| LETTER 4
Kingston West
14th March, 1852
Dear father and mother,
I received your kind and welcome letter bearing the date 25th January and was glad to see from it that you were in as good health as this letter leaves me thanks be to God Almighty for his blessing on us poor sinners.
Dear father, you wish me to give you particular news about this country. In fact the account that Jean gave of this country was that there is a very long winter and generally what a man earns is a pittance if he can earn anything at all. What money he earns in the summer he eats up in the winter. Labourers here in the summer get from four to five shillings and two to three a day in the winter. Just like any other place, it is no good for a poor man.
Everything in this country is fairly cheap. Butter 7½ a pound, beef 2½, bread ½ and everything else accordingly.
Give my brother George my kind respects and tell him and his wife to have plenty of the stuff that they made mention of in their letters.
Dear parents, I expect to come to England sometime in the year this summer but cannot tell you exactly when.
Dear father and mother, you told me to send you a photograph of the place. I was unable to find one but I will try to send one next time.
I have no more to say at present but remain your affectionate son,
Charles Jeal,
2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade.
Give my kind respects to all friends and acquaintances.
Give my kind respects to all my brothers and sisters and tell them I am very well. |