| Title: | James [Collins?], Peterborough, [Ontario?] to his Mother. |
|---|---|
| ID | 673 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Collins, James/15 |
| Year | 1863 |
| Sender | Collins, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
| Source | T 2487/1/52: Copied by Permission of E. H. McIlwaine Esq, Farnham Road, Bangor, County Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9007038 |
| Date | 22/06/1863 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 03:09:1993. |
| Word Count | 770 |
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| Transcript | Peterboro [Peterborough?] Canada West June 22nd 1863 My Dear Mother I think a letter of yours was lost with the vessel that was wrecked two months ago, as all the mail on board went down in the Anglo Saxon. The mail and passengers were saved out of the Norwegian; it is hoped they will get her off as she is in a pretty snug birth [berth?] where she is lying. If Margaret and you like you can give the management of my affairs into Robert's hands, so as to pay off Mary her money, and some of the others if possible they would never be paid off if left to Harvey. I will spend as little as I possibly can, I will be able to manage here on a hundred a year. I hope all is going on well at [Falmore?], Margaret should go there and see how things are doing with the tenants as Harvey doesn't care a damb [damn?] if he gets the money. If left to himself he'd eject pretty pretty often, besides he is getting a little embarrised [embarrassed?] owing to his scamps of sons getting into debt, I suppose gambling &c [etc?] I always find when there is hawl on him there is always a great scarcity of money with me. when you write say how Robert and Harvey got on with the accounts. What on earth is Willy [William?] doing that he never writes, or tells you to say a word for him I think he'd like this country the climate certainly is splendid, you have no idea how delightful camping up the lakes and gathering Huckleberries, and killing a deer when we want one and fishing for Bass, Mascilonge, Salmon trout &c [etc?]. The beauty of it is, no one to say a word to you for tresspassing on their grounds, or no licence to pay, you feel so free, then the mornings are so beautiful, and mild, we always rise early here and breakfast at seven o clock and sometimes at six. There is plenty of milk, Poltry [poultry?], Pigs &c [etc?] here, I send my Carte de Visites, but they are abominable the fellow cant take them right. #PAGE 2 I tried him twice so its no go. The young ladies took them from me bad and all as they were, I had the pleasure of taking Tea with some young gentry girls a few evenings since the gentry fashion is to visit the girls and never bother with father, or mother, as indeed you will never see them no matter when you call, I went with a young fellow a gentleman in the surveying department called Allen McDougald a Scotch man a very nice "chap", as the Cleland girls call the boys. Remember me to James Greer and the Vaughns &c [etc?]. James Greer would like this country I'm sure Whiskey two shillings per gallon, and pretty good, If you are writing to Robert ask him if he knows of two decent young men he could send out here who would wish to emigrate as I would like them at present to to a couple of hundred acres to farm for themselves I will give them a privelige [privilege?] of five years tha [the?] land is certainly splendid If Margaret puts my affairs into Roberts hands, let her settle, what she is to give him for his trouble yearly; as I'd like have a certain sum fixed on so as to make no mistakes hereafter, I pay Harvey five per cent I am going up the lakes for a month to fish &c [etc?] and look for land. The [They?] are busy with Electioneering here now. We have plenty of Melons, and Tomatoes here, the accacia grows in great abundance also the Sumac. Vegetation here is very rapid, you can almost fancy you see plants growing, say where Uncle Jacobs widow is in the States, and who her daughter married as I know har [her?] family here who resided in Albany and knows every one there, I asked the lady if she knew a Mrs Hancock, but she said the [there?] was no person of that name in Albany. When you write again say when you intend to go to reside Ireland and what particular locality you intend to fix on. Tell Margaret to make Harvey send me 25 pounds the first of August as I intend to have that sum sent quarterly and no more as I am anxious about my debts. Your Affectionate son James Write soon and say how Dick Cleland is getting on and how all is going at Ballow & Carlingford Love to all. |
