Renee: It is probably Captain W. Carr, the master of the ship. Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Renee O." <renee@pconline.com> To: <ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 1:22 AM Subject: Re: [N'Yorks] Re: Young Family Letter 1832 > Is there any more information on who Mr. Carr is? My James Carr was supposed to have come from Ireland in 1831. > > Thanks, > > Renee > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Harrison" <mjharrison@idirect.com> > To: <ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 7:53 PM > Subject: [N'Yorks] Re: Young Family Letter 1832 > > > Hello everyone: The following letter was written by Hannah Young to Mr. > Robert Hodghson, Ellerby nigh Whitby, Yorkshire England from Toronto > Township, (west of present day Toronto) in January 1832 describing their > voyage on board the "King William" from Whitby to Quebec in April 1831. The > letter is longer with more information which I would be willing to share > with a descendant of this family. > > Dear Ann > > I take this opportunity of writing these few lines to you and i hope they > will find you all in good health as it leaves us all at present thank God > for it dear friend it is now above 8 months since we parted very possible > never to meet again in this world you will remember when i left you in > Stradfords gallery i went on in haste to let my Aunt know that you and your > Cousin James and Aunt Ann was there and i knew that neither my Uncle nor > William was on board i thought she might she might come on shore and see you > all for the last time but when i found her she had just parted with your > Aunt Sarah and her heart was full of trouble seeing them left her expecting > to find you again and to bid you a final farewell but when i went to the > door it was locked and you were all gone but there being a road through the > celler i got to the street but were you was gone i never could learn i went > into every room but could not find neither friend nor relation nor any that > i knew this being done i made when i got below the plank was drawn the ship > was moved all was ordered below my Uncle come on board at the bridge as soon > as the sailors would allow us we came upon deck and took the last survey i > was not more than an hour before i was very sick my Aunt was not sick untill > the next morning she was the better saillor but for the first three weeks we > were both very sick and i had a violent cough i thought i should have died > my Uncle and William was never sick untill the 14 and 15 when the wind blue > from the North a perfect gale but after that they had good health all the > way over every Sunday we had a prayer meeting on deck morning and afternoon > and every evening on the week day below for there was many like myself that > was not able to go on deck to the prayer meeting on the 20 it was a fine day > we entered the firth and we had scotland on the left hand and the Orkney > island on the right at scotland we could clearly discern the buildings the > men ploughing the cattle grazing in large herds by the sea side my Aunt was > upon deck most part of the day at night we left the North sea and entered > the Western Ocean and bade adieu to the british island 21 of may this > morning the wind was contrary which was a great disappointment as we > intended to see quebeck in the course of the day at 2 oclock P M the ship > came to anchor opposite the goose island a narrow piece of land laying the > middle of the river a boat was lowered down Mr. Carr Mr. Wilson my Uncle and > two or three more rowed of to it the canadiens were busy sowing their wheat > in the evening they returned they brought with them a quantity of milk some > neat straw hats and a goose William killed it and it was roasted on sunday > the 23 we reached quebeck on the 24 we left king William and went on board > of a steam packet and reached Montreal on the 27.......your affectionate > friend Hannah Young.... > > > I wanted to give you the references for the Young Family Letter. Amazingly, > it survived on both sides of the Atlantic !! > > The Young Family's return address on the envelope is: William Young, Inn > Keeper in the Township of Toronto, Near the River Credit Dundas Street, > York, Upper Canada, North America. > > The copy sent to England is now in the London School of Economics, British > Library of Political and Economic Science, Letters of Emigrants to America, > M627. > > The other copy is in the Region of Peel Archives (Toronto Township was in > the former Peel County). It is listed as Young Family Letter, dated January > 8, 1832, Accession # 1984.058. The link to their webpage is > www.region.peel.on.ca > > Regards > > Michael Harrison > Toronto, CANADA > > > ==== ENG-NORTH-YORKS Mailing List ==== > NO Virus warnings, seasonal greetings or private 'chit-chat' on this > list, okay! 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