| Title: | Samuel Bruce, Quebec, to "My Dear James", Ireland |
|---|---|
| ID | 375 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Bruce, Samuel Jr/13 |
| Year | 1863 |
| Sender | Bruce, Samuel Jr |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | fisherman & hunter |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Quebec, Canada |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Bruce, James |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T2919/1/37: Presented by Michael R. Bruce Esq, Co. Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9501346 |
| Date | 30/05/1863 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 26:01:1995. |
| Word Count | 677 |
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| Transcript | Quebec May 30th 1863. Do not stop writing altogether as I may have chances of getting letters down below My Dear James. I received your letter the other day, it was sent after me to montreal where I was for a few days getting some of my traps put together to send home by a sailing ship. I had such a lot of things on hand where there that I had to let the mail pass without writing It was a tremendous time since I had heard from you before that letter I suppose your last one had been in the Anglo Saxon. I was dreadfully disappointed to find when I went to Montreal that my buffalo head was quite spoiled and was not able to be stuffed, so that now I have nothing but his horns, I have also a lot of skins which I will send home also two cariboo [caribou?] heads, and a lot of birds skins however as soon as I have every thing ready to ship I will send you a regular invoice of them - We start our own fishing town this day week, My part as I think I told you consists of Col. [Colonel?] Lambton & Col. [Colonel?] Brambton both officers in the Guards and both very nice fellows, they asked me every day when I was in Montreal to dine at their mess and I breakfasted there also every day, they are here now and dined with me yesterday at the Club. I think we shall be away about two months or a little more and then I am quite determined to make any way home as fast as possible going by New York I met two fellows here today we knew in Belfast, [Bland?] & Dundasa [Dundas?] both 62nd Aven [Avenue?] I dare say you recollect them, I was sorry to here you had to sell the horse you bought from Stamers, I hope this big one may turn out well, you seem to have given a [long?] price for such a young one however if he comes out good it will be all right - Has Sam Bruce son paid up the interest yet it is an infernal shame if he does not pay it up now at once for he knows that I am paying on overdrawn money at the Bank - and I would not leave it to Sam to decide about selling out of the funds to pay off that Balance but write to Wm [William?] at once and tell him to sell out as much as may be required. I am very glad to hear that Robert is looking and is so much better. he speaks in a letter I have from him of being almost inclined not to go abroad this Winter but that I suppose is all humbug as of course he must go - The season here now is getting most dreadfully hot it is almost impossible to work at all however when we get down to Mingan it will be cool enough, I am afraid we will be a long time there before we get any fishing but we must go when we can get a steamer to take us, I hope we may have and I expect we will have a very good seasons sport, last season was fair but we should have far better this year knowing the flies and the river and all these sort of things so much better than last year What do you intend to do this summer & Wm [William?] Robt [Robert?] going in/or, Will you get James Bristow to send me a letter authorizing either any Bank or any Commercial house in Inchee or [-------?] to honour my checks [cheques?] upon them for œ200 that will I think be all right so I will not ask for a credit for more than œ200, I would send duplicates of the letter in case one goes astray, And if you send them the first mail in July they will be here time enough for me- Ever Your Affectionate [brother?] Samuel Bruce |
