| Title: | Joseph Carrothers Canada to William Carrothers Lisbellaw |
|---|---|
| ID | 545 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Carrothers, Joseph/1 |
| Year | 1860 |
| Sender | Carrothers, Joseph |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | London, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Co. Fermanagh, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Carrothers, William |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T3734: Presented by E.N Carrothers 3, University St. Belfast |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9411009 |
| Date | 04/01/1860 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT/JW, 04:11:1994. |
| Word Count | 773 |
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| Transcript | January 4th 1860 Dear Brother, I am spared through another year all in good health thank God for all his mercies to usand I hope these few lines will find you and family in good health as the leave me and mine at prsent, we are now in our winter snow this three weeks but the last week of Last month was a cold week the Thermometer from 50 to 100 below Zero. Saturday last very many got themselves frozen feet some fingers some ears and some noses it is not very bad if you notice it in time and rub it with snow until you bring out the frost, if in the feet off with the Boots and hose and run through the snow, if not it becomes like a burn or scald the skin comes off and it dose [does?] be long healing. Since September 1858 we have had frost in every month since, summer and Winter, The June frost left without fruit, it kild [killed?] Apples, Plumbs [plums?], Peaches, Cherries, Vines, and the others small fruit. The Puttatose [Potatoes?] was kiold [killed?] one inch under the ground, but the 4 of July we had afrost such as wass [was?] not known before. It kiled [killed?] all the fall wheat that was shot out of the blade. Some mowed it down at the time others let it stand to ripen the straw but no grain never grew after. Clover and other grass was not [ingered?], but after all we have aplinty.[aplenty?]. The spring wheat was very good. Peas, and oats and Puttatose [Potatoes?] were very good. I think I have as good Crops as ever I eat. There is more vegetable crop raised now than was some years past such as Turnips, Beets, Carrots, Parsnips, Cabbages and all Garden vegetables which grow to perfection. Our Country man George Laird Died on the 6th of October last he had 4 hundred pounds of money to Bequeath to his Children. He left his son Robert Laird 50 pounds Currancy [Currency?]. He was living with Mark Carrothers these last two years on his Board. I have got no letter from Paul these last three years, let me know if James Clegg sends any letters if he would mention him in any of them. Let me know if it is James and Acheson Black and I that is the Lives of Mr James Copelands Lease. Let the Lunnys of Cloon know I am living and well and let me know if the are living in it. Let the Glasmullagh family know that Margaret and me are well and let me know how the are. Remember us to Miss Armstrong and let us know how she is getting on if maried [married?]. Your Brothers and Cosins [Cousins?] and their families are all well, the are all heads of large families. Last night David had his 5 son Born, that is 5 sons and 5 daughters. My son William has two, son and daughter, he is well. We get no word from the Stuarts how the are doing, the do not be down here and I cannot say anything of them. This country has suffered very much this year by Speculators men that run into debt bying [buying?] property and Borrowing money to pay for it, until money rose from 8 pr cent to it went in some instances to 25 and some above 30 such was the ambition of some there was Farms sold two years agoe [ago?] and the would not sell for the half now. Purchaseing [purchasing?] Ground and building in London was carried to such an extent that nothing could equal it, their Tenants is gone and the houses not worth the Corporation tax, and worse left others in bail for them and the property not worth the ground rent. There was a man went off three weeks agoe [ago?] and he has left his Bailsmen in large sums of Debt which will put them down. He left them near 100 thousand pounds to settle with the Banks. Such men has been the ruin of the country, but the country will be rid of them very soon and things will come to a balance. I hope Dear Willy you will answer this letter and let me know of all my old neighbours. If there is any seeds in the Marchmallows that is good, and on the Queen-cups send me a few grains in the letter, rub a little starch on the paper in the crase [crease?] of it and the will stick to it, five or six grains each. Remember me to all my old friends I remain Dear Brother Yours affectionally Joseph Carrothers. To Mr William Carrothers Lisbellaw Co. Fermanagh Enniskillen Ireland Postmarked London U.C. [Upper Canada?] Ja [January?] 5 1860 Hamilton C.W. [Canada West?] Ja 6 1860 Dublin 1A Ja 23 1860 Lisbellaw Ja 24 60 [1860?] |
