| Title: | John Walker, Ontario to Andrew Lowry, Co. Donegal. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3167 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Walker, John/68 |
| Year | 1892 |
| Sender | Walker, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Canfield, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Ballindrait, Co. Donegal, Ireland |
| Recipient | Lowry, Andrew and family |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | nephew-uncle / cousins |
| Source | T 2018/30: Copied by Permission of Miss K. Lowry, Argrey, Raphoe, Co. Donegal. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8903153 |
| Date | 24/05/1892 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 22:10:1993. |
| Word Count | 442 |
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| Transcript | Mr Andrew Lowry. Argrey Ballindrate [Ballindrait?]. Strabane Ireland Canfield 5-24. 92 [24 May 1892?] Dear Uncle & Family I received yours in due course and we were glad to hear you were all well hoping you & yours may long enjoy that great Blessing. We are all well at present. Mother was verry [very?] poorly for a couple of weeks but she is quite smart again. Crops is looking splendid here this spring, fall wheat & grass never looked better this time of year Orchards all out in Blossom it is a lovely scene, the spring wheat Barley, Oats, & peas, will soon cover the ground, and at present farmers are buisy [busy?] planting potatoes & corn we had any amount of Rain this spring but the weather now is all that could be desired Feed was a little scarce here this spring quite a number of farmers bought Hay but it was not verry [very?] dear it could be bought for $10.00 per ton, it was shipped from Montreal & quebec - they press it there & ship to Hamilton & Toronto - they have Hundreds of tons for sale yet it can be bought there for 4 & 5 dollars per ton but the farmers will need no more they have a No 1 pasture now and the prospects of a big Hay crop this year, I received your papers the Witness is a good paper, I Read all But advertisements I take five Weeklies [weeklys?] so I Have Lots of Reading Mrs Lowrie is in Oneida at present waiting on her daughter Mrs Knox she has been sick and had another daughter and is gaining slowly - John Lowrie Jr's family are all well. Mrs Cranstons family were well #PAGE 2 the last we heard from them they are Living in the city of Hamilton the Third Son has a milk route & supplies part of the city with milk I see by our papers you are on the eve of a general election if it is anything like with us it will make lively times for a while I send you a paper with this letter so you will see our Market Reports. Everything is cheap and no signs of a Rise in price Mother joins in sending her love to you all, she will be 77 years old this month but she does not know the day of month I have nothing of importance to write at present we all join in sending our Love to you All And all Enquiring friends hoping soon to hear from you I Remain Your affectionate Nephew Jno [John?] Walker Canfield P.O. [Post Office?] Ont. [Ontario?] P.S. please excuse scribbling there is a party waiting for me to go to a sale. J.W – |
