Frederick Charles Pauline to Oliver William Pauline, 20 July 1918

[1]

Ward B4

2/1 South Gen. Hosp

Dudley Rd

Birmingham

19.7.18

Dear Oliver/

Your welcome letter of June 20^th received.

So Desmond was out home with Amy on his birthday; he must be a very bonny little chap from the snaps I have and the ones you sent.

Rather pleased in a way that the board let you out as it will give you a chance to pick up again without the extra heavy methods used in the Army.

Am pleased to hear that Mother keeps will; Dad must be a tough nut like myself pretty hard to crack.

They had another go at me on the operation table day before yesterday, I don’t think any good has been done

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This time nevertheless it is one less to come. I was getting on pretty well, went out to Aunt Emmie’s place last Wednesday week they were very nice to me indeed.

There are several girls and boy in the family; one Grace is a very pretty girl, but last Sunday I started to go down hill again fast so they oper. On Tue Wed. I had Tom Johnson to see me on Tuesday it was Tuesday it was too bad if he had come a week before I could have gone out with him; he is at Purfleet in Essex. He looks the picture of health and as brown as a berry.

You mentioned about parcel and Sat Eve Post I think I got all the parcels alright.

[3]

But none of the posts have turned up. I should like to see one too. I tried to get one in B’ham the other day, but they say they all go to France now. You asked me how I got my ‘packet’. Well to cut a long story short I was starting a high powered French scout machine in a plowed field, when those that were supposed to be holding the plane back apparently had shell-shock; anyway you can guess what a propeller would do to you if a plane came striding into you. Not its no good me telling you any more or else you will imagine I was really hurt or something

[4]

OWP

Sat 20^th

Am sitting out on the balcony today and feeling a good deal better, hoping to be able to go to out again in a few days.

We had a terrible thunder-storm last week and a lot of rain since, but today has turned out quite summerlike again.

Would like very much to be home and we could go to Shawnigan together. By the way can you swim if not you must learn at once! Its very easy enough, jump overboard with a petrol tin on piece of wood for a float. Try it!

I will probably turn out alright bye and bye but it will be a fairish time

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Before I get my original strength and weight of 190^th flat back again, in the meantime we might have a chance to pull up together.

The Allies seem to be bucking up again the last few days; all luck to them I hop we make them cry their hearts sore for mercy. Fritz with his Kaunerad

Well Jim will close for today as I have a bunch of letters to write. With kind love to Mother + Dad and regards to you Uncle

Your affectionate Brother

FC Pauline

November 28, 2019 0

John Pauline to Frederick Pauline, Sep 1913

[1]

To Fredk A Pauline MPP

Victoria, BC

[stamp] Bella Bella SP 14 13 BC

Dear Fred

Just a few lines, to let you know all’s going along nearly ok.

Annie my lovely wife, is still in hospital, but improving her health grandly, both herself, and Mrs Boyd, had a close call to death, being cut with an axe, on the side of their heads, and did not puncture the scalps, poor Annie had her throat hurt badly, as he attempted to strangle her, and her wrist also cut and strained, Mrs Boyd also, as badly handled, but thank “God” they are both progressing back to health steadly and surely, expect them home again about the 16^th or the 17^th

[2]

Well Fred cannot tell you much more about it just now, it happened early Saturday morning the 7^th about 430 am. Mr Bainbridge, the man I had asked to be on the floor over the store, was there and departed to his launch, anchored in the bay, about 3 o’clock am, thinking it being no further use staying longer, but the Indian, knew of him being there, and awaited his departure to his launch and then entered the window upstairs, and proceeded through the store, and some noise he made, disturbed Annie who got up and went into the kitchen, with a flashlight, although being then almost daylight, and opening the door leading to the store, saw him standing along the side the register, as soon as he saw he was known, he ran towards the hardware side of the store, and

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Picked up an axe boys size, and then towards her, she then closed the door, and tried to hold it, but he soon chopped it to pieces, the girls by this time together, who then ran to the other door, from the kitchen to the sitting room, he then chopped that one to pieces, and attacked them inside, he almost managed it, but some how they got clear, one into the woodshed, and, “Annie” outside somewhere around the sidewalk, and with one or two piercing cries which, Bainbridge heard out in the bay, and proceeded quickly to get ashore, which fortunately he did, with rifle, but the Indian saw that and quickly disappeared, and was caught at the Cannery store, where he lives, while fishing

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Now Fred cannot tell anymore just now, you’ll notice the writing, and my usual [illegible] is not back yet.

The Indian is about 18 years old, and as always been walfish and crazy – he is in the jail at Ocean Falls, and await the girls health to hold preliminary trial at Ocean Falls, and no doubt it will be tried at the assize’s in the fall.

