| Title: | John Walker, Caufield, Ontario, To A. Lowry, Co Donegal. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3158 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Walker, John/16 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Walker, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Canfield, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Ballindrait, Co. Donegal, Ireland |
| Recipient | Lowry, Andrew and family |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | nephew-uncle / cousins |
| Source | T.2018/25: Copied by Permission of: Miss K Lowry, Argrey, Raphoe, Co. Donegal, Ireland. #TYPE EMG John Walker, Caufield, Ontario, Canada, To Andrew Lowry, Raphoe, Co. Donegal. 28th March 1891. |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8811004 |
| Date | 28/03/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 05:12:1988 GC created 07:09:1989 ET input 11:09:19 |
| Word Count | 473 |
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| Transcript | Mr Andrew Lowry Argrey - Raphoe Cy [County?] Donegal Ireland Caufield 3 28th [18?] 91 Dear Uncle & family I now take pleasure in writing you a few lines to let you know that we are all well at present hoping to hear from you all enjoying the same Blessing Mother keeps verry [very?] smart she is able to be around all the time, Sometimes making her own Bed & considerable work around the House, she has made me four shirts within a short time Uncle John Lowry is to our house Every day Sometimes twice a day & Sometimes three times a day he has quite a path made from his place to ours, i [I?] take quite a number of papers i [I?] get six a week and he reads them Mrs Lowry Sen [Senior?] is with her youngest daughter in Oneida her Husband has been sick But he is better again i [I?] think she will be home in about a week then he will not be so lonesome - Mr & Mrs Lowry Jr [Junior?] and family are all well and Mr & Mrs Cranston & family are all well the Boys were over here a week ago will [well?] we have got settled down to Business again our Elections are over with for the present But when parliament meets the 29th of april - there will be some lively times, Between the McGreevy Scandal and Several others are Brought to light the [they?] will have a hard time of it and some of the leading men of the Conservative party thinks it will be a short lived Government i [I?] will send you papers when the debates in the House takes place, i [I?] sent you three papers two days ago i [I?] hope you will receive them one of them a paper from U.S. giving the particulars of the New Orleans Riot we have had a verry [very?] mild winter not much cold weather and verry [very?] little snow we have had a great deal of rain and verry [very?] high water something verry [very?] uncommon for this section of country the weather at the present is all that could be desired grass is beginning to look green & fall wheat is Looking well if we have more frost and cold East winds fall wheat will be a large yield & meadows are looking well if we have as large a yield of hay as we had last year i [I?] do not know what farmers will do with it, it can be be bought now from three to four dollars a ton first class hay i [I?] will now come to a close hoping you will be all well when you Receive this & we all join in Sending our Love fo you all - I Remain Your Affectionate Nephew Jno [John?] Walker Caufield P.O. [Post Office?] Ont [Ontario?] Write Soon |
