| Title: | Stewart, Frances to Atwood, Annie, 1867 |
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| ID | 4781 |
| Collection | Revisiting Our Forest Home, The immigrant letters of Frances Stewart [J. L. Aoki] |
| File | stewart/63 |
| Year | 1867 |
| 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 | 406 |
| Genre | news, family |
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| Transcript | 1867: July 17 To Annie Atwood, Gore's Landing, Ontario 17 July 1867 My dearest Annie I was delighted last evening to see dear Mrs. Bird walking up to Roberts where we had been spending the evening as she had a childrens Picnic & Jane will tell you something of the noise they all made playing different games & galloping about in all directions. There were 24 children altogether so you may have some idea of the row they all made after tea running about the field & orchard playing hide & seek, ball & many other games of which I forget the names.... Your dear Mother was staying at the Dunlops for a few days the week before last but unfortunately I never heard of it till the day she was leaving. I was in hopes she might have passed this way & that we might have had a call on her way home but she went by the stage from Peterboro. That day I sat at my window all day watching in hopes of seeing her coming.... Whenever I hear from you or Mary I generally write to tell your Mama all the news about you. I had a few lines from her on Sunday last She said she had not been very well since her return home but Ellen said she was remarkably well & in wonderful spirits when there. She did not mention having got £40 for the Crusoe's but she told Ellen she had got a small present of some money from her sister Agnes. I think Mrs. Fitzgibbon is treating her very shabbily in only allowing her £50. If she gets a thousand copies of the Flower Book sold, a thousand copies will fetch £1250 & surely dear Mrs. Traill had the half of the work I think but I believe Mrs. Fitzg. has had some expense with it. You will say "this is none of my business"! but indeed I always feel anything in which your dear mother or any of the family are concerned is very near to my heart. Dear Jane has been twice sitting talking to me since I have been writing & I feel as her visit is so short I ought to give more time to her. So dearest Annie forgive this hasty scribble & with kind love to Mr. Atwood & kisses to the chicks. Believe me dearest Your loving old friend, F. Stewart |
