| Title: | Carrothers, Joseph to Carrothers, William, 1858 |
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| ID | 4565 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration and Canadian Settlement [C.J. Houston & W.J. Smyth] |
| File | houston/3 |
| Year | 1858 |
| Sender | Carrothers, Joseph |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | London, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Lisbellaw, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland |
| Recipient | Carrothers, William |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 717 |
| Genre | correspondence, decease, local economy, acquaintances |
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| Transcript | February 15th 1858 Dear Brother, I send you a few lines hoping the will find you and family in good health as the leave me and family in at present thanks be to God for all his loving mercies to us. Your Brothers and families are all well in health and so are all your cosins and families. I must mention them by wholesail for the are a numerous progeny. In a few weeks the will come up to 90 in name and number. Dear Br. I have got no word from Paul this last year, the last letter he said he would leave Australia, I am hoping to be spared to see him. My son Wm. lives about 50 miles from this place, he was seeing us six weeks this day, is well and wife and child. I am sorry I have to let you know of the Death of John Doyle, he Died in October last, a man much regretted by all that Knew him, and that was a vast number, for he was Town Clerke and was allowed the best in the Province, it was worth very near 300 pounds pr. year, he had a great deal of writing to do, for the Town Council sat every Day. We had a very mild winter until last week we got snow and the slays is in full run now. Our markets is very cheap, best fall wheat 3S pr Bishele of 60 pounds, Oats from 8d to lod pr. Bl. of 34 pounds, Beef from 16S to 20S pr Ht. of 100 pounds, Pork from 18S to 22S pr. Do. I give the price in your money as you will understand it better. Stock of all kinds is more than one third in price cheaper than last year and so is land. Many has run to ruin by speculation in Land where the had to Borrow money, hire as the call it here went as far as 30 pr. cent and in some cases above it which caused some to cross the line, which the can do in a few hours by Rail Road. We have got to of Mr Gregston's sons (formerly Printer in Enniskillen) to London. There Mothr lives in Brooksborrow, and a Mr Scott who is married to a Daughter of James Scott tanner of Enniskillen. They are in partnership, the are very well liked. One of the Mr Gregstons is gone to England for goods. You can let the Lunnys of Cloon know I am a live and Mr Jas. Copeland as the have an Interest in my existence. Let me know if the build the Church in Mulrod and pull Down the old one. Let me know if my sisters are living and well, and their families. You will remember Margret and I to Wm McMullen and his sister and let us know if the are well, and to Miss Rebecca Armstrong. Let us know how she lives, or is her in Lisbellaw. Remember me to Thomas Lindsay, I am glad to hear of his well doing. Remember us to Wm Betty and all our Tamlaght old neighbours. You will ask Mr. Jonny Clegg if he gets any word from his Uncle James if he mentions Paul in them. Let me know how the Mr Blacks is doing and all my old friends. I heard the Johnstons was left Tamlagh, let me know whether or not. Let me know who is in Mr Halls place in Derrybrusk and if Mr Lloyd is living in Drumard, Who is in my old House. Dear Brother, you will answer this letter as soon as it comes to hand and let me know the several things I have asked of you. You will excuse me for troubling you in such a way, I am so glad to hear from my old country. Let me know how the Bettys of Farnamulln is, how John is doing. I must give up asking any more off you and conclude Dear Brother I remain affectionately Yours etc. etc. etc. Joseph Carrothers. [To] Mr Wm Carrothers / Lisbellaw / Co Fermanagh / Enniskillen / Ireland [Postmarked] (London) c.w. Feb. 17 1858 / Hamilton u.c. Fe. 18 1858/7 Paid MR 1 o 1858 A / Enniskillen M MR 11 58 |
