| Title: | John Walker, Canfield, Ontario to Andrew Lowry, Co. Donegal. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3162 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Walker, John/37 |
| Year | 1889 |
| Sender | Walker, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Canfield, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Ballindrait, Co. Donegal, Ireland |
| Recipient | Lowry, Andrew |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | nephew-uncle |
| Source | T 2018/17: Copied by Permission of Miss K. Lowry, Argrey, Raphoe, Co. Donegal. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8903062 |
| Date | 05/09/1889 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 15:11:1993. |
| Word Count | 336 |
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| Transcript | Mr. Andrew Lowrie Agrey [Argrey?] Bellandrate [Ballindrait?], Strabane County Donegal Ireland Canfield Sept 5th 1889 Dear Uncle, I now take the oppertunity [opportunity?] of sending you these few lines to let you know that we are all well at present hoping to hear from you enjoying the same we have had a verry [very?] dry summer in Canada this summer we have had no rain of any [?] count since June still we have verry [very?] good crops, fall wheat, Spring Wheat & Barley Oats. But Potato and ale root crops about half, crop farmers here are all Buisy [busy?] thrashing verry [very?] few have sowed fall wheat yet they are waiting for rain i received a paper from you last week i will send you three or four next week Potatoes is quiet at Present since Stanley would not [pay?] the Jesuits Bill Sir John A. McDonald will have a hard time to pull through next election i am [going?] to start digging my potatoes they have Been ripe 3 weeks ago it has Been so long dry i think whe- [when?] we get rain it will rain for 3 or 4 days. it gene----- [generally?] does here after a drought. Mother keeps quite smart she is able to be around all the ti-- [time?] and has a good appetite she sends her love to you all Uncle John Lowrie and all the family are well he is here every day some days 3 ti--- [times?] we are only 1/4 mile apart i am going to start for toronto next week we are going to have a grand Exhibition there this year opens sept 9th till 21 inst i wrote to Uncle Rober- [Robert?] [&?] wife and sent her my address But i neve- [never?] received an answer i wrote to Mill town [Milltown?] Col[?] Strabane please tell her i wrote to her But got no answer and tell us in your ne-- [next?] Letter how she is getting along i will now fetch this to a close hoping soon to hear from you all i remain your Affectionate Nephew Jno [John?] Walker Canfield P.O. [Post Office?] Haldimand Co. Ontario |
