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- Letter to Angus McKay from J.B. Parker:
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- Univesity Library, University of Saskatchewan
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- Letter reading "Hudson's Bay Company's Office, Reference No._ Prince Albert, April 20th 1884, Saskatchewan. Dear Mackay [ie McKay] I suppose you will think it strange my addressing you after such a sort acquaintance, but I am sending you a few lines, in the hope that they may afford you a moments relapse from your somewhat monotonous life to ask you if I may send any stray papers for you to read to pass away a tedious half hour, I am still somewhat English. I dislike forcing myself. Things are jogging along as usual. G.S. Davison left for the East on the mail of the 9th inst so by this time is well on his way to Montreal after 5 years up here he certainly deserves a holiday. Giveen[?] and myself are alone in the office the Hon. L.G. attending to things generally with a very fatherly manner. We are to have a grand dinner on St. George's day - 23rd inst. and we have a very good scheme for ruling out any 'tough subject' whose company we may not desire viz. 25 were called upon and subscribed, each on having a spare nickel so that will really be 50, half hosts and half guests rather a goo scheme and when I tell you that the permit was based upon to average of one bottle of whisky to each individual a very pleasant time may be reasonably expected. I am beginning to know nearly the whole settlement now, and I do not feel half as lonely as when I first came some of the farmers - such as Brewser etc - are first rate fellows, and are the right kind of settlers to build up a new country. We have some great arguments on the Farmers Agitation, the Churchill Route - they are generally held in Elliot's office, Spr oat, Old Will Miller, John and Will Stewart are the principal participants. You will have heard all about our mill being burnt and by this time I guess Capn Smith is near you en route for this place to rebuild. Well Mackay [ie McKay] I must conclude, hop you will pardon my forwardness. I remain with kindness Your [?] J.B. Parker"
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- 385 Corr - JB Parker
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- Hudson's Bay Company's Office
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- Letter to Angus McKay from Joseph McKay:
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- Univesity Library, University of Saskatchewan
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- Letter reading "Prince Albert Riverside 24th Oct 98 - Dear Angus, As I intend going to Winnipeg to get married about the 1st week in November, I will now ask you for the hundred dollars you kindly offered to lend me for my wedding, Mr Traill owes me two hundred dollars, but I don't like to bother him just now as he seems to be so hard pushed, and he expects to pay me in stock which will do as well. I am taking Thom's house as I told you for the winter and I will be moving down to La Corne in the spring so that I will work down there and try to sell this place up here. One of your robes was over at Williams, why it was not sent before now, and as Willie is away we have not had time to go down with it since they brought it home. We are in the middle of our threshing now tomorrow I have to be at Turners and Campbells on Tuesday and next Williams so that we will be nearly the last to finish. In haste Your Affect. Bro, Joe"
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- 385 Corr - McKay family - Brother
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