Stephen and Julie Gibbon (Gill) - Genealogy Information
This is the main letter from Uncle Jo Moxham to Violet May Price
72 La Salle Rd
Verdun
Montreal
Oct 7th 1913
Dear Vi,
I am sending you a copy of the Diary I kept on our journey across the water – I am afraid you will not find it very interesting but will tire of reading it, any how there it is as it is – you must sort out what you fancy and skip the dull parts. I guess you will say I was pretty long-winded over it, both as regards length and time but we were so busy doing nothing – and we did it very well too – that I could not make up my mind to make a start until we were settled.
We had a sharp frost one or two nights last week, enough to make the leaves on the maple trees – its pretty well all maple trees here – turn yellow & red & begin to fall, but yesterday & today have been very bright & hot, about as warm as an ordinary summer day in England. It makes you sweat to think hard.
Doff has not been well this last week, a bad cold I think, she missed office 2 days last week but is going again this week. Ciss & Nora are well. Aunty has a cold in fact most people have colds just now. I have a beauty my nose mouth & chin are broken out in sores but getting better now – my appetite is still extra ordinary but I don’t make a bit bigger shadow than I used to, I guess I keep thin from carrying so much around & between you and I & the gatepost I should like ½ pint of cider the stuff they sell here is too sweet & no music in it but plenty of gas like “pop”. Trusting Dada & Mama are quite well & that you are “alright” as you used to say and with kind regards to you all from us all
I remain Yours Uncle Joe.
Oct 13 1913
I am sorry that I have been so long in sending this off but just as I finished it Aunty Mattie said she would like to read it and then Aunt Morgan & family must read and between one and another it has been off a week I admit there is not much in but I dare say you will have a few borrowers – I must tell you all the news since writing the other side – well in the first place we are all got better of our colds – it was bright and hot up till this morning but today has been coldish.
I must tell you that they have borrowed me from the shop (my old work) to help them in the Car Superintendent’s office for 3 weeks or a month. I am to have the same pay as I could make in the shop – namely $11.53cents = £2 6s 2d per week but the hours are 14½ less per week – I do not start now until 9am & finish at 5.30 with an hour out for dinner & a half day on Saturdays – It may lead to something better anyhow its quite an easy job and so is the one in the shop but we start at 7am & finish at 6pm there with ½ day Saturdays in the shop.
JWM
P.S. We had a letter from Aunty Em last week. Two Argus papers came at the same time last week I expect the first missed the mail boat.