Kindly make it known to all relatives, also Mrs Stewart Beaumont, that all’s well. Bella Bella Indians are all good people, this convict is not a Bella Bella Indian.

Some cash stolen, not much, and taken from him after arrest.

Be sure and relieve minds of all relatives, especially Mother and Annie’s

[5]

Sister.

Will attend to our location etc later

Safe closed properly at the time, which contained close to $4000

Money stolen was in an old cash box, and contained American silver dollars, and a few old Dominion bills unfit for further use.

Will try and write more fully and brighter next time.

Best of wishes to Cissie, and Oliver

Faithfull

Jonn Pauline

November 24, 2019 0

Estate of George Paulin, Henley, 1895

[George Paulin’s will can be found here and the poster for his estate sale here]

[1]

The Estate of George Paulin Deceased

No. 2

Balance in Bank at date of death 93 14 11

By sale of properties as directed in the will

The Halfway House Beerhouse 730 – –
The shop adjoining occupied by Mr John Hawkins 500 – –
The cottage + premises at Northfield End 275 – –
Everly House Hart Street 930 – –
Nos 5 + 6 Queens Villas 840 – –

Value of £1560 2 ½ Consols @ 105 ½ 1645 16 –

“ “£2373:6:3 Reading Corporation Stock @ 3 ½ pc 3084 16 2

“ “ £200 Reading Corporation 3 pc stock 220

“ “ £840 Reading Corporation 3 ½ pc stock (Joint names) 1092

“ “ Henley Water Company Shares 100

“ “ £400 Nottingham 3 pc Stock at 118 ½ 474

Mrs Knight balance of Quarters Rent to Christmas 5 9 11

Messrs Holmes & Co of Everley House

Halfway House, shop and cottage 31 0 4

Mrs Knight Quarters Rent due Lady Day 6 5 –

R Blackall Quarters rent of cottage at Northfield End less tax 2 18 9

Mr Simpkins quarters rent of Halfway house + shop adjoining

House and shop adjoining plus proportion of fire insurance 9 7 2

_________________________________

10040 7 6

Funeral expenses 26 5 –

Doctors account 18 0 6

Expenses of probate 14 8 8

Valuation for same 2 2 0

Probate duties 166 – –

Proportion of rates and taxes 1 16 –

Rates paid April 10 2 12 –

Bridge rent on Everly House – 10 –

Interest on probate duty advanced by Mr Bennett from April 23

To Oct 8 @ 3 pc 2 6 4

Trustees travelling expenses telegrams and small payments 4 9 5

Cheque book – 2 6

Messrs Holms & Co account 3 2 0

Estate duty 99 11 3

Messrs Simmons & Sons expenses of sale advertising bill posting

And commission 107 5 4

Messrs Cooper Son + Simmons charges as to deed of disclaimer by

Mr Pate 2 12 0

As to general costs of sale 56 10 0

As to preparing + passing estate duty accounts + agents charges

Connected therewith 3 13 6

As to general winding up of estate + counsels fees 17 19 6

Simpkins insurance premium Royal Fire 18

Forward 530 4 0

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Forward 10040 7 6

Proportion of Dividend on Nottingham Corporation stock 9 4

Do do on £1560 2 ½ pc consols 8 17 10

Do do on £200 Reading Corporation 3 pc stock 1 4 10

Do do on Henley Water Company shares 15 7

Do do on £2373:6:3 Reading Corporation 3 ½ pc stock 38 2 0

Do do on £840 Reading Corporation 3 ½ pc stock 13 9 10

Quarters dividend due April 5 on £1560 2 ½ pc consols 9 8 6

Half years dividend on Nottingham Corporation stock due May 1 5 16 0

Balance of rent due from Messrs Holmes & Co on Everly House

Up to March 25 after allowing land tax 8 1 8

Plumbe Proportion of insurance on Everly House – 7 –

__________________

£10127 0 1

Balance for division £9596 16 1

Forward 530 4 0

Balance 9596 16 1

£10127 0 1

November 22, 2019 0

George Paulin to Frederick Pauline, 22 Apr 1884

[Letter parts missing – Tuesday April 22^nd, 1884]

[5]

Our garden is very much improved from gravelled, back nearly all dry + planted. Plenty of rose trees + pansies, primroses, forget me nots, daisies + other spring plants all blooming, in fact when you again cash yer blooming heye round here you will find very few of the old caudrants remaining.

Should I get his berth at Short’s I shall most likely drop back into my old groove that is steadily saving for my departure into the western hemisphere. I was thinking in the event of my coming out which I hope will be with the next 12 months, whether the resources of British Columbia would admit of the arrival of another distinguished luminary. I shall imbue my illiterate mind with shorthand and music thoroughly before venturing + most likely I am going to have lessons in tuning. Don’t let your mind revert too much for the old country, [illegible] is much worse here + I don’t think it will

[6]

Ever get better. If you came back to Birmingham for good I am sure you would regret it, and besides when you have found will allow it, you can visit here for a holiday. Whatever you do, don’t listen to any recommendations for the canvassing business, it is a dirty job + would not suit you.

