David Brown, Canada to James Brown, Ballywalter
Part of the Frederick Brown Collection Welland port [Ontario?] June 9th 1882 Dear Brother as you say after a long silance [silence?] we receved [received?] your kind and welcome letter on the 20th of May which gave us great pleasure to know that you Mrs and famly [family?] were all well as this leave [leaves?] us and famly [family?] well I was sorry to hear of my Brothers Death please when you write let me know wheare [where?] his Weadow [Widow?] and famely [family?] is and how the [they?] are doing -ear?] sur [sure?] you give us a long list of your famely [family?] with names which we will give you a return of ours 1 [Alex?] Born april 9 18[91?] Married to a daughter of Robert Grecys [Gracey?] living near us 2 of a famely [family?] girl and Boy 2 Marry [Mary?] Jane Boan [Born?] August 7th 1853 Marred [Married?] lives near us 4 of a famley [family?] one dead 3 Catherine Born February 23 1856 Marred [Married?] is in the united states or south America 4 Margret [Margaret?] Ann Born October 10th 185[8?] Marred [Married?] lives in the town of Wellend [Welland, Ontario?] 12 miles from us 5th Robert James born May 24 1861 Marred [Married?] lives about 2 miles from us 6th David Born July 25 1863 lives at home some time workes [works?] out 7th Elisabeth Boarn [Born?] January 4th 1866 8th Martha Boarn [Born?] May 13 1868 9th Emma boarn [born?] November 7yh 1870 10 and last our Beaby [Baby?] Sebina [Sabina?] boarn [born?] october 3d 1879 10 in number thank God and Deaths none Catys [Cathy's?] Mother is dead four years last christmas her home was with us until her Death Dear brother I will now let you know how we get along I have no land of my own I rent and work land for the shear [share?] of the croap [crop?] so that I am my own Master we keep one span of horses four milchs cows five heads of young catle [cattle?] ten sheep two hogs fifty hens thirty gees [geese?] and a nomber [number?] of ducks and turkys [turkeys?] Sur [Sure?] I say of a truth that it takes about eight hundred pounds of poark [pork?] for our house for the year Dear Brother before I cloase [close?] I want you to find where my uncle Robert is if him and Mrs is well I would like to hear from them now Dear Brother as you giving [given?] me a nameseak [namesake?] I must send him a keep seak [keepsake?] of Canada coin value for four shillings starling [sterling?] now I come to a cloase [close?] write as this comes to hand and I will awnser [answer?] the famely [family?] all joins with me in sending there [their?] Respects to you all and may God Bless you all David and Caty [Cathy?] Brown Direct David Brown letter Welland poart [port?] County Monck provanc [Province?] ontario Demenion [Dominion?] of Canada Envelope addressed to Mr James Brown Ballywalter Near Newtownards Co Down Ireland and post marked Newtownards Jul 82 on front Post marked Belfast Jul 9 82 0n reverseClose