| Title: | Stewart, Frances to Atwood, Annie, 1866 |
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| ID | 4777 |
| Collection | Revisiting Our Forest Home, The immigrant letters of Frances Stewart [J. L. Aoki] |
| File | stewart/59 |
| Year | 1866 |
| Sender | Stewart, Frances |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Douro Township, Newcsatle District, Upper Canada |
| Destination | Gore's Landing, Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Atwood, Annie |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 382 |
| Genre | purchase, family |
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| Transcript | 1866: December 19 To Annie Atwood, Gore's Landing, Ontario Tuesday night or 19th Dec’r 1866, Wednesday morn'g I think an hour past midnight My dearest Annie I am vexed at having been so long delayed in answering you about the Bricks. The reason was that Robert could not see the people he wanted to ask about them & it was only today he could learn anything at all. There is a man named Curtis who lives near Auburn who makes bricks but Robert could not learn if he has any now. There is such a demand for them but there is another person in Otonobee about four miles from Peterboro which would be nearer to you. His name is Welsh & he makes very good bricks. We got some from him for Goodwood. The price depends very much on the demand being pressing, which raises the price. The usual price is $4 & 1/2 a thousand, but the best are four dollars & three quarters or five dollars a thousand. If Robert can find out anything more satisfactory he will let you know and & I will write again if I have any message to give but I don't like to delay longer now in answering you. As far as we have been able to learn, Mr. Wood, also who lives at Charles Dunlops old place in Otonobee, has sometimes Bricks to sell, but Rob't could not find out if he has any now or his price. I had a letter from your dear Mamma some time ago. She was much better then but had been suffering from pain in her arm & she wrote rather in low spirits about your poor Uncle. It must be very trying to her & dear Mrs. Strickland seeing him declining & suffering without being able to relieve him or even to venture to give him food to nourish or strengthen him. I must try & see them if possible when we have sleighing-.. I find my hand shaking for I was startled a little ago by imagining I heard some one rapping at the door or window but it was some dog I think as I could see nobody but it made me shake all over, & so dear goodbye. [affect' old friend] [ ] |
