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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his brother Benjamin Waters (December 29, 1848)

December 29, 1848Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his brother Benjamin] Galway Roads, Decr 29 1848 Dear Brother, I expect this will be the last letter that I will have a chance to send from…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his brother Benjamin Waters (July 15, 1851)

July 15, 1851Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his brother Benjamin] [from a transcript] Boston. 15 July 1851 Dear Brother Ben I believe I promised to write to you but unavoidable circumstances have hindered me…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his brother Benjamin Waters (April 26, 1852)

April 26, 1852Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his brother Benjamin] Digby.  April 26th/52 Dear Ben I have just returned from my first trip this season having been froze in all Winter, much to my…
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From Thomas Waters to his brother Benjamin Waters (June 15, 1852)

June 15, 1852Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his brother Benjamin] June 15th 1852/At sea Dear Brother I received your letter with the fifty pound note enclosed and now I know I have a Brother.…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his brother Benjamin Waters (no date)

May 1, 1854Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his brother Benjamin] [from a transcript] Greenock. Wednesday Dear Ben I received your letter today and was very glad to hear of your commencing to make money…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his brother Benjamin Waters (June 19, 1856)

June 19, 1856Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his brother Benjamin] June 19th 1856 Dear Ben I received your letter and Mary's yesterday and am glad to hear that your prospect is improving and am…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (July 1856)

July 1, 1856Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his parents] [original: envelope missing] Glasgow July (1856) Dear Father & Mother This is my last letter to you till I get to Melbourne as I am…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (December 25, 1866)

December 25, 1866Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript] Wealth of Nations - at sea Lat.8°S. Long.29°W. Xmas 1866 Dear Father & Mother It being Xmas day my thoughts revert to…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his brother Benjamin Waters (December 7, 1868)

December 7, 1868Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his brother Benjamin] [from a transcript] Digby.    December 7th 1868 Dear Brother Ben I hope this will reach you before Xmas and that it will find…
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From Elizabeth Waters to her son Benjamin Waters (September 14, 1872)

September 14, 1872Posted inLetters
[Elizabeth Waters, née Butterworth, to her son, Benjamin] My dear Benjamin I give to my daughter Jane the £200 pounds at present in the Timber Company.  She has devoted her…
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From John Andrew Cairns to his wife’s uncle Benjamin Waters (January 12, 1911)

January 12, 1911Posted inLetters
January 12th, 1911 Langbank, Saskatchewan  Dear Uncle Ben  It is always in order at this time in the year to wish you all a "Happy New Year". Alice got cousin…
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Benjamin & Barbara (Bake) Waters’ Children (1871)

February 28, 2023Posted inPhotographs
The children of Benjamin and Barbara (Bake) Waters. Baby Edith and Elizabeth “May” are on either side of Thomas Jr. Amaret “Amy” is in front. 1871. See also P. 241…
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