| Title: | Jane White, Goderich to Eleanor Wallace, Newtownards. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3307 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | White, Jane/25(2) |
| Year | 1858 |
| 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 1195/3/17: Presented by J. W. Russell & Co., Solicitors, 4 High Street, Newtownards, Co. Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9112085 |
| Date | 01/01/1858 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 29:11:1993 |
| Word Count | 690 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Eleanor Wallace [Newtownards?] [County Down?] [Ireland?] From: Jane White Goderich [Ontario?] [Canada?] [c 1858?] [first part of the letter missing] this seems to be a nice mild winter, we have snow at present pretty deep but not much cold, in answer to your kind enquiries about my health, I feel much better, sometimes the deafness comes back, mostly after being excited, or walking much and when I sit down quietly for a while, my hearing comes back, I think it is a sort of rheumatism in the head, when it comes down into my teeth the pain is excruciating I have lost sleep many a night with it, but on the whole I feel much better. The railroad is finished to Stratford, it was to have been finished this Christmas to Goderich, when it comes next summer if it comes I am in expectation of getting a while to amuse myself with an acquaintance down at Paris, I hope I will not be disappointed in it. To give you an idea of the mildness of the winter, the Lake was frozen over every winter since we came until this one it is not frozen at all it looks almost as nice (the waves) as in the month of July, but we must not boast between this and May the cold might be dreadful, I never felt so pleased to get rid of a summer as this last one. I felt so ill, some of the holidays I could scarcely raise my head. Another of the Miss Cauldwell's is come out from Coleraine, she and her sister intend beginning a school here, I hear, if they would have not have been as well as in Goderich, they must be poor indeed, I mean at present, for I do not see how school teachers would be paid, the schools here at present there's no fear of, because the taxation keeps them up, but private schools have no chance, times are the worst I ever saw we ought to feel thankful that have a sufficiency without going in debt, chisseling, cheating and roguery are the order of the day so many business people making assignments of their affairs to escape their creditors, there's scarcely a person one could mention solvent, one the sheriff is after another pounced upon for a few hundreds of bailed money, the plan of endorsing for each other kept up the Dream for years, but the crisis will ruin some of them, they #PAGE 2 were just cutting a figure all the time on nothing at all, and now the shouting out, one person told my father he expected he would have to go to jail soon, one who seems rich to outward appearance, but of course, matters will get right by degrees, I never could imagine a place in such a state as Goderich is, the Newtownards people would not many of them allow themselves to get into such a state I think. my father could not be induced to endorse for any one I think after this he will be stiffer than ever, our tenant Mr De---r [Dellor?] seems to still do well, but we cannot tell how long he may stand, this is such a queer time _ I hope your father is quite strong, and well again, I ask it as much as on your account as his, you would be so vexed, it is amazing what good health my mother has, she ought to feel thankful, for my father he is very strong. please remember us to Mr & Mrs Waugh, If you should ever accidentally hear any one mention about the Mr Walker who came out on the ship with us, would you let my father know where he is, and how employed. he feels anxious, you will recollect he was clerk in the English Church formerly. My father and mother send their kindest love, I will hope soon to hear from you, and allow me again to express my thanks for your un------- [unwearied?] kindness and attention, and wishing you and your father and cousin a happy new year I remain Your sincere friend Jane I hope you will excuse the length of this letter, when I begin I generally write too much. |
