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Date |
Place |
Letter to: |
Letter from: |
Subject: |
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3.10.1 |
1800 |
18-Dec |
Kilmarnock |
Mrs John Johnston, Stromness |
Margaret Johnston (Mrs Jas. Johnston) |
Left Quebec 28 August with Nancy. John in Quebec with Mr Purss. |
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3.10.2 |
1800 |
14-Aug |
Quebec |
Mrs John Johnston, Stromness |
Margaret Johnston (Mrs Jas. Johnston) |
News of James Johnston's death 8 April. Heard from Mrs Halcro by her
son, Joshua. 'Your Aunt Irvine and Cousins James and Mary are all
well'. |
p |
p |
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3.10.3 |
1798 |
9-Nov |
Quebec |
Mrs John Johnston, Stromness |
Margaret Johnston (Mrs Jas. Johnston) |
I can write nothing satisfactory with regard to your mother ... poor
deluded woman, the dupe of that vile man'. Ref to 'your cousin Polly'.
James (Irving?) 'taken last faull on his way home to Enland .. not heard
as yet of his release'. |
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3.10.4 |
1797 |
9-Nov |
Quebec |
Mrs John Johnston, Stromness |
Margaret Johnston (Mrs Jas. Johnston) |
the long tedious law suits ... near a close .. 'O that I could likeways
anounce to you the pleasing news of your mother’s abandoning that vile
man who has been the cause of so much trouble' ! 'they live on a small
farm a little way beyond St Foy church'. |
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3.10.5 |
1795 |
27-Oct |
Quebec |
Mrs John Johnston, Stromness |
Margaret Johnston (Mrs Jas. Johnston) |
Family news. 'Your mother is well and alas still living in the saim
unhapy way with that vile man'. Brother, William's death 'at St Domingo
of the yalow fever'. |
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p |
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3.10.6 |
1793 |
8-Nov |
Quebec |
‘Dear Niece’ Mrs John Johnston, Stromness |
Margaret Johnston (Mrs Jas. Johnston) |
News of her mother's advancing strange behaviour. She 'has disposed of
most of the furniture ... and I believe most part of your sisters
clothes. How they make it out to live, God knows'. |
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p |
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3.10.7 |
1792 |
28-Apr |
Quebec |
‘Dear Niece’ Mrs John Johnston, Stromness |
Margaret Johnston (Mrs Jas. Johnston) |
By hand of Mrs Urquart. 'No doubt you wil all be surprised at her
unexpected return'. |
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p |
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3.10.8 |
1791 |
8-Nov |
Quebec |
‘Dear Niece’ Mrs John Johnston, Stromness |
Margaret Johnston (Mrs Jas. Johnston) |
Family news, births of children, etc. 'Your Aunt Jean has lately been
taped for the dropsy and is since much better'. |
p |
p |
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3.10.9 |
1789 |
24-Oct |
Quebec |
‘Dear Niece’ Mrs John Johnston, Stromness |
Margaret Johnston (Mrs Jas. Johnston) |
News of marriages & deaths. 'We have at last left the poor old hous
upon the warf. Your Aunt Irvine now lives in it and we live in the hous
which Mr Andtrobus formerly lived in'. |
p |
p |
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3.10.10 |
1801 |
9-Mar |
Kilmarnock |
‘My dear Mrs Johnston’ Mrs John Johnston, Stromness |
Margaret Johnston (Mrs Jas. Johnston) |
Sailing for Quebec on 20 March. 'news of the return of Mr Urquhart to
his family '. |
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