| Title: | Fanny Broughton, Canada, to W. J. C. Allen, Belfast. |
|---|---|
| ID | 316 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Broughton, Fanny/17 |
| Year | 1878 |
| 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 1558/1/1/782: Papers of William John Campbell Allen Deposited by F.D. Campbell Allen. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9803491 |
| Date | 15/06/1878 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:03:98. |
| Word Count | 715 |
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| Transcript | Ingersoll House Hamilton, Ont [Ontario?] 15th Jun 1878 My Dear Mr Allen Thank you very much for remembering me with a paper containing the account of the Presentation to you, accept my warm congratulations, & believe me I read the news with sincere pleasure. I had no idea you could date back so far, I suppose the climate helps you all so verdant (I don't mean green) I think yesterday began as usual [firgyles?] and this morning is very hot so far we have really had an English spring - summer, the country looking green & fresh - I was sorry to hear of Mr [Prate's?] death, he had a long life and was saved any pain at the end, when I next go to Belfast there will be many blanks amongst my old friends but I suppose I must expect this, it is very painful to me for I like Belfast best of any place I was ever in, & this [next?]. I must forget how old I am but I hope to see you once more. Annie has been in England since [Oct?] and was going to stay till August or Septr [September?] but we cabled her to come home in June and she sailed on the 13th in the Moravian May has been ill five weeks she took a cold bath and caught an Inflammation & then Ocr [October?] [found?] her also suffering from an internal injury caused by a fall long ago and she will have to lie a great deal & be careful for some months & I think this will put her all right. I had only Kitty at home & so had to send for Annie who is splendid at everything from house keeping to [f---dling?] her own cause you will not remember them I dare say she is engaged to [Alec?] [Ramsay?] (in Bank of Montreal, his father President Canada Life) May is engaged to a Mr [Gater?] & [Kelly?] to Mr [Ambrose?] Bank again, [Wynn--?] telegraphed us a month "Was married this morning" he & his bride were here last week, she is the best woman I ever saw, they are most [sp-ony?] he is gone to Glasgow. [--------?] to a large bridge which is being built over the river he says Glasgow is a lovely place. My two youngest girls leave school in June my two youngest boys are splendid fellows and will be real Canadians a boy here is more manly at nine than 14 at home, I dare say you don't think that any improvement - Mr Broughton as usual worries himself to death about back traffic and competing lines. I say do the best you can and trust to Providence but he won't. We are going for July to Openshaw near Woodstock [Fred?] had built a frame house there in a wood it is lovely but we all like being near the water however we will go down it is 42 miles from here & [-----?] on G.W. Lines. Are you ever coming over? We would be delighted to have you. make up a party & come you would see how the country has progressed. We expect Colonel [Guy?] our new [V.P.?] today he is up the Falls, he ought to have been out sometime ago but the death of his son who was drowned when out boating and not found for a long time prevented his coming I should very much like photos of yourself and John Scott Porter if it is not too much trouble for you to send them. I should be much obliged and [er?] glad to have them. I have my old Irish housemaid Ann Graham, she came out last June and has just returned from a fortnight's visit to Rochester to see Irish friends who emigrated 20 & 30 years ago and are all well to do, they make much of Ann & she was delighted Our elections are to take place in the fall and that will be fun neither side is any good. I believe there is not a man who cannot be bought, they say the only man in Canada who cannot be bought is Walter Shanley he finished the [Hoo--h] [I-nnch?] Will you give my kind regards to Mrs Allen and accept the same from yours sincerely Fanny Broughton |
