| Title: | Stewart, Frances to Stewart, William, 1856 |
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| ID | 4762 |
| Collection | Revisiting Our Forest Home, The immigrant letters of Frances Stewart [J. L. Aoki] |
| File | stewart/44 |
| Year | 1856 |
| Sender | Stewart, Frances |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Goodwood, Upper Canada |
| Destination | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Stewart, William |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | mother-son |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 378 |
| Genre | birthday |
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| Transcript | 1856: July 3136 To William Stewart, Peter 31st July 1856 Many happy returns of this day to you my dearest William & may each returning one find you better & happier & prospering in all worldly comforts, still remembering that there is a better life to look forward to where we may hope for greater happiness than we can conceive here, where no sorrow or pain can ever come & rejoicing & joy is Eternal, never failing. I wish my darling Willy I had a good sum of money to send you as a Birthday gift which I know would be the most acceptable at present, but I fear it is out of my power now more than ever. I seem always to have new calls on my means. The poor Hays require all I can spare now, to say nothing of poor George who has not been able to earn anything for many months back & seems as far as ever, poor fellow, from being able to follow his business. These are dark prospects which cast a shade over us, but if it is the Lord's will, perhaps we may yet see better times & if not, we must look to Him who alone can give us strength to bear all He sees right to send. Dear William I hope you may not be ill from fatigue sitting up so much at night & this time of year always makes you ill. Do take care of night chills after the heat of the day & put on a coat in time before you feel the dew or chill of evening. I wish you knew how dearly & truly I love you dear Willy, or that I had it in my power to relieve your mind of some of the weights which I fear oppress you at times but you have a good deal in your power now & I hope you will have more & with prudence you will get on well. Good bye. I have written in great haste, as time is passing too quick. Your own affect'e Mother F. Stewart This time 31 years ago I thought no small [B-] of my son & I think just as much of him now & more too! |
