1836 Upper Canada letter signed Elizabeth Bull and Stephen H Bull
Entry/Object ID
000141
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Elisabeth Bull, Stephen H Bull
Subject
Elizabeth Town Upper Canada
12th of 8th Mo 1836
I am this day at Isaac Booths since Fourth last which was just before I arrived at Oswego we arrived there about 9 at night – lodged at the Oswego Hotel spent the short day in visiting the different parts of the town in company with friends from N. York of which was 7th day the city the Month as the town is situated on the shore of Lake Ontario and on both sides of the Oswego River on first Day Morning at 8 OClock we went on board of the Steam Schooner Canada for Kingston where we arrived about 4 in the afternoon a distance of 60 Miles stayed the night next morning at 7 we left in the Steamboat Great Britain for Brockville down the St. Lawrence about 66 Miles when we arrived about 4 OClock in the afternoon I made inquiry for the Booth family and found that there was one lived in the village got directions and found the House the man and his wife was gone from home and none of the family home but a small girl who informed me her father was a son of Isaac Booth who lived about 9 miles I then engaged a team to convey me there the other Friend engaged a team to carry him to the place where Yearly Meeting is held bout 4 Leagues the Main which prevents them from going further till next morning I went through the Main as far as Emanuel Booths 8 Miles I spent the night very agreeably next morning he told me he would go with me to his brothers but before Breakfast he was Summoned to attend Court at Brookville as a special Juror the same day which prevented him from doing as he intended but Grace Booth’s Son Daniel came along the road to the Village Samuel Spoke with him and told him how he was circumstanced he was on horseback he returned told his father who arranged a waggon and came after me and his son went to Brookville I went with him home, went also to see his Brother Charles who is a feeble old man from there we went to Vincent Booth’s widow who lives with her Son John who was also gone to Court we returned and dined at Grace Booth’s in the evening John Booth returned from Court I went and stayed the night with John and returned to Grace’s in the morning and made preparations for going to Meeting a distance of 12 Miles Peace accompanied me got the place and found our friends at Abraham Parmar’s and Henry Daily there we spent the night at Philip Thing’s about 3/4 mile and yesterday attended the Lords Monthly Meeting at Summersville in the town of George ate Meeting we dined at Abram Wing’s and left for Grace Booth’s stayed the night and now in the morning I am engaged writing and Expect to leave shortly for Brookville where I Expect but there the mail as start for Kingston and out from there a few Miles to attend a Meeting on Sixth First Day from there we Expect to take Steam boat for Allensville which is near West Lake all the Booth’s in this part of the land that I have seen are very friendly and wish to be remembered to their friends in our land and as I have but little time to draw out departure Permit Conclude and Remain thy affectionate Elizabeth Bull Stephen H. Bull
