Name/Title
Letter: Sefton Stewart to George Stewart, June 18, 1916Entry/Object ID
2014.7.33.14a-dDescription
This object is an envelope and the letter which was contained within it. The letter spans the front of three pages of lined paper. The letter is from Private Sefton Stewart and is addressed to his brother George Stewart. It is dated June 18 with no year given however it can be inferred that this letter was written in 1916 as this was the year Stewart deployed from Canada.
2014.7.33.14a, the envelope, is made of a tan/cream coloured paper which has been folded into shape. It is held together with an unknown adhesive. There is a handwritten inscription in pencil on the front rendered in cursive which reads "Mr. George Stewart, Richmond, Ont." The fragmentary remains of a postage stamp is visible in the proper top left corner of the front; this presents as a small piece of red paper with ragged edges in which the words "two cents" are visible. There are two partial rubber stamp imprints rendered in black ink in the proper top left corner. These overlay the postage stamp and were subsequently severely damaged and lost with the removal of the stamp. The identifiable partial remains of one indicate a partial circle with the letters "STA" visible. The back of the envelope is blank.
2014.7.33.14b-d are executed on an identical cream colored lined paper; the horizontal lines are blue in color and quite faint. The medium is a consistent handwritten pencil, rendered in cursive. The pages are unbound.
2014.7.33.14b contains the first page. The blank space above the lines contains the phrase "Moncton, Mew Brunswick June 18th".
2014.7.33.14c is the second page. The blank space above the lines is empty aside from a "(2)" at the top center.
2014.7.33.14d is the third concluding page. The blank space above the lines is empty aside from a "(3)" at the top center. The letter concludes "Will write at Halifax. Best Love Sefton."Subject Person/Organization
Pte. Sefton Inglis Stewart, George StewartSubject Place
City
MonctonProvince
New BrunswickCountry
CanadaContext
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: PrimaryLexicon
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsLetter Details
Letter Date
June 18, 1916Addressee
Name
Mr. George StewartAddress
Richmond, Ont.Transcription
Transcription
[Envelope Front]
[Post mark illegible]
[Postage stamp scrap only]
Mr. George Stewart, Richmond, Ont. [abbreviated: Ontario]
[Envelope Back]
[Blank]
[Page 1 of 3]
Moncton New Brunswick June 18th
Dear Brother,
We are getting along fine, but are running slow will reach Halifax about Mon. [abbreviated: Monday] noon The country is very rough and thickly wooded but there is certainly some great sights. This line crossed the St. Lawrence and runs along side of it for quite aways. We saw some of the Thousand Islands. This evening there was a big moose standing with his head up in the air along side the track.
[Page 2 of 3]
(2)
We didn't take notice to you people in the parade there was such a large crowd, but saw a great many other people we knew. I sent mother and Clystal a couple of cards each from the different stations along the line, we threw them out to the people to post. It started to rain this morning and has been raining all day, which will go very hard on the farmers, the crops are not any more advanced than around Rich [abbreviated: Richmond] We have passed a few fru [fruit] orchards, and gone through mountains. The car is
[Page 3 of 3]
(3)
is rocking a lot making hard to write, We have already moved our watches on a hour, passed through New Castle wasn't that where Grampa lived It is now about eleven o'clock am getting sleepy intend to post this at Monction if I see anybody After we sail you needn't expect any mail for over a couple of weeks because they say they hold the mail Will write at Halifax. Best Love Sefton."Language
EnglishTranslator
Nancy DaleDimensions
Height
8.6 cmWidth
13.5 cmDimension Notes
Envelope, measured on an unknown date by James Riley- 2014.7.33.14aHeight
20 cmWidth
12.7 cmDimension Notes
Letters, all are identical size, measured on an unknown date by James Riley- 2014.7.33.14b-dRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canadian Armed Forces, Pte. Sefton Inglis Stewart, George StewartRelated Places
Place
City
Moncton, RichmondProvince
New Brunswick, OntarioCountry
Canada
