FORD, Jonathan. Marine Dept., Ottawa. Transferring Letter from Jonathan Ford of Channel, NFLD. On Proposed Immigration of 25 or 30 families to Perth, Ontario. Lieu de production supposé : Channel Terre-Neuve, 6 octobre 1885, Microfiche, 7 p.
[Lettre de transfert]
Marine Department Canada (Seal)
Ottawa, 8th October 1885.
Sir
I have the honor to transfer herewith a letter, dated 19th ultimo, addressed to this Department by Mr Jonathan Ford, of Channel, Newfoundland, enquiring with reference to the proposed immigration of twenty-five or thirty families to Perth, Ontario, which I have to request you to be good enough to submit to the Hon. Minister of [2 mots biffés, probablement the Interior, remplacés par] Agriculture, for his consideration.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obedient servant
[signature] XX. Smith
Deputy Minister of Marine
[Mots biffés: A. M. illisible Esq. Deputy Minister of the Interior, remplacé par :]
John Lowe Esq.
Secretary
Department of Agriculture
[Lettre de Jonathan Ford]
[écrit à la mine:] Transfer to sec'y of Dept of Agriculture
Channel Nfland,
September 19th/85
Marine Department
Ottawa
Dear Sirs
Would you be so kind as to let me know if you could make homes for twenty five or thirty families that would Emigrant to Perth Ontario.
As their is that numbert here that would Emigrant this fall or Early [illisible] Spring.
Please let me know in what way or we to travel and what would be our employment their, we are men that have been geting our livehood by fishing.
You have men their nowthat belonged to this place formerly that were fisherman the same as us.
Please answer at your Earliest convenience and oblidge your obt servant
Jonathan Ford
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Jonathan Ford
Channel
West-Coast
Nfland
