own messanger [messenger?] put it on board & W. [Willy?] was apprised of it - It is no doubt in one of the stores - he neglected to enquire of it so long that very probably it is covered up with other merchandise - The vessel was bound direct for Toronto - The cosignees will no doubt be able to tell him about it - You enquire about my prize essay - Stanford publishes it at his own risk & gives me half profits after paying all costs - it will no doubt be out about the 1st Oct. [October?] The Paris committee have bought about 100 copies of it or rather engaged them - I fear the postage regulations have kept the prize essays from being forwarded - I send you another edition today with #PAGE 3 two beautiful maps showing the sea reduced from a splendid map of immense dimensions sent to the Paris exhibition I see will stand very hIgh there & very deservedly - Both in minerals & agriculture we carry off the palm except for Great Britain in agriculture excelling all countries - I begin to think I have not been one bit too sanguine about this Canada but a good prophet for minerals we have won the great gold metal - & very nearly equal Great Britain in agricultural produce - Canada will now attract a great deal of attention - I think your proposed plan of writing to Willie & your advise "to come out from them & be seperate [separate?]" if his companions habits be too expensive is very good indeed - it will raise him in their estimation in his employers & above all in his own as you justly remark. I hope he will take your advice - & draw in his expenditure - he might a point not to expend more tham [than?] £100 pounds per annum - a great abundance for any young man in our rank - His father & Mother have both taken laudable pains to teach their whole family to "cut their coats according to their cloth" - & I have no doubt he will see the propriety of doing so His encrease [increase?] in salary has come at a most unfortunate time - just when he requires it - I hope he will never require another however happy he may be to receive it - I wonder whether you take any interest in reading the Paris Exhibition Committee reports about the Canada division - they are very interesting to us - I wish you could go over to see the whole affair - We have decided that Fanny is to go home to Sidney on Wednesday & I hope to follow her about the 17th or 18th - Between that time & the 1st Nov. [November?] I shall be in Sidney so that letters written after 21st of Oct. [October?] will be addressed to me officially to Toronto & all coming here up to that time will be forwarded to me officially to Toronto & all coming here up to that time will be forwarded to me free of expense as my head clerk will remain here till 15th of Oct. [October?] It is better not to write to us between the 5th & the 20th of Oct. [October?] The Post Master here will have instructions to forward letters to Toronto & I may not be there - The Board of Agriculture for Canada West has republished the essay for which I received the gold medal & also the report for which I received that £15 prize They only sent me one copy of the formal containing - If you have not seen them I will send you a copy from Toronto - but I think I sent them when they first came out - You will see by my bargain with Stanford that I am interested in the sale of the essay he is now publishing – #PAGE 4 if you or Mr Chambers or any friend can forward the sale of it [sic] it will be so much in my favor - I do not know what price it will be - I have written to him to get him to attach the maps the same as I send you today The publisher has offered them at 5s [sterling?] each & I think they would enhance the value more than to that amount & encrease [increase?] the sale - Much love to all around yours boards & to all dear friends regards to Brother Alexander Your loving brother William Hutton |
