| Title: | Stewart, Frances to Atwood, Annie, 1867 |
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| ID | 4780 |
| Collection | Revisiting Our Forest Home, The immigrant letters of Frances Stewart [J. L. Aoki] |
| File | stewart/62 |
| Year | 1867 |
| Sender | Stewart, Frances |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Douro Township, Newcsatle District, Upper Canada |
| Destination | Gore's Landing, Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Atwood, Annie |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 385 |
| Genre | news, family |
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| Transcript | [1867] May 2 To Annie Atwood, Gore's Landing, Ontario 2 May, Friday no Thursday My dearest Annie I heard in a round about way at first of your dear brothers release which can only be viewed in one light, a Glorious & happy change!! But I feel anxious about your dear Mother & Kate. I had a long letter from Mary begun just before the Event & finished afterwards & she said they intended to return to their own house as soon as possible, so I have waited to hear of their arrival, & since I heard from Miss Caddy that they had returned & were at their own Cottage, I have not been able to write. I have such a cough that it overpowers me completely after one of those long choking fits to which I am always liable & which has prevented me from doing anything till today.... Kate has been very poorly lately but I hope is gradually gaining a little strength. She is now able to be up for breakfast & to walk from her room to the parlour which she could not do two days ago. Faintness comes on if she walks or stands & pains & weakness in her limbs, but I hope she is now getting better. Mary Dunlop has gone to Toronto to stay some time with Mrs. Rolleston. I am sure she will be very happy & I think the change will benefit her health. She has had a bad cough all winter. How are your Lambs & calves getting on. Poor Robert has lost several Lambs. He is out of patience about his spring work getting [ ] & our veranda is not to be done till Autumn as he has not time to draw the stones &c which he could not get at till the snow went quite off as they were along the fences where the snow remained till too late. We shall feel the heat of summer very much without a veranda. I must stop for I am quite tired but I know dear Annie you will excuse me & with kindest remembrance to Mr. A. & your own dear self in both which Bee joins, & Kate would if she knew. You must ever believe me, Your Affect' old Grannie. FS |
