| Title: | Robert F Byron, Bay View, Canada West, To Brother, Owen |
|---|---|
| ID | 423 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Byron, Robert F/27 |
| Year | 1857 |
| Sender | Byron, Robert Francis |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Bay View, Canada West, Canada |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | Byron, Owen |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T.2227/2: Copied by Permission of Mrs Young, Gas Works House, Lurgan, Ireland. #TYPE EMG Robert Francis Byron, Bay View, Nr Trenton, Canada West, British North America, to "My Dear Owen", His Brother. 9th August 1857. |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8811070 |
| Date | 09/08/1857 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 05:12:1988 GC created 01:11:1990 SB input 05:11:19 |
| Word Count | 1545 |
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| Transcript | Bay View near Trenton Canada West British North-America 9th August 1857 My Dear Owen I received your letter on friday night last, all here were glad to here [hear?] from you, and Margarett, I first must comense [commence?] to scold you, on your familys account. you are a man totaly [totally?] different to others and from such more is expected. Albert gave me sum [some?] ide [idea?] of how your family have so fare [far?] turned out, and the [?] I have seen I must say that I am convinced had the [twigs?] been bent in time it would have promised better print. he was hardly arived [arrived?] here when I was put in posesion [possession?] of his paper, life, which to you is no credit, you will wonder when I tell you that in belfast, I have acquaintances, one, in particular who found out the night before alberts departure, wher [where?] and to whom he was coming, and duly a [?]. when he arrived we received him as we should I procured promises of situation for him and of fair emolument. 75 pounds. Anuel [annual?], but old habits are difficult to get rid of, he gave way, became for days the laffing [laughing?] stock of Trenton could not be found untill [until?] my servant man got him, at last he returned hoam [home?] this occured [occurred?] twise [twice?], my daughters rarely change words with him, his wife seems respectable, and would do well here in the Teaching of a school but I fear she has got an odd mixture of the duce [juice?] of the barley,in her suck, or otherwise has seen it used copiously in her mature years, the child seems to have been used to taisting [tasting?], however I trust all this will pass by if albert only keeps as he has done [Wm?] Owen Byron. Now three weeks, I may say at hard labour, as he is assisting me with the harvest, he has ruined his prospects of situations here but could I depend upon him I might get him a situation away from this, but will not do so untill [until?] I can depend upon his [stability?] and integrity, did one of my suns [sons?] act as he did I would lath him with a whip or stick from whare [where?] I met him to his hoam [home?], he is at work for me I must say at hard labour, in the fields With regard to my present [?] [?] [life?] [?] comission [commission?] of the pace [peace?] for the County of Hastings, also [?] for the same, this is of little use but trouble, I now live in the Township of Murray and County of Northumberland where I purchased a farm of 237 acres with house barn & orchard. I have 50 acres of crop beside hay 7,000 bundles of wheat called shaves [sheaves?] here, 11,000 do [ditto?] of Ry [Rye?] in the Barn & about 10 tons hay in. I have 9 acres of peas to put in 1 of potatoes 2 of Buck wheat 7 of oats and three quarters of Indian corn, to sow and 15 hay yet I am living here only since 1st May last. My eldest son John he is marid [married?] to a person named Houston from Eniscillen [Enniskillen?] her father belonged to the [?] dept he has [but one?] daughter a fine boy of 7 years old died lately albert was at the funeral he lives 28 miles from me, in Huntingdon, whare [where?] I last lived he keeps a post office, Gerge [George?] keeps stoar [store?] or shop in Stirling 16 miles from me, William is off west in charge of the Greatest Merchantile [Mercantile?] & Sawed lumber Establishment in Wisconsin U. States at 500 pounds a year he is not marie [married?] stands 6 feet one high a fine looking man, Robert is in California 6 feet 2 high a finer man. 200 lbs to [?] I expect him hoam [home?] Charles is at the law he passed his examinations as an atorney [attorney?] in april