Letter: Sefton Stewart to George Stewart, June 8, 1918

Letter

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Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Letter: Sefton Stewart to George Stewart, June 8, 1918

Entry/Object ID

2014.7.33.3a,b

Description

This object is a letter which spans a single face of two separate sheets of lined paper. Both supports are an identical tan colored paper with thin black horizontal lines. The medium is a handwritten black ink rendered in cursive. 2014.7.33.3a is the first page and bears "France, June 8/1918," at top. 2014.7.33.3b is the second page, the front of which is entirely covered in script; there is a "(2)" at the top center. Both pages are blank on the back.

Subject Person/Organization

Pte. Sefton Inglis Stewart, George Stewart

Subject Place

Country

France, Canada

City

Richmond

Province

Ontario

Context

This object is significant as it belongs to the Sefton Stewart Collection; a series of objects pertaining to Private Sefton Stewart of Richmond who fought, and was killed, in the First World War.

Collection

Artefact Collection: Primary

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Letter Details

Letter Date

June 8, 1918

Sender

Name

Sefton Stewart

Address

France

Addressee

Name

Brother (George Stewart)

Address

Richmond, Ontario

Primary Language

English

Transcription

Transcription

[Page 1 of 2] France, June. 8/6/18, Dear Brother > Rec'd [abbreviated: Received] your letter sometime ago, being glad to hear that you were getting along so well, am sorry for neglecting writing, as I have done. The other day we received a large Can. mail it being about three weeks since we got the last one, had word from mother, Clissie + B, Mills. Mother had told me that you had been up home that weekend. + had missed the train + monday morning, the old C.n.r [Canadian Northern Railway] doesn't seemed to have gotten any better. Well George am sure you found quite a change after leaving home, but its [spelling error: it's] really surprising how quick a person becomes acquainted eh! am sure mother must find it kind of lonesome at times, it being always lively when we were 2) all at home, however we mustn't forget ""there's a war on"" at times there's no fear of not realizing it out here, the only thing gets on my mind is that mother + father must worry to a certain extent. Was surprised to hear of the number of cars around home, it's a wonder they wouldn't get one at home. Do you remember the time we were going to get buggy gear changed? ha ha! often laugh over it. Have they only the team [out] now? really forget whether we had big Harry when I left or what become of him, at any rate he was a bird of a driver. Mother told me in her letter you like the people of Russell very much. am sure its a very nice little town, suppose they all kinds of little [Janes], take a tip from me George you don't want to travel too fast, for you are only a young lad yet. I can see my mistakes now

Transcriber

Cherise Elliott

Language

English

Dimensions

Height

19.7 cm

Width

15 cm

Dimension Notes

2014.7.33.3a- Measured on an unknown date by James Riley.

Height

19.7 cm

Width

15 cm

Dimension Notes

2014.7.33.3b- Measured on an unknown date by James Riley.

Parts

Count

2

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Pte. Sefton Inglis Stewart, George Stewart, Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Related Places

Place

Country

France, Canada

City

Richmond

Province

Ontario

Related Events

Event

First World War