Letter from Charles Henry Locke, Port Stanley, Township of Yarmouth, Ontario, Canada, to his brother John Locke, Dublin, about his life in Canada,
1858 Dec. 28.
Writes about the difficulty of gaining employment in Canada: "I find my constitution giving way from hardship but yet I can do my part amongst the stoutest labouring men. You have no idea how scarce both labour and money are in this country I worked last March and April in St. Thomas at four Dollars per month. Me and a German left thinking to better ourselves. We travelled until the 24th of June through the best settled parts of the country without getting one day's work. Haying then commenced and I got two months work, all September I was travelling hunting work in October and until the 15th of November I got employment in Goderich [Ontario]. Out of 16 Dollars and a half earned during that time, I only got one dollar cash, a due bill for the remainder, payable when the work is finished. Almost everyone in this country complaining of hard times. I wish I could get to some better country where I could get value for my labour."
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| Notes: | Verso of letter addressed to: "John Locke Esq. / Encumbered Estates Office / Dublin / Ireland". Physical description: 1 item (4 pages). more |
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Letter from Charles Henry Locke, Port Stanley, Township of Yarmouth, Ontario, Canada, to his brother John Locke, Dublin, about his life in Canada,
1858 Dec. 28.
| In Collection: | Letters from Charles Henry Locke to his brother John Locke, 1853-1863. |
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| Description: | Writes about the difficulty of gaining employment in Canada: "I find my constitution giving way from hardship but yet I can do my part amongst the stoutest labouring men. You have no idea how scarce both labour and money are in this country I worked last March and April in St. Thomas at four Dollars per month. Me and a German left thinking to better ourselves. We travelled until the 24th of June through the best settled parts of the country without getting one day's work. Haying then commenced and I got two months work, all September I was travelling hunting work in October and until the 15th of November I got employment in Goderich [Ontario]. Out of 16 Dollars and a half earned during that time, I only got one dollar cash, a due bill for the remainder, payable when the work is finished. Almost everyone in this country complaining of hard times. I wish I could get to some better country where I could get value for my labour." |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (4 pages). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,597/5
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| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |