| Title: | Mrs C. Scott, Kingston, Canada to Maria Scott, England. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2401 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Scott, Jane/37 |
| Year | 1834 |
| Sender | Scott, Jane |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Bristol, England |
| Recipient | Scott, Maria |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
| Source | T 2609/5: Copied by Permission of Mrs J. F. Hodges, Glenravel House, Glenravel, Co. Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9007087 |
| Date | 02/08/1834 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 25:10:1993. |
| Word Count | 877 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Miss [Maria?] Scott 6 Lower Cresent Clifton - Bristol England From: Kingston Upper Canada Augt [August?] 2 - I cannot tell you how disappointed I was to find yesterday that I could not answer your most welcome letter my dear Maria in time for the Great Western the delay has been occasioned by our being absent for change of air for us both - neither being well - & this same cause has prevented my writing as I intended before yours arrived on a subject which I know will be deeply interesting to your affect[iona?]te heart - each day I thought I should write the first settled day, but various things led us to move from place to place - this is however the first letter I write across the Atlantic on the subject - it has pleased our God that my dear Charlotte should gain the affections of the one in Canada of all I have seen that I should choose for her, if I had my choice - all things taken into consideration - I may have mentioned to you Mr Givens, and [an?] excellent young Clergyman who is stationed among the Mohawk Indians in the Bay of [Quinte?] about 40 or 50 miles from this - we first met him about a year ago as he had not been in the habit of coming to Kingston except when passing rapidly through to & from Toronto, but since then his visits have been much more frequent, & as an intimate friend of his, a married Clergyman sought for increased intimacy, it greatly facilitated his wish for further acquaintance - but some how it never entered either Charlottes [Charlotte's?] head or mine that he had thought of the matter from the first time he saw her - but she was surrounded by so many evidently anxious to pay her attention that he, having an unduly humble opinion of himself [feared?] for some time there was no hope of his gaining her - you may suppose how thankful I was to find in his proposal being made that she much preferred him to any one she had met with - if I was sitting #PAGE 2 beside you, I could whisper in your ear some things that would interest & amuse you & which raise a feeling of continual thankfulness mingled with a sort of surprise on looking back, just ab[ou?]t they did at the time of occurrence - at the way in which our God guarded & guided & arranged matters with such care in regard to forwarding this event & keeping off some others - part of which she knows nothing of herself - as [?] things occured just about the time of her acceptance of Mr G: [Givens?] which their [there?] was no sense in mentioning to any one - Nor is their [there?] any use in my saying this to you, only that I am in the habit of speaking all my mind when writing to you - which had me sometimes to be rather desultory & wandering warmly engaged in the business & he finds it difficult to keep to his daily duties so far away - it will therefore probably take place in Sept[ember?] towards the middle or end - we have to be busy getting the [fittings?] out which is a more difficult business here than at home - & we have both been ill as I mentioned - but now I am thankful to say we are greatly better - C. [Charlotte?] was really extremely unwell the illness I think brought on by cold - she sends her very kindest love & feels that few people will feel such sincere interest as yourself - you can [tell?] dear Mrs Bos[?] with our affec[tiona?]te love - I well know the kind interest she will feel in hearing of the tender providential care of our God for my Child - he has allowed me to see His hand every step of the way - I have written unintentionally on such bad paper I fear you will scarce be able to read it I am [?] to hear of [?] [?] [being?] & so delicate but trust from what you say it may turn out something in connection with her present situation - I shall be longing most to hear again - write dearest M: as soon as ever you receive this - I was still going on with education as the Books &c I sent for w[oul?]d tell you, & C. & I were just wondering after Lotitas [Lotita's?] marriage what w[oul?]d come [?] to interrupt us - My dear Sister K: & Mr Armstrong feel as much interest as if C. [Charlotte?] belonged to themselves - give our kindest remembrance to Mrs Hayes & Miss Heath & Mrs Smith - I saw Capt[ain?] Townsend today who seemed in excellent health & spirits - this is a wretchedly written letter in every way - give our kindest love to all at Willsbo [Willsborough?] & [Baltragh?] - also to Richd [Richard?] & Jas [James?] if you write - give our kind love also to Jane, & tell her I am sure she will feel kindly interested & glad C. [Charlotte?] has met with one so excellent as a companion for life - ever my dearest M: [Maria?] y[ou?]r most affect[iona?]te JS [Scott?] |
