| Title: | Sampson Brady, Montreal, Canada to Fanny Reford, Co Antrim, Ireland |
|---|---|
| ID | 278 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Brady, Sampson/12 |
| Year | 1832 |
| Sender | Brady, Sampson |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | mentions carrying on with his trade, unclear of which kind |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Montreal, Canada |
| Destination | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Reford, Fanny |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | T3028/B/2 Permission to copy from W. Reford Esq, 81 Islandmagee Road Whitehead, Co Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9408002 |
| Date | 17/09/1832 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 21:07:1994. |
| Word Count | 569 |
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| Transcript | Montreal 17th Sept 1832 My Dear, Miss Reford, I venture at last to write something respecting my self and also this part of America call,d [called?] Canada. We are all pretty well in health at present but God only Knows how long. We have all escapd [escaped?] this dreadful disease for so far, for which we all return thanks. This town and Quebec has suffer,d [suffered?] very much, there is one large pit or grave in the French burying [burial?] ground here which contains three thousand dead bodys [bodies?], died of the Cholera, besides many other pits and graves where some thousands more are intered [interred?], the disease is greatly abated god grant it may continue long so. I am sorry poor Ireland has suffer,d [suffered?] greatly by the disease. I hope all will be well again and every thing thrive with a blessing- I carry on my trade on my own account in Saint Ann's suburbs Montreal, and just keeping the [bone?] green, the Boys are making some little money, they work at [condas?] and soap making, but not sufficient to support them well, Anna & Dora are doing very little at there [their?] business-- let us count every thing and we will find Ireland as good as this Canada is, if not better - health is very bad here in general, the poor Irish at home thrives far better on potatoes and milk and [sturaboat?] than we do here on the best - [---?] [--?] best food none is bad enough, fish and flesh - not near so good here as that of Ireland - The shilling in old Erin goes as far as three does in any part of Canada - Mechanics of all kinds are very plenty in this town, some imployd [employed?] and some not, wages from two shillings to five shillings a Day and work very hard, as long as Day light continues there are many trades men [tradesmen?] and labourers going about idle and cant get any work. The poor emigrants that [who?] went up the Country, about forty thousand in number, are dying in hundreds, mostly starved to death, those that have money enough are all returning to their native homes as fast as possible, this country is in a miserable state at present , owing to that terrible quick disease the Cholera,it is also very bad in many parts of the United States, and it is spreading over the whole globe. A farmer that has plenty of Cash, good health, and long life may do well here, I rather prefere [prefer?] the States to any part of Canada, being quite a superior Country altogether - I am not so [as?] fortunate in this town as I expected, god direct us for the best, I have still hopes of doing better if we could make our way to the City of New-York - I hope will be the case soon - give my kind compliments to your Father and Mother and all the rest of your family, please remember and give my best respects to all my old friends in Antrim - I shall write soon again My Dear Wife and Children Dear Miss Reford I am your Truly sends their kind love to you all and my old friend William [Dalrymph?] Sampson Brady Remember me to Doctor Bryson and Sisters I will write to the Doctor in a short time, God willing. |
