| Title: | Stewart, Frances to Stewart, Harriet, 1869 |
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| ID | 4789 |
| Collection | Revisiting Our Forest Home, The immigrant letters of Frances Stewart [J. L. Aoki] |
| File | stewart/71 |
| Year | 1869 |
| Sender | Stewart, Frances |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Douro Township, Newcsatle District, Upper Canada |
| Destination | Acton, Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Stewart, Harriet |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | grandmother-granddaughter |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 437 |
| Genre | family |
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| Transcript | 1869: April 15 To [Harriet Stewart], [Acton, Ontario] Douro — 15th. April 1869 My very dear little Grand daughter I wish to write you a long letter to show you in the only means in my power how much pleased I was with your very nice one which Aunt Dunlop gave me one day lately when I was at Malone. You are improving very much in writing and I think you will soon write as nicely as Mama. But you should not wait for Papa to send your letters for he is too slow. I am glad you did not wait longer. Mamma is a much better medium for that purpose. Do you know Papa has not written to me since the 22d of last October! — six months very nearly! Don't you think if he were as far from you that you would write to him oftener. Dear Mamma has written me three letters since I had one from him. You say you often talk about us so I can return the compliment with truth, for we very often talk of you all. I am glad you got my Christmas Gift safe. I have so many Grand children now that I can hardly remember birthdays and I am often sorry to find I have allowed some to pass over without even sending a letter of remembrance as I fear I have now allowed dear Mammas to pass bye and dear little Nora's. Oh how I should like to see you all and to kiss & hug you! ... I had some likenesses taken sometime ago but they were not approved of so I have not sent any home to my friends in "the Old Country" but I hope DV to be able to have some better to send in summer if I can. I have only been once in Peterboro since Christmas! or some time before it. I was at Aunt Dunlops one day lately and passed dear old Auburn. It always makes me very melancholy now to drive that way. Papa can tell you why. And now I must remember that I must write to Mamma & if not too [ ] perhaps to Papa for I love both of them very much indeed. I hardly hope my dear children ever to see you again for I feel my days cannot be many in this world but I earnestly hope and believe we shall meet in a much happier one, never more to part. And meantime dear Harrie think of me as I do of you when in prayer & Believe me, Your Affectionate Grandma, F. Stewart |