There are educated men in B’ham offering their services for 10/- per week, hundreds of them. When I come out it will be when I have enough capital to do it well. That is to have a decent Exchequer when I arrive.

This job at Shorts of I got it will be not more than 25/- per week, so I shall have to live pretty close to save.

I consider from what I gather from your letters, that you are better off than 999 out of 1000 young men of your age. I have better prospects

Butty Shearman is quite well and I still am our track, so attentive to Ma + Louise,

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you’d better keep out of the road. Are there any girls out your way. I suppose there are or you wouldn’t be so quiet on the subject. The Green Football has at last come to a dismal failure + the Star fellows have again clubbed together under their old name. I know it would come to this.

[Image] Adams

I beg to inform you htant EJ Adams + F Preston both wear boxers much to Joey Kiss’s delight, whose remarks on the subject are forcible if not polite.

Vicar is obliged to go away again for his health – he is always very poorly. He frequently enquiries after you. Polly + Lizzie Braund came here on Easter Monday + stayed all the afternoon + evening. They seemed well.

Louise is still very dissatisfied with the Henley folks. They are certainly very unkind

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To her and it is very [illegible] that a young girl like her should have to coddle with old people.

Well to conclude I can only say that when I next write I hope I shall have better news. I am very unsettled myself and if I have £20 in my pocket [illegible] would it see me for some time. I hope + trust I shall get the funds to make start soon.

We are all in good health + trust you are + will remain the same.

I remain

Your affectionate brother

George

[images]

Sir W Harcourt

Smith of ours

Joey

Adams

Tuesday April 22^nd 1884

November 20, 2019 0

George Paulin to Frederick Pauline, 12 Oct 1884

Letter from George Paulin[e] to Frederick Pauline 12 Oct 1884

[1]

Henley Lodge

Acock’s Green

12/10/84

Dear Fred

Many thanks for your last letter just received we are all pleased to hear you still keep well.

I am glad to tell you we have had a sty built + put two pigs into it which are getting on nicely. We have an idea of closing the back door up by means of a small conservatory but funds are not quite up to the mark yet. £12/00/. Required.

From your letter I should gather the scenery is very fine out your way, plenty of sport too. I suppose you will be back in Victoria before

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This reaches you, for the winter, or perhaps you contemplate honouring us with your company on Xmas day + come straight on..

How are the two junior members of the Norther Western Expeditionary Co getting on St: rather dry I am afraid.

The weather has turned suddenly cold the last week having jumped into the middle of December all at once, and settled all the late autumn flowers. We expect a very severe winder, there being a large quantity of berries about this season.

Butty Shearman is quite well thank you + sends her love, she does not look – er – er ahem any worse you know, sweet 18sh! She has visited us very frequently,

[3]

Lately, the reason is that lately I have grown very much like you, at least so I heard her say. This is a compliment isn’t it? I know one point on which we are decidedly alike “Our Boohoo’s Oh Dear boy” if then only knew the [illegible] of mine – directly the weather changed this week, he immediately put on his winter garb of deep cherry red. Alas we are companion in misfortune and though the ocean rolls between our hearts, will go out to one another say “Dear boy I pity you” we are going to have a large Conservative demonstration in support of the house of Lords at Aston on Monday

[4]

Answered to Nov 12^th 1884

13^th Oct when Col Fred Raidry + all the talent will address your humble servant intends supporting them. I am very pleased to tell you that we are all enjoying terrific good health, but Ma is a little poorly to day, but I think only from fatigue.

If things at Victoria are not up to Dick @ Victoria I should make tracks for Henley Lr for Christmas + go out again next spring with me.

I think I have given you quite enough of my nonsense so will dry. With love from all + trusting to see you home soon.