last but has to serve 5 years from the 11th of march of 1856, he is now studdying [studying?] in he first office in B[e?]lleville and at the end of that time he passes as a barrister if he is capable it costs me 15/= per week for his board, Jean is marid [married?] to a person named McCalay, a R [Roman?] Catholic, he is a good husband she made this match herslfe [herself?], has 2 childen a boy & girl, Sera [Sara?] is not marid [married?] but verry [very?] high minded, susan is well educated the last, is now I think 19. Margaret is 14 or 15 for so fare [far?] well educated. Now for a detale [detail?] of wo [woe?], In 1852 [January?] I was worth 3,450 pounds cash and property to the amount of about 2,500 pounds I put my boys in to the mercantile way the [they?] put me in debt so that on the 1st January last I [put?] by [?] money & [property?] 6,211 pounds 13.4. lost all property that could be taken besides I had 120 pounds anual [annual?] of rents in [trenton?] I have only 27 pounds 10.0. now has only 3 horses 1 cow 18 sheep, but I have health thank god and property still value for about 300 pounds this plan I live on I paid only 200 pounds on it I owe 500 pounds yet and yesterday the 15th I paid 50 pounds more but I could sell it now for 1,400 pounds it is a handsome place, since I comensed [commenced?] this letter I think I have got an employment for about 8 months at 7$ per month with his board to go on a survey as chain holder, where he must save his money he seems ancteous [anxious?] to help you to come out here I pay him 2 pounds 10.0. per month while he is a [at?] work for me I also find his wife & child without cost to him, but if he gows [goes?] on this survey his wife will gow [go?] [along?] there [?] [?] [K lives?] [?] [?] can pay for board I can not bear a woman that wishes at all to tipple or drink and therefore to do myself and feelings justice I could not live in our house with her as onst [once?] is enough for me to see the apperance [appearance?] of whiskey on any person to bear them a lasting haitred [hatred?] particularly a woman but a this in your letters to Albert do not mention a word a bout [about?] it as he feels the smart [?] language to him about her and himself, nor do I think it advisable for you to refer to his folley [folly?] here only advise him [against?] the committel [committal?] of any such guilt do not let your sun [son?] in his writing onst [once?] refer to it as a light trifling mind is easey [easy?] hurt and often by repulse whare [where?] least expected [?] [?] back to the like temptation advise him in the strongest terms to gard [guard?] against and mark that part of your letter private With regard to yourself answer my question to the leter [letter?] do you teach arithmethic [arithmetic?] algebra, [?] [?] the use of the [?], Grammer, [Grammar?] Geogrefy [Geography?], with all the other rules usual in high schools if so could you hand an examination by a board of persons [separate?] [?] [those?] [?] [?] [and?] [?] if so you would receive 100 pounds a year as a terchur [teacher?] of a comon [common?] school here if you get from this board a first class ticket or certificate if you think of coming to this country and that you can pass this [examination?] between albert and myself we could send for you in May next. Trew [through?] the Grand [Trunk?] Rail Road. I think albert asked the wife for sum [some?] assistance to send you but refused she is simply foolish purchasing a dress that she does not want, who or what she is I no [know?] not but I think it bad match for him. I maybe decived [deceived?] from my prejudice on acount [account?] of drink it is [here?] to [too?] chape [cheap?] My [better half so called?] seemed happy [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] away from us so does all my daughters, I think rather on the wifes account all join love to you Margaret and the rest of your family. I remain your Brother &. &. &. Robert [Robert?] Francis PS I suppose you herd [heard?] of the death Julia Martin of Balinahich [Ballynahinch?] in New York she was marid [married?] I suppose to Mr Bells sun [son?] as her husbands name was Bell she died in great want so that man has little to be proud of when the chit of oppulence [opulence?] came to that the sins of the fathers were in that case visited upon the child do not breath one word of what I state to Albert as he has requested of me not to mention if I find you do it [?] that [?] [?] as if you did it [?] cause [?] [?] |
