Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-03

and sur name, really we have hardly the
face to ask any mitigation for him at a.
The tailor and I, and another one, have
forgot who il was, but think it was proba-
bly, Addie O. Aberlosk, were obliged to hold
Wat by main force upon his chair till the
PRAYER was finished. Such are some of the
traits of character peculiar to the writer OF
the enclosed curious epistle.
Yours. ever. JAMES HOGG.
York, U. c. Sept. 8, 1919.
Deer Robert: | write you this to let you
know that we are still alive, which is great
mercy. We Came here on the 25th AprIle;
but, as there was no land ready misered,we
were obledged to take House foI this Sum
mer. and an scare of Garden; We had to
STAY in it until we get the Crop OF the Gar
den. When We are for going TO our land ;
we have got each cf us one loo acers: and
Andrews is little off from US Walter and
me has 9oc acers in one Lott, as we had to
Draw it all by Ballot in two P1nered acers;
Andrew and George Bell, from Eskdale, is in
oae Lott. We are Mostly all SCOTS men.
and have got a Township to be all together,
or what is called parish, in Scotland. They
have 60, 900 Acers for one Township.
There is great many people settling
hear. Government bought large Tract OF
Country from the Indians Last year. This
End of it was only about IL Mills OF York.
and very good Land, So that people was all
for omit, il being so near the Capital OF The
Province; but we were Two Long OF get
ting our grant, that the Land was all taken
up near the town, So that We will be 80 Mills
from york but the Land is good, for Wal
ter and Andrew has been OH it. Andrew has
fne streem Of water runs through the MD
die of his Lott; but an afraid that Wat
and me will be scarce Of Water, unless re
dig Well. We have eighteen months to
do our setting deuties in, where we have 10
Clear Eve acers Each, and put up House,
and then we get our Deed for Ever, TO our
selves and HRS. Robert, will rot advise
YOU TO Come hear, as am afraid that you
will moi like this place so you may take
your Dun will whenyou did not come along
with us. do not expect ever to see you
hear am very glad to hear that you have
got place ioryou and your wife. May The
good will cf him thai D:velt in the Bush
rest on you and hir and may you be hles-
sing 10 one another.
III had thought that you would have de-
serted us, | should not have coined hear it
was my ame to yet you all near me made me
Come to America but mans thoughts are
vanity, for have scattered you far wider,
but cannot help il now. Them that have
hear is far more contented than am in
deed, | can do very Little Tor the SUPPORT OF
family, for the work here is very heavy ; 1t
is rot place for old men Lik me, allho 1t is
a fine country, and produces plenty Robert
if this Comes TO you, as | expect it will, you
may take il over to Wcithope, and Let Will
am see it, as have sent one to him with the
han that brings them to Scotland. We have
had oar health midlng well Since we Came
hear, until six we eks. ago, that Wat was ia
ken with the ague he had it only about
Tow weeks when he got better then An
drew took il and had it this month, but is
now getting Better--but very weak (; they
have wrought all this Summer with people
IN the Town for Six Shillings day, but did
not get their vic;usls they have made a
good dale Of money Tut we have to pay
dear for the House but We have a good
Garde,, that we Can Live upon, and has sold
a grea dale Of it-a 100 Duson Of Cow
cambress, and threty Bushels ofpotatoes. We
had peas 10 foot High, and Beans IL foot.
Some l,nndreds after one.
Ii has been very warm Summer hear,
and there is a hne Crop OF. Every kind of
grain, and Hundreds ofpeople Coming from
the old Country TO eat OF it we get the
finest Of the wheat; Twelve Stone OF it's II
shillings, and we are Expecting If will be
at 90 in month we took fifteen acers of
meadow Hay TO nov and win from ore Mr.,
Macgili /; we had three Dollars the acre, and
ne made il in three weeks /; and be has gi-