| Title: | Samuel Bruce, Quebec to James [Bruce, Belfast?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 377 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Bruce, Samuel Jr/16(1) |
| Year | 1863 |
| Sender | Bruce, Samuel Jr |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | fisherman & hunter |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Quebec, Canada |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Bruce, James |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T 2919/1/38: Copied by Permission of Michael R. Bruce Esq., Corriewood, Castlewellan, Co. Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9405083 |
| Date | 09/07/1863 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 03:05:1994. |
| Word Count | 618 |
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| Transcript | Mingan Post - July 9th 63 My Dear James, I came down to the post this morning and find I will have a chance of sending a letter so I write you a few lines to let you know how I am getting on. I am having very good sport myself but neither Lambton or [Bramsten?] have done much as yet. I have myself killed 64 fish the others 55 between them the day before yesterday I had a first rate day - I killed 12 fish all but one over 10 lbs. We are now in want of rain and till we have some I am afraid we will not get many more fish - I have got into the way of tying flies and kill more fish on my own flies than on any others We have had two or three rows with Indians down here and were almost into a fight with them indeed we did fire on them but took care not to hit any one - we shot through a canoe they had been setting nets at the mouth of the river and would not take them up so we went and took them up and gave them to the H.B.C. officer in command here to keep till the magistrate came round. We also cut up a net that was too large to bring away with us - a few nights afterwards a large party of Indians armed came up in canoes and began to spear salmon within sight of our camp - we had suspected something and had set a guard so we all got up loaded our guns and went at them - We fired over their heads but after their lights were out we must have hit a canoe as the next morg [morning?] it had a hole right through it most likely a pistol shot which had dropped short - We came down the post the next day and found all the Indians in a dreadful [state?] and getting away as quick as possible - So I suppose we will have no more trouble now - I told you all about my plans in my last letter as near as I could. I think we will leave this about the 29th of July and go straight to Quebec in a steamer which is to call here about that time. I shall stay 3 or 4 days in Quebec to get my things together and shall then go to New York and after I have seen it take the first steamer home - so that I hope to get home early in September. I got your letter of the end of May - you seem to have cut Long altogether in the [horse?] line - is there any [?] [row?] between you and him that I should not buy from him - for I would certainly rather buy a [horse?] from him than from any one else, is Stafford still with him - I do not know at all what I shall do all Winter with myself. If I knew of any farms I could go to in a good hunting country I think I should go there - but I can of course settle nothing till I have been at home a while - I must close now as I must go back to camp. By the bye stick to Sam to pay that interest it is a [damned?] shame his not paying it - have you got the balance against me at the Bank cleared off get out the money in the funds. Remember me to Robt [Robert?] - What is Wm [William?] Robt [Robert?] at this year Love to all at the Farm Ever your affec [affectionate?] [b--?] [brother?] Saml [Samuel?] Bruce 9 July 1863 Saml [Samuel?] Bruce Mingan |
