| Title: | Fanny Broughton, Canada, to W. J. C. Allen, Belfast. |
|---|---|
| ID | 315 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Broughton, Fanny/15 |
| Year | 1880 |
| Sender | Broughton, Fanny |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife (in a wealthy household) |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Campbell Allen, William J. |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | D 1558/1/1/949: Papers of William John Campbell Allen Deposited by F. D. Campbell Allen. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9803495 |
| Date | 02/08/1880 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:03:98. |
| Word Count | 590 |
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| Transcript | Openshaw, Eastwood, Ont [Ontario?] 2nd August 1880 My dear Mr Allen I am much obliged for your kind thoughfulness in sending me the Papers concerning our good friend Mr. Porter we must have been talking about him just about the time he died and I said I would much like to see him once again he died full of age and honour after living a good life not all for himself I hope when our time of departure comes we may be as ready to go I think I should find great changes in Belfast, I did intend to come this year but Annie & May are to be married on the 13th September in the evening at the Cathedral of course they are very busy and I left them to it and have been here except a few days since May - I am always going to give over working but a new place has so much to be done and I hate to see outside the house entirely - The air is lovely just like Scotland - Last week I took Kitty and Mr Ambrose and went to Milwaukee by Grand Haven we had the official car and the trip was pleasant. I think Milwaukee a beautiful place the houses are so large and the grounds so beautifully kept. In June Annie, May, Kitty & I went with our President Colonel Grey, his son and Mr Marshall a director went through the Thousand Isles to Montreal thence by train to Quebec we had no end of fun I had been before but that only made me enjoy it more I had more time to look at particular things - I like all our large towns & cities & I don't think any of us would like to live in England again for good - Mary is coming out in the Sythia on the 7th Aug & fortunately Mr Henderson of the M S & L Ry [Midland Scottish & London Railway ?] is coming too so she will have company else I am afraid at the last she would have repented leaving her little ones - Mary will live in Hamilton. I am glad to say (sic) our Annie in Halifax & that is far away for even this country where long journeys are not much thought of. Mr Broughton is very well and looks quite young again he tells me he has invited Mr G. K. Smith to the weddings - If you were thinking of coming over we should be delighted to see you and you would find great improvements I never hear from Mrs Ringland but my old housemaid who is Ann Graham from Killyleagh had letters sometimes from her people & I keep up pretty well with news of my old friends. I still like Belfast better than any other place, here next - our house will feel very quiet with only three girls, our youngest son is to go again to school for a year, at present he is camping out near Pine Lake with Mr Drayton formerly of Drayton Manor England, he is a fine tall boy not as lively as my Willie but a good boy, [Wynerch?] is married & has a little daughter ten months old - I believe Mary's children are all very pretty and clever - You can imagine how I am looking forward to seeing her after 5 years absence - Annie, May & Lizzie have all been home - Remember me most kindly to friends and with me united kind regards believe me yours sincerely Fanny Broughton |
