| Title: | J.Carrothers, London, Ontario to W.Carrothers, Farnaght, Fermanagh |
|---|---|
| ID | 546 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Carrothers, Joseph/4 |
| Year | 1852 |
| 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 Edward N. Carrothers, 3 University Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9411032 |
| Date | 19/02/1852 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT/JW, 10:11:1994. |
| Word Count | 561 |
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| Transcript | February 19th 1852 Dear Brother Once more I am spared to send you a few line hoping the will find you in Good health as they leave me and the family in at present thanks be to God for all his kind mercies to us. Dear Willy I received no letter from you since I received your letter of May last together with Mr Copelands which I answered immediatley after. I have received no papers from Jas Copeland since June last I hope he is still living and well and all the family give my respects to them. I had a letter from Paul before Christmas last from the Town of San Francisco in California he was well at that time but he had fever in the summer (Panama fever) I hear his health will be bad in the country. He says it is a good place for making money if he gets his health. Labourers wages from 4 to 5 Dollars pr [per?] Day, Carpenter from 6 to 8 Dollars pr Day, Masons from 8 to Dollars pr Day. He says the mines did not do well last summer for want of rain, the had no water for washing out the gold. I wrote to him to come to this country. We have the coldest winter that had been this Twenty years, the 15-16-17 of December last and the 17-18-19-20 of January and the last three Day of This month the were in the extreme. The people like deep snow for it gives good slaeing [sleighing?] and the drive like fury with all kinds of loding. Our markets is very cheap, wheat from 1s 6d to 2s 3d pr Bushel of 60 pounds puttatoes [potatoes?] is the dearest of our crop the are 22 pr Bushel. The rotted last July very like what I seen in Ireland. All provisions is equally cheap. All your brothers and families are well and so is your cosins [cousin?]. George is the only one in a delicate state he is broke down by his former hard labour. I am told George Stuart has got married at Brontford to a girl of the name of Maguire from Magheraboy - he is at the shoemaking in Brontford. Rebecca (Carrothers), Webster's husband died in November she had no children she was well of during her life. Jane Trimbles Daughters is to come out early this season the will come to their uncles, Robert lives beside me. Please to send 4 sions off [of?] the Bakeing [Baking?] Apple and 4 off [of?] the wine Apple take them of short shoots of last years with a little old wood. Send me 4 of the scarlitt [scarlett?] Thorn. James Graham will show you them at my Dwelling. Roll them in oild [oiled?] paper and tye [tie?] them close. Send me a pint of spring veches and a dosen [dozen?] of Long pod Beans. Send these with Miss Trimble she will come to this place. We do not crop here until the leaf is on the trees. Send me a letter with Miss Trimble and let me know how my friends are and all my old acquaincances [acquaintances?] and how you are able to meet the requirements of Mr Porter. I and the family send our best love and respects to you and your wife and children. I remain Dr [Dear?] Brother Yours affectionately Joesph Carrothers. To Mr William Carrothers Lisbellaw Co. [County?] Fermanagh Enniskillen Ireland [Postmarked] London U.C. [Upper Canada or Ontario?] Feb February 20 1852 Montreal L.C. [Lower Canada or Quebec?] Feb [February?] 23 1852 Enniskillen Mr [March?] 18 1852 |
