| Title: | Jane White, Goderich to Eleanor Wallace, Newtownards. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3296 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | White, Jane/1 |
| Year | 1857 |
| Sender | White, Jane |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Presbyterian?) |
| Origin | Goderich, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Newtownards, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Wallace, Eleanor |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | D 1195/3/13: Presented by J. W. Russell & Co., Solicitors, 4 High Street, Newtownards, Co. Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9112087 |
| Date | 09/01/1857 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 29:11:1993 |
| Word Count | 1046 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Eleanor Wallace [Newtownards?] [County Down?] [Ireland?] From: Jane White Goderich [Ontario?] [Canada?] January 9 1857 Goderich 9th Jany 1857 My dear Eleanor I received your kind letter this morning, I received your other one, and had a piece of a letter written in answer to it, if it had been written a little sooner our letters would have crossed again. I hope you had a pleasant Christmas, Christmas here was cold as usual but we still went to church, I dont like to be absent on that time if I can help it. I was startled out of sleep on new year's eve at midnight by the roaring of a steam whistle at one of the founderies [foundries?] announcing the new year it just sounded at the very door of the house. The weather is cold at present, but was not so very until two or three days ago but I am so used to this climate now the ---ts [heats?] and colds never trouble me as they used to, but I like the summer best, this is a mild winter I think, the snow is very deep at present, we had a regular snow-storm yesterday, the drift that met one at opening an outside door was sufficient to coax one to shut it again, our house is very warm it is queer how little heat fire places give this weather the heat seems to go all up the chimney, stoves are very comfortable, those grated stoves are very pretty for [rooms?] for either coals or wood. Many thanks dear Eleanor for the music. I saw Miss Gelston's marriage in a paper you sent me. I expect Goderich will be gay this ensuing summer, the opening of the [Is?] [---?] G. Railway will be a great affair in #PAGE 2 the progress of our town, it seems we are to be a city in five years, I'm sure I have been hearing of this since ever I pushed my nose into the place the e---- [event?] has usually been kept 5 years ahead, but I think there is some truth in the report this time. The s-g-naw [saganaw?] people will likely come down for a visit next summer, that will make a commotion for two or three days, then we'll the Yankee dames with their best feet foremost, they bring such beautiful steamboats from the other side. I am very sorry to hear about the accident Wm [William?] Moore met with, I hope he is getting better, please remember us to him and Mrs Moore. So the Marquis and Marchioness are astonishing the natives, they are surely a weak-minded couple, and might be better employed, I saw something about them in the "Nation" some time ago It mentioned Lady Castlereagh (now Lady Londonderry) had become a Roman Catholic and the Lord C [Castlereagh?] was about to follow her pious example, I thought it all nonsense, it is well they have no family, so that the evil may cease in this generation, our Rector [was?] staunch following of Labour but does not often preach that doctrine as he received [an?] intimation of he would be he would be [sic] deprived of [some?] families so he [----?] to her cousin Joseph Cooke, who was formerly in partnership with their uncle down here but in business alone now since his marriage their uncle Miss Parkes's father has taken charge of the whole family some time since, there are three left, they are smart lively girls with a great quantity of the Irish brogue I like it, it sounds musical in my ears then there is my old acquaintance Miss [Seegweillar?], there is little or no change in that family, her father is retired from business lately he is a stout old German, talks so loud, then there is the Weatherealds, I mentioned them so often any more would be needless, they are a kind family, a little too bombastic and consequential, I am quite matter-of-fact myself, their mother is a nice motherly old dame they seem quite comfortable and keep a great appearance I expected they are all depending upon the fortune of the latest daughter Mrs Marwood as Mr M [Marwood?] was reputed rich when died, I met with a Miss Caldwell lately #PAGE 3 over there, she teaches music to Lucy Weather---- [Weathersald?], she is come out from Ireland some months ago, from Coleraine. She is a fat stout old country girl so [rosy?] and clear coloured innocent and Irish looking it is a long time since I heard such a strong Northern Irish accent before, the common accent here is a half English half American [born?] the [-----?] learn it from habit when they have been long here, Miss [C?] [Caldwell?] is a governess to a family living about a mile out, she has -50 [£50?] per annum and board but I fear they will not be able to keep a governess all the time, but I'm not [sure?] Dancing seems to be rather wearing away in this place you will recollect me writing to you about so many balls, I scarcely hear of one now, I think it is a change for the better, where dancing predominates in a community there is not much solidity I think, a little of it is well enough. Now please give our regards to Mrs Hill, and [note?] to Mrs Milliken. I thought it strange the death of Mrs Gelston (late Miss Davidson) those stomach complaints are sad things, I [firmly?] it is worms that prey upon the stomach I know it from experience so if ever you are afflicted this way just think of what I said, and take medicine for it, being so long in this climate I should know such complaints is prevalent here, the impression is there is none but children so afflicted which is a hurtful mistake Now dear Eleanor I must conclude or I'll certainly tire you, I will hope to hear often from you, my mother sends her love and hoping you and your father are quite well I remain Your attached friend Jane P.S I forgot to say we got all letters safe my father generally gets them from the [------?] himself in the [forenoons?] [--?] there is [----- ---?] we still live in the same place. I will write all the news I can next time |
