| Title: | Daniel Waide, Drumrankin, Co.Antrim to Alex Waide, Ontario. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3152 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Waide, Daniel/34 |
| Year | 1855 |
| Sender | Waide, Daniel |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Drumrankin, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Waide, Alex |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | father-son |
| Source | T3724: Presented by Mrs Margaret Wiley |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9410221 |
| Date | 01/01/1855 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT/JW, 13:10:1994. |
| Word Count | 310 |
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| Transcript | Drumrankin Jany [January?] 1" [st?] 1855 Dear Son When you receive this letter you will remember that I stated to you that we wished you to write us a few lines on the 1'[st?] of every month, and I said at the same time that we would do the same to you, as long as we are separated by the restless billows of the Atlantic waters. And now to fulfill our part of the engagement we commence on New years day to write you a few lines for the purpose of letting you know the state of affairs in this part of the country. we are at present in good health, and we hope you have been in the same since we heard from you last. John Russell's letter of 26" [th?] Nov. [November?] informs us that you have purchased a farm of land containing 50 acres, and we want to know all particulars concerning it. In the 1' [st?] place I want to know how much it cost you, and how much of the- fine you have paid down if any. secondly I want to know how far it is from the nearest public road, and also from the nearest market town. Thirdly let me know how far much of it is cleared and if there be a house on it and the name of your nearest neighbours. Fourthly let me know how far you are from Mr. Wm. Kernohan & Mr Robt. [Robert?] Stephenson's Lastly I want to know how far you are from New London and also from the Railway. Let me know if you intend putting in any crop this season and if any let us know what kind. We also want to know how you are spending the winter, what you are working at and where you are stopping. We thought it strange that you did not let us know where you wrote your last letter from and that you did not give us your address. I want no more white paper from that country as we can get plenty as good as it in Cullybackey which is much nearer than New London. Surely you can find enough of News out of a country like that to fill the 4 pages of a common sized letter sheet. So if you please send us no more white paper, for we have plenty at home. The poorer class of people in Ireland are in a very bad state at present. Weaving trade which you know is their principle support is doing very very badly and food is very high 14 hundreds raises only 7 or 8 shillings Candels [candles?] are 8d per pound, very milling flour 18d per peck. turf 3s. 6d. per cart Oatmeal 15d. per peck.Potatoes from 3s to 5/6 per cwt. Indian meal 13d. per peck, So when you see the price of everthing the poorer class have to purchase and the wages they get to meet these necessaries you may easily judge the state they are living in. But farmers who hold from 15 acres of land and upwards are doing well at this time. They are getting from œ2.10s. to œ2.14s.6d. per cwt. for their pork from 15d. to 10d. 3/4 per lb. for their butter. From 7s.6d. to 8s.6d. per cwt. for their corn. Beef from œ2 to œ2.10 percwt. and living stock was never dearer. So you may see by these prices that extensive farmers are doing well. Please let Mr William Kernohan know that his brother John and family is in good health and also Mr Wm. McCown [Keown?] and family. We desire you when you write still to name your old neighbour out of this county, that may be near you, as their parents are all very glad to hear from their own. Mr John Kernohan & Misses [Mrs.?] Kernohan send their kind love to you and is very glad to hear that you are beside William as the expect to hear word oftener from him. I have no more of much importance at present but remains your truly affectionate parent D. Waide. |
