| Title: | Joseph Carrothers, Ontario to W.Carrothers, Farnaght, Fermanagh |
|---|---|
| ID | 552 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Carrothers, Joseph/28 |
| Year | 1857 |
| Sender | Carrothers, Joseph |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Co. Fermanagh, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Carrothers, William |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T3734:Presented by Edward N. Carrothers, 3 University Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9411033 |
| Date | 18/08/1857 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT/JW, 10:11:1994. |
| Word Count | 497 |
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| Transcript | August 18th 1857 Dear Brother, I hope you excuse me for not answering your letter of April last, the reason was I hoped to have got some word from Paul in June or July as I used to get but to the present no word from him. I fear something has befallen him. I have not wrote to him as he bid me not to write to him as he would be on his journey before my letter would reach him. Dear Brother I feel thankfull [thankful?] that you and your family is spared life and health and hope these few lines will find you in the same as the leave me and family thank God the giver of all Blessings. Your Brother and their families are all well at present and so is your cosins [cousins?] and families. Brother Thomas had a little girl died in March last of six years old of Consumption. I see by your last letter there is many of my old acquaintances remove to there long home while we are in mercy spared, it is cause of thankfulness. I have been engaged this summer puting [putting?] Pews in our New Preaching House which we call Victoria Chappel [Chapel?], it is within 100yrd [yards?] of my House and I have to say the name has been the principals in its erection [errection?], I hope many of them will benefit by it. We have got our harvest over, that is the Fall wheat harvest and the Spring will commence in three of four days. every kind of crop is very abundant. The spring was a little late by reason of wet weather and the summer has been somewhat wet but the crop is great in all its variety. Markets is fallen low beside what the were last year, and stock is fallen. Land is fallen, the speculators in Land purchase many of them is much disappointed those that was byin [buying?] on borrowed money for money rose from 15 to 30 pr [per?] cent which made some leave this province and go across the line as the journey is not far and rail road travel is speedy. Business has been somewhat dull this summer and wages not so high as the have been these last three year owing to the rail Road work been completed in this part and the town of London has out grown its Trade. You will please to answer this letter and let me know if you are all well, and let me know of how Miss Rebecca Armstrong is as she will not write herself. Let me know how William McMullin and sister is. Let me know how Sister Eliza and family is and sister Tirzah if she is living and well. Let me know of all the changes that has taken place in my old acquaintance. As soon as I get word from Paul I will let you know it. I believe I have nothing more to write to you. I remain Dear Brother Yours Affectionately Joseph Carrothers. To Mr William Carrothers Lisbellaw Enniskillen Ireland Postmarked London, Canada Aug [August?] 19 1857 Hamilton C. W. [Canada West?] Aug [August?] 20 1857 America Paid, Dublibn Sep. [September?] 6 1857 Enniskillen Sep [September?] 7 57 [1857?] |
