| Title: | Letter from William Hutton to John McCrea, Strabane |
|---|---|
| ID | 1513 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hutton, William/35 |
| Year | 1856 |
| Sender | Hutton, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Presbyterian |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Strabane, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | McCrea, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers-in-law |
| Source | D 2298/4/2 Deposited by Messrs. Wilson and Simms, Solicitors. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9310125 |
| Date | 24/12/1856 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C. McK., 06:10:19 |
| Word Count | 591 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Letter from William Hutton dated 24th December, 1856 to John McCrea, Strabane B of A & [and?] S. Toronto Decb. [December?] 24th 1856 Dear John, I have just time to scribble a few lines to wish you all a merry xmas [Christmas?] & [and?] a happy new year altho' [although?] you will not receive the expression of good will before the 8th or perhaps the 9th Prox. [Proximo?] - I send you a new edition of [--?] [--?]aill by this post. The appendices of which are added by the sanction of this bureau & [and?] the little work contains a vast amount of reliable information for intending emigrants to whom you could lend it if you know of any such - the conditions of the Free Grants & [and?] every thing about them are to be found in two or three of the appendices - Joseph is on a visit with us just now come to spend my birthday the 22nd Inst. [Instant?] also xmas [Christmas?] day with us & [and?] buy furniture previous to his marriage to Rose Greer a very sensible fine girl & [and?] every way a desirable connection - He is making more than £1000 per annum by his business so that he may safely marry - He has purchased very handsome curtains green & [and?] gold & [and?] crimson & [and?] also good carpets and furniture to the extent of nearly £200 - His sisters will make them up for him & [and?] are busy as [----?] - he is to be married on 12th Feb.[February?] Rose is to have six bridesmaids dressed in rich pink silk with white opera cloaks - but I daresay Mary Hutton has told your Mary all about it - The party in the evng. [evening?] will be given by the lady of his partner Mrs Bell who has a fine large house - It will be a very gay affair - the four girls will be there & [and?] your Willie - He played four or five rubbers of whist with us last night & [and?] is a great favourite with the girls & [and?] us all - he has been lately learning to skate & [and?] comes on finely We fear brother Sam cannot be alive - Willie has written to the persons where he formerly resided or at least where his last address was but has not heard from them in reply - If he were alive he would be sending for more money Fanny and I feared the £50 you sent him would be his #PAGE 2 death warrant - you ought to enquire if the Bk. [Bank?] of Belfast (where you got the bill) ever paid it & [and?] if so you ought to see if Sams own signature was attached - It might be a forgery - but I think it very probable the letter is in the dead letter office in the State of N. [New?] York - & [and?] never has been cashed by the Bank & [and?] as there is little care or honor on these matters as far as the U. [United?] States Govt. [Government?] is concerned it will be difficukt to trace it any further - if not cashed it might be well to warn the Bank not to cash it till you see the signature - some sharpers in the dead letter office or else here might try to appropriate it - much love to all dear friends about & [and?] around you - the messenger is about leaving your loving brother William Fanny is this moment come to the office & [and?] sends her love to all the dear ones W [William?] Hutton |
