English Immigrant Voices

by Cameron, Wendy; Haines, Sheila; Maude, Mary McDougall

• ISBN13: 9780773520356
• ISBN10: 077352035X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ Pr

Summary

Collected from published, archival, and private sources, these letters place the Petworth immigrants in the context of their times and challenge the image of English immigrants to 1830s Upper Canada as officers and gentlewomen. Wendy Cameron, Sheila Haines, and Mary McDougall Maude have carefully annotated the letters to sketch the stories of individual writers, link letters by the same author or members of the same family, and explore the connections between writers. What eventually happened to some of the writers is also revealed in this engaging collection. English Immigrant Voices provides a valuable insight into the rural poor and their experiences in emigrating to a new land.

Table of Contents

Maps and Illustrations	vii
Foreword	ix
Preface	xi
Introduction	xv
Abbreviations	lii
Editorial Note	liii
Letters
1832 [1--49]	3	(86)
1833 [50--93]	89	(70)
1834 [94--98]	159	(16)
1835 [99--103]	175	(16)
1836 [104--125]	191	(52)
1837 [126--131]	243	(20)
1838 and Later [132--144]	263	(42)
Additional Correspondence and Memoirs
Wilson Correspondence [145--164]	305	(31)
Chantler Correspondence [165--173]	336	(45)
Frederick Hasted Letters [174--175]	381	(10)
Wells' Letter [176]	391	(2)
Knight Correspondence [177--179]	393	(5)
Charles Adsett Autobiography [180]	398	(16)
Appendices
A Transcribed original manuscript letters	405	(4)
B Identification of People, Places, and Terms	409	(5)
Notes to Preface and Introduction	414	(5)
Sources	419	(6)
Acknowledgments	425	(4)
Letter--writers by Letter Number	429	(8)
Letters by Place of Origin	437	(4)
Index	441