| Title: | Mary Cranston, Ontario to Andrew Lowry, Co. Donegal. |
|---|---|
| ID | 735 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Cranston, Mary S/15 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Cranston, Mary S. |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Ballindrait, Co. Donegal, Ireland |
| Recipient | Lowry, Andrew |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | niece-uncle |
| Source | T 2018/22: Copied by Permission of Miss K. Lowry, Argrey, Raphoe, Co. Donegal. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9403187 |
| Date | 27/03/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:03:1994. |
| Word Count | 417 |
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| Transcript | Andrew Lowry Argrey Ballindrait Co Donegal Ireland Tapleytown 27/3/91 [1891?] Dear Uncle I received your kind and welcome letter one week ago, and was glad to hear you were all enjoying good health, we are all pretty well, hoping this finds you all enjoying the same blessing, I see in your paper you have the small-pox in Ireland; I hope it is not very near you. We had them about ten miles from us two years ago, we have a very favourable spring so far. We are into our Syrup making just now. You spoke of sowing oats and planting potatoes when you wrote, we have not commenced yet and do not expect too [to?] for two or three weeks yet unless spring opens up very quick - I will send you a paper, and a speech from our leader in few days. Tell [Andrew?] I thank him very much for his likeness and I will send him mine by next letter my sister and I have them taken together so I will try and get one of those. [Andrew?] must not think me one that flatters him. Our public school teacher was in one evening and I was showing my picture and he remarked he was the making of a handsome man. I heard from Grandmother the other day and she is well, it is about three weeks since we heard from Grandmother and Aunt Ann but they both were pretty well in Aunt Ann's [words?]. I cannot complain you will likely hear from Aunt Jane [?] before very long she wrote and got your address. I got a very kind letter from Aunt Margret and Cousin Susan, she sent word she was going to send me a photo. There has been a great deal of excitement in Canada about the election and I am glad they are over especially when folks are so follish [foolish?] to have hard feelings against one another. One of our neighbours came in and said that he wished the elections were over for it made him mad at himself and everybody else, I think that is going a good way. Well Uncle I think I will have to bring these few lines to a close, for want of more, give me love to Aunt & Andrew and all the rest of our friends in Canada. I remain your loving niece Mary S Cranston hoping to hear from your [you?] very soon I think Andrew might take a trip to Canada, My sister would like one of his [carte de visite?] |
