Part of the Margaret Graham Browne Collection
My dear Audley Ive
received your letter
a week ago you requested
an answer strait [straight?] back but
I was so buisy [busy?] I could not write
sooner but I hope it will be
[stained] [stained] [stained]
crops are looking well
this year but flax is scarce
about this the seed was so dear
that no one could by [buy?] it
you wanted to know about
[how?] [faded] [is?] all I can tell is
and now he is in St Johns
New brunswick dont [don t?] mind any
thing for Annie Farrell is gone
since the 20 of August you
may wonder at that but its....
if you don t come you can
send my money dont think
you will fool me any longer
I dont care you stay your
lifetime but Ill not stay
you will please write before
you start if you intend
coming but I hope you dont
put off any longer but you
can choose for yourself now
[if?] [You?] meat [meet?] [with?] [us?] ....
Pat [Marlin?]
Sarnia
Ontario
Canada
(* The owner of these documents has informed us that this
townland is spelt "Rathneeny" and that the older spellings of it
are "Roniney" or "Raneny". In the "Index To The Townlands and
Towns, Parishes and Baronies of Ireland" the spelling is
"Raneany")
