| These letters have survived along
with the Journal of James and Isabella CRAWFORD. This first one is
from sister-in-law Jane Frances, wife of Charles Court Crawford, who
lived on the Lakeshore in Dunn, near Port Maitland. James and Isabella
Lowe were married in Christ Church, Port Maitland, 2 Jan. 1850. I
assume from this letter they made a trip to Stratford, where he was
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Letter addressed to : Mrs. J. U.
Crawford
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Stratford-on-Avon
Huron District, C.W.
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Alscot Farm
Jany 25, 1850
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I received your letter on the 18th of
this month and was glad to find you had safely reached your destination,
though I regret to find you have been so poorly. I hope however you
are better now and I hope will shortly be in possession of your own
house which will be I am sure in every respect more desirable -- James
must have indeed suffered much with cold having to ride outside the
coach. I am glad you think Stratford so pretty a place and I hope
you will prove an exception to all that have left here by keeping
your health as none have done hitherto -- I shall be glad to know
how you like your neighbours, when you have been a little amongst
them
.I have heard no comments about
your marriage at all and Dal seems to think it is settled it is for
the best which I feel sure it is. Have you written to Mrs. Crawford
telling her of the happy event -- I should have written an answer
before but you know you left me in distress about my dear little Charley,
who I am happy to say is much better but dreadfully cross ever since
his illness -- Doctor Jasson [?] came that day after you left, and
ordered him to be put into a warm bath for 6 nights running and 2
mustard poultices on his little chest which added to his active medicine
had the desired effect and thank God he is almost well but he has
not been out since you left the lake shore. The other children are
quite well and send their love to their aunt Isabel. They received
their cake in due form and I sent half of mine to Mrs. Dal who said
she and Dal enjoyed it, and only regret they had not been equally
favoured but you were placed in a very awkward situation and could
not well know how to please all-- I will write to my brother and enclose
it to you and then if you go you can take it and deliver it to him
personally or in case you do not take the trip, will you please to
direct it to him namely Mr. Chaloner, Lobo near London. With regard
to the book you wished to borrow from Charles he wished me to say
in answer, that we are always wanting it in the house and if James
has written for one to Philadelphia he will get his own as soon as
ours would reach him besides the double postage of both. I hope you
will be able to read this but my little one is getting so cross, that
I find it quite a difficult thing to write so long a letter.
So my dear Isabel I must with kind
love to James which Charles and the little ones unite beg you to accept
the sincere |
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Affections of your sister |
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P. S. I forgot to mention before that
my brother wrote me some time back saying that he had received a box
from England a portion of the contents being for me and if they are
but a small dimension, will you kindly fetch them to your place and
when coming on the lake shore be so good as to bring them with you
and you will much oblige. |
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You will see that I have divided my
brothers letter in case you do not go and to save trouble.
Since writing the above Mrs. D.
Crawford has been in to see me. She desires me to say that she is
happy to hear that you arrived home safely and that she hoped soon
to hear are settled in your own house. Write to me soon. Adieu
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