| Title: | Richard Rothwell, Canada, to W. J. C. Allen, Belfast. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2351 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Rothwell, Richard Jr/30 |
| Year | 1879 |
| Sender | Rothwell, Richard Jr |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | mechanic |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Campbell Allen, William J |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | nephew-uncle |
| Source | D 1558/1/1/908: Papers of William John Campbell Allen Deposited by F. D. Campbell Allen. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9803493 |
| Date | 01/01/1879 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:03:98. |
| Word Count | 452 |
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| Transcript | Point St. Charles Sunday My Dear Uncle I started to work on Monday, Mr Eaton says that it is a fine place for an opening for any person that is industrious steady, and works with the head as well as with the hands but that they are both indispensable. They have magnificent shops here. The erecting or fitting shop holds thirty one engines, and eight or ten tenders they have a boiler makers shop with all sorts of punching machines rolling machines. They employ about twenty smiths and five spare fires. They have also a machine shop saparatred [separated?] from the other shops, they have eighteen small lathes twelve screw cutting lathes four wheels lathes 10 verticles [verticals?] 6 planing machines besides 8 shaping machines 7 slotting machines. Attached to the shopes [shops?] is a fine library, reading room with all kinds of papers fresh every day, and there is also a very good band, Which ought to be started at the Ulster Railway, the hours here are quite different here to what they are at home, We get our breakfast at half past six and go to work at seven until twelve, then again from one till six. and four on Saturdays. I went to meeting today there is a very nice meeting house here in Montreal, it is very nearly as big as ours and has a nice organ and good quire [choir?] I am not stopping in Montreal but at Point St. Charles about two miles from Montreal so that it is not at all pleasant to walk in the heat of the day. I do not like my lodgings much as I have not a room to my own self and I can get no drawing or euclid [Euclid?] done but I must put up with it for the present till I can hear of something better I am reading that book that I got from you and like it very much. I bath in the St. Lawrence every evening, the current is very strong insomuch that I cannot swim against it nor a man either. What wages I shall get I cannot tell yet but I suppose a dollar a week [4's &?] money It is quite a mistake of yours that English money at a loss, a shilling is worth fifteen pence, Boots and shoes are very cheap here but clothes are very dear. The flies are a awful bore here. It is a fine city fine buildings fountains and squares on the top of the mountain there is a fine view of the city it is about a mile from Montreal I hope that this will find you all well give my love to all at Faunoran and Gortalee. I remain your affectionate nephew R Rothwell Direction Richard Rothwell fitting shop Gran [Grand?] T [Trunk?] Railway Point St. Charles Montreal Canada |
