| Title: | Isaac Topley, Canada to Abraham Topley, Ireland. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3133 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Topley, Isaac/2 |
| Year | 1850 |
| Sender | Topley, Abraham |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Canada |
| Destination | Co. Armagh, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Topley, Abraham |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | son-father |
| Source | T 2149/1: Copied by Permission of Joseph Poole, Crewbeg, Tandragee, Co. Armagh. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8903172 |
| Date | 01/02/1850 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 22:10:1993. |
| Word Count | 524 |
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| Transcript | the winter here is very pleasant I can work with my coat of [off?] all the day the winter is getting something like home the snow is not more than 2 or 3 inches deep this winter as yet every day is like A christmas day here for eating and drinking there is so many thing on the table we do not know what too [to?] eat first provishions [provisions?] is very cheap this winter potatoes 1s per Bushel every British shilling is 15d here pork is 3 dollers [dollars?] per hundert [hundred?] flower [flour?] is 11s per hundert [hundred?] oatmeal is 12s per hundert [hundred?] indian meal is 8 per [cwt?] oats 1s per Bushel wheat 3s & 5[s?] per Bushel Beef [?] 4d per pound mutton the same turnips 1s per Bushel carrots 15d per Bushel tee [tea?] 2s & 6d per pound eggs 6d per dozen Butter 7d per pound chees [cheese?] 5d per pound tobacoe [tobacco?] 6d per pound whisky 4/2d per quart Aples [Apples?] 2s per Bushel Dear father you will please let mr leeper know I was up in St catherines I can go from port [Hope?] to toranto [toronto?] for one york shilling I can leave port hope on friday evening and took my tea with William Leeper on Saturday the [they?] are all well Robert Dougan was well I took my dinner with Mr Hugh Dougan in [May?] he is well & doing well Mr Robert Leeper is moved too [to?] St catherines our neighburs here is all well Joseph little is got maried [married?] too [to?] Miss mary Hamill Martha Saunders is got maried [married?] to A Wm [William?] waters of county caven please let [nicols?] Gray know his sone [son?] [alexandra?] gray is well he is my next neighbour Agness Porter has posted A letter too [to?] her cousen [cousin?] Samuel Porter give my love too [to?] my old friend Mrs marshall & family in the warmest manner remember us too [to?] uncle Bordman & family in the warmest manner I never received your newspaper it has went astray give my love too [to?] uncle John gorden and family Remember us too [to?] Mr Robert Leeper & family and to Mr and Mrs mitchel if he is living I am sory [sorry?] for their trouble I send my love to Brother John & william and I hope the day is not far distant when we will meet Dear father right [write?] as soon as this come too [to?] hand for I will have my [?] year up as soon as your letter will come Back too [to?] me David Kilpatrick and family is well the [they?] are looking for a letter from Mr Leeper or some of the family the [they?] give their love too [to?] you and too [to?] mrs Leeper and all the family Dear father I must have seen and I thank God for the great meaasure of health he has bestoad [bestowed?] on mee [me?] my head did not ake [ache?] this 12 months no more at present But remain your ever loving & affectionate sone [son?] too [to?] death Isaac Topley #PAGE 2 Mr Abraham Topley clady [B?] care of Alexander Small Merchant Market Hill [Markethill?] County Armagh Ireland |
