| Title: | Martha J. Wilson, Ontario to [Thomas Reid, Co. Armagh?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3385 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Wilson, Martha J/18 |
| Year | 1863 |
| Sender | Wilson, Martha Jane |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | farming household |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Hope Township, Canada West (present-day Ontario) |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Reid, George |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | D 3014/3/2/8: Deposited by H. F. W. Reid. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9102023 |
| Date | 17/08/1863 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 09:02:1994 |
| Word Count | 614 |
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| Transcript | Perry Town Aug. 17th 1863 Dear Brother I sit down to write you a few hasty lines as Paddy would say, in answer to my last, and hope they will find you all well we are all pretty at present but have not been so 9 week ago Joseph had a bad feeling come on 4 places on his hands 2 on each he went to the Dr [Doctor?] and had them burned to [?] them back 3 of them were too far forward one on his left thumb turned out to be whitlow he got worse and worse untill [until?] he could not either feed or dress himsef [himself?] you may gues [guess?] what he suffered he had the 3 lanced in one day the [they?] then commenced to mend last saturday week he tried to cut a stick of wood for the first time and had hard work then today he has commenced to cut his wheat last week by take it in piece meals he cut his peas, what an amount of hard work it cost me and it happened at a time when you might as well look for a needle in straw as a girl to hire, so I had to get along as best I could which was poorly enough I assure you, the children have had a something like influenza or a bad cold which is all round here at present it affects their eyes some, they too are recovering, thank God. On the 19th of May I wrote you a letter requesting an immediate answer If you have recieved [received?] and are well in health you are treating us very badly I can hardly think that you got it I wrote you a long letter and inside the envelope I put a scrap requesting the lend of 50£ for 2 or 3 years requesting you to name the time and your terms and if you could not lend it either immediately or not at all to let me know as quickly as possibly Joseph has got a chance of buying 100 acres of land very reasonable but needs a little money just now to make a start with he can get plenty to borrow here, but the interest is so very, very high at present that I thought you might as well let us have the profits of some of yours as any person else although you never told me yet I cannot think you spend all you make nor Thomas delay not to answer this if you get it if you have not got it, say no, if you do not want to lend, it say no but write immediately and say something that Joseph may know how to act we have been put about now awaiting your answer James Wilson returned from England last Wednesday and we never heard a word of his coming 'till [until?] in he come he had not time to visit either Ireland or Scotland this time I am so angry with him but tis no use he was so busy visiting his numerous relatives should you send the money let us have it in Port Hope if possible. #PAGE 2 Give my king love to mama and G [George?] & R. J [Robert John?] and their better halves and Joseph Aunt E [Ellen?] Uncle John and cousins Mr Gilmour and all my old Neighbours tell Alex Ireland to write me a letter let me know all about M [Margaret?] Anne & that wild brother of mine to start amongst their [haything?] Why do not you send me a Guardian. George send us lots of papers give him our best thanks. M J W [Martha Jane Wilson?] |