I remain

Your affectionate Brother

George

[Image] Joe Rogers in Choir Sound like pouring water in this pot

November 18, 2019 0

Nellie Paulin to Frederick Paulin sr, 1917

Nellie Paulin Hickey Bantly to Frederick Paulin[e] Sr, 19 July 1917

[1]

1348 Robson Street

Vanc

July 19^th

My Dear Dad

Yours of 17^th to hand with statement of 9/17 Richmond, my insurance with J Moss is overdue. I would appreciate your paying him $27.27 as he proposes in enclosed letter. Many thanks. I was talking to J Moss here last week. Am going to Crescent Beach tomorrow (Sunday) on the train for a rest and swim. Expect a real good week next week. Will close as it is 12.30

Affect

Nell

[I have googled the address to see if the building she stayed in was still up – and it appears to be – although significantly altered on the main floor]

November 16, 2019 0

William Frederick Pauline to Frederick Arthur Pauline, 1917

Answd July 5 1917 / sent July 10 1917 ‘C’ Battery

Risboro Barracks

Shorncliffe

Kent, Eng

June 30^th 1917

Dear Uncle Fred:

Just a few lines to let you know that I am down here. I saw in the “Canada” where you were stoping [sic] and I was naturally very much surprised to hear of you in London. I had a letter from a very old Friend of yours the other day, Capt Gibbons and I stayed a week-end with him which enjoyed very much. He lives at Maidstone in Kent but I think you know his address. I know that he would very much like to see you. I thought I may as well write to you as we are about eight thousand miles from the old town and that would like me to write and let you know I was here. Hoping you will have a nice time.

I remain

Your affectionate nephew

William F Pauline

PS I don’t write as good as my dad, but hope you can read it

Billy

November 14, 2019 0

Ernest Paulin to Frederick Pauline, 11 Jun 1912

Letter from Ernest Paulin to Frederick Paulin, 11 June 1912

[1]

There is only one P.O. in Ilford for money matters, if your people have any others on their list they are sub offices and not absolutely official.

June 11^th 1912

Ilford E means East London or Essex 39 Audrey Road

Ilford, E (or Essex)

My Dear Fred

I received your letter of the 23^rd ulto by first post this morning + for the £5 P.O. I cannot thank you too much – your reply to my letter of the 30^th April if it had been answered favourably to my suggestion contained therein by return of Post instead of some time afterwards I should not have made any of use of it for that purpose, subsequent events have proved that it would have been a futile effort to get on again with the assistance of my two big girls.

I hope you have a careful a/c of the money you have so generously sent me + which has been at all times better than Doctor’s Medicine. Please forget altogether that I am utterly friendless + terribly alone as far as any unwelcome tax upon your charitable intentions are concerned. I am quite resigned to my condition of helplessness. I merely asked for a loan which provided you had obliged me with, after all would as I say not have been used for the original purpose I intended, so that there is no harm done – I will write you again to morrow but am scribbling this in response to your request to answer (or rather) acknowledge promptly

Yours affectionately Brother E. Paulin

[2]

Please do not take anything other than my misery that may lead to my remarks being construed other than my sincerest admission of the God sent obligations I am under to you. I have been ordered away from everything + everybody for months past, but am still a prisoner with only my active head + horrible reflections on what a fool I have been. I never dreamt that I should break down so entirely as I have done.

Kind Love

November 6, 2019 0

Herbert Pauline to Frederick Pauline, 15 March 1914

[1]

Beaumont PO

15 March /14

My Dear Fred,

I am starting today pick + shovel to work on the top ditch for sewer pipe at Macaulay Point.

Having endeavoured for months past to get position in City Hall + other places with no better results than promises, have been compelled to reduce myself to the lowest type of laborer.

Our existence down here has not been like a home for some time, having not only any money to purchase food but the accompanying

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Ill effects arising there from being almost unbearable.

The Major Ald Porter + McLandless have spoken to me very nicely + especially Alex Stewart, but I seem to have no luck whatever, Morwikc also has promised one, but at present is doing nothing.

I saw you the other day by Spencers’ when I was with Morwick but could not leave him to speak to you suddenly + when I left him you had disappeared, much as I wanted to talk to you.

Will you kindly help me by sending down a little food to tide over until I have worked four days please,

Your affect’t

Herbert M Pauline.

November 4, 2019 0

Victor Paulin to his Aunt, 1918

Lt VR Pauline

No 91 Squadron

Chattis Hill

Stockbridge, Hants

Jany 17/18

Dear Aunty

I would have written you before, had I received your address sooner, but Mother sent it just the other day, so now I am going to try and make up for lost time. I should have paid more attention to my address book before leaving Victoria, but I did not have an awful lot of time, and Mother came out of the hospital the day before I left, then it was that I commenced to think about these things, when my book was finished no local addresses

were such at all, ~~~~~ ~~~~~ for England,

As she already mentioned, of ~~~ having about addresses at, I must tell you something about myself.

I ~~~~~ my arrival in London, and which given ~~~ and of course, ~~~~~much to day out ~~~~~

[cannot read the page- photo too blurry]

said is now taller than I am. I don’t expect I shall see George until I go to France but I keep in touch with him by letter, and last I heard he was “still going strong.”

I was on another plane leave last week and went up to B’ham to see Ben, who has a chunk of shrapnel in his hips, and also see Aunt Emmy, to say nothing of cousin “Hilda”, who is some “bird”. Grace