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New Westminster, B.C. 30 Jul 1883 Marcus Smith Letter to Eloise

New Westminster, B.C. 30 Jul 1883 Marcus Smith Letter to Eloise

My dear Eloise
I received yours and baby’s letter a few days ago — I am glad she is so happy and behaving herself tolerably well.

I am also glad to learn that the trip to Ottawa improved Grandma’s health I think Mr. Hume must take a trip there next winter when Parliament is sitting. I hope his health will improve as the summer advances – There seems to have been very cold wet weather all the spring and dreadful floods lately —

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New Westminster, B.C. 29 Jul 1883 Marcus Smith letter to his wife

New Westminster, B.C. 29 Jul 1883 Marcus Smith letter to his wife

My dear Nannie .. Mr Onderdonk came down a few days ago not feeling well — I went over with him to Victoria we had not been an hour on salt water before we felt invigorated by the sea breeze and by 1 p.m felt ravenously hungry and ate a huge dinner.
It has been hot in Victoria – for it – but never above 83° in the shade and all the people looking so healthy and rosy I was only a day and a half there and felt ten years younger nothing like the sea breeze it acts like magic

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