| Title: | Elizabeth Fleming, Ontario to her cousin, Belfast. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1065 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Fleming, Elizabeth/54 |
| Year | 1899 |
| Sender | Fleming, Elizabeth |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | cousins (haven't met) |
| Source | T 1850/10: Copied by Permission of Mr W. H. McCafferty, 15 Glanleam Drive, Belfast 15. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8903154 |
| Date | 07/09/1899 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 22:10:1993. |
| Word Count | 438 |
| Genre | |
| Note | N.B. (n. Brown; married William Fleming; mother was Mary J. Scott and father was James Brown; they had three children, all died during infancy) |
| Transcript | Owen Sound Sept 7th/99 [1899?] My Dear Cousin I suppose you will be surprised to hear from me so soon again but I thought I would let you know that My Brother Jame's wife was up in Owen Sound on an excursion and stayed two day's and then there was an excursion down and I went down to see them and stayed three days with them and we had quite a talk about the old country and all our friends and he got your address to write to you but I dont want you to say anything to him what has passed between you and me about my Aunt Jane and let me know if he mentions my Aunt in his letter to you he seems to know a good deal about My Grand- Mother & Grand Father he says they were buried in a place called Munyrae [Moneyrea?] and it is likely they are all buried there he said they had a large monument and it was broke and he said my Aunt name I had made a mistake about it he said it was Jane Kyle Brown and he said she lived in a place four miles from Belfast and and I do not remember the name of it although he told me several times it was something like Kilkale there was a Kale to it anyhow about four miles from Belfast perhaps you could guess at it for I tried my best to remember it and should have wrote it down but I did not Dear Cousin if the graveyard is not to [too?] far from you I would like #PAGE 2 if you could look if you seen their graves and if there was one Jane Kyle Brown in it my Brother said if he was in the graveyard he could walk strait [straight?] to the spot he seems to know something that I do not know about them he remembers your Mother quite well and was pleased to hear of you My Brother is well off and has a lovely home and has every thing that heart could wish and making money fast Dear Cousin I do hope to be able some day to recompense you for all you have done for me and If my Brother letter to you he mentions it to you it might throw a little light on it where she lived, we are all well hoping this will find you and your family all well I remain your loving cousin E [Elizabeth?] Fleming write soon |
