Category «Letters»

Letter by Rev. Peter Melville, New Kincardine Colony, New Brunswick, Sept. 11, 1877 Published in the Rothesay Chronicle and Buteshire and West Coast Advertiser, Oct. 13, 1877

NEW KINCARDINE COLONY. The following letter written by our former townsman and Parish Church missionary, the Rev. Peter Melville, M. A., B. D., to The New Brunswick Reporter, will be read with interest by his many friends in Rothesay:— Mr. Editor:—You and your readers will be pleased to hear that this Scottish Colony is making …

Letter by David Burns written June 23, 1873, published in The Stonehaven Journal July 31, 1873

NEW KINCARDINESHIRE COLONY. The following letter has been addressed by Mr. David Burns, one of the New Stonehaven colonists, for publication amongst friends in Scotland:— To Members and Friends of New Kincardineshire Colony, resident in Scotland. DEAR FRIENDS,—Before I left our heather land I promised to write at times and give you some account of …

Nine months of Kincardine by a Settler, Edward Bruce of Bannockburn

NINE MONTHS OF NEW KINCARDINE. (By a Settler.) I may say, by way of preface, that I am quite satisfied with the territory myself, its prospects being very good for those able and willing to undertake the clearance of forest land, and possessed of a little capital. In this connection, I may state that many …

Letter Excerpt by David Taylor, April 14, 1873, Stonehaven Journal

Letter by David Taylor dated April 14, 1873, written at Fredericton, New Brunswick; published in Stonehaven Journal, Thursday 08 May 1873 NEW KINCARDINESHIRE COLONY.— On Thurs-last, a letter was received from the Secretary of the new colony, who has gone out to make arrangements for the colonists previous to their arrival, from which we give …

Letter from William Duncan, Stonehaven Journal – Thursday 10 July 1873

Letters from New Kincardineshire, Victoria County, New Brunswick to Scotland NEW KINCARDINESHIRE COLONY. The following letter from a working man to a fellow workman in Stonehaven shows the philosophical spirit with which some persons endure the greatest hardships. It bears a marked contrast when compared with the grumbling epistles of colonists in much easier circumstances:— …

from Rev. David Shearman

Begin forwarded message: From: David Shearman <shearman@sympatico.ca> Subject: What A Delight! Date: August 28, 2013 7:27:28 AM EDT To: <info@ScotchColony.ca> Reply-To: <shearman@sympatico.ca> What an absolute delight to stumble on the Scotch Colony web site! I wish I had found it earlier. You may remember me as part of the ministry team that served the Andover-Kincardine …

from Rev. Helene Burns

From: Helene Burns [mailto:visithelene@gmail.com] Sent: August 24, 2013 10:57 PM To: Cari and Roy Grierson Subject: Warm Best Wishes Hello Cari and Roy, First, thank you so much for sharing your hospitality with my dear husband, Gary, who has returned to share in the festivities of this weekend. Second, please extend my warm best wishes …