FG Adderley Letter
TitreFG Adderley Letter
RéférenceIE 627/SM969
Date
Dec 1906 - Jan 1907
Date 1906 - 1907
Etendue et contenuCopy and full transcript of letter from FG Adderley, Canada, to James S. Kingston, North Main Street, Bandon, Co. Cork. Written on headed paper of The Canadian Northern Railway Company, Office of the Third Vice President. A phrase 'Strictly on the Square' underlined at the top of the letter, this may be a masonic reference. Adderley was a recent emigrant to Canada, with his wife and 2 sons. Begins 'Dear Jim, Thank God I am at last in a position to give you a good account of myself....'. Refers to debts he left behind, but will pay, and his initial difficulty securing a good clerk position. Refers to 'the Lodge' (Masonic Lodge) in [Bandon]. He obtained a 'very good post' in the Chief Accountant's office of the Railway Company. Names mentioned in the letter include Ollivere, Coe, Mrs Cooper, Mr. Donovan, George Emerson, Kerr, Rattray (possibly Station Master in Bandon), Dr. Reid, Same Lee, Willie Lee, Lovell. (Transcript is by Patricia McCarthy).
Etendue14pp letter plus transcript and copy of envelope all in 1 ring binder
Mot clé de personneAdderley, FG, Bandon | fl early 1900s
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