| Title: | Stewart, Frances to Parr Traill, Catharine, 1866 |
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| ID | 4771 |
| Collection | Revisiting Our Forest Home, The immigrant letters of Frances Stewart [J. L. Aoki] |
| File | stewart/53 |
| Year | 1866 |
| Sender | Stewart, Frances |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Douro Township, Newcsatle District, Upper Canada |
| Destination | Lakefield, Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Parr Traill, Catharine |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 386 |
| Genre | family |
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| Transcript | [1866: May] To Catharine Parr Traill, Lakefield, Ontario Monday Morning My ever dearest Friend I cannot tell you how [ ] for your dear children. I heard of [ ] dear Atwoods dreadful calamity by [ ] note from Joan yesterday & hope [ ] there was some mistake but [ ] in the evening I received dear Kate [ ] letter & have thought of little [besides] since I read it. Kate mentioned also that you had hurt your fingers badly. I trust it may not prove tedious or very severe pain. Indeed these do seem most wretched times in many ways. I grieve my dear dear friend to find you have had so much trouble, but I trust whatever it may be that the worst may have passed over by this time. I have much to say but my time is short as the Buggie is at the door, but as Kate said you had a great deal of sewing on hand, both [ ] Walter & Annie, & I wish you would send a bundle of it down to us. I am myself always wanting some work & I am sure Bee & Kate will join me in any spare moment.... Kates note said [ ] might be a probability of Annie being with you. I am not sure if she is still at the Paiges, therefore my dear Mrs. Traill I will enclose to you $20 for her. It is but a mite but I hope I may have it in my power to contribute a little more sometimes hence as my means will I trust be improved, but just now I send what I can, hoping it may help. You were I think intending to get some clothing for them in Peterboro [ ] you can make use of part if you think it required & give the rest to dear Annie with my fondest love.... Dear friend, time passes quickly & I must make up & send this sad scrawl such as it is. With fondest love from Bee & Kate & myself to you & dear Kate & Walter who I trust may get on happily. Believe me as ever your sincere & faithfully attached friend, Fr. Stewart. Pray thank dear Kate for her letter & for the seeds. |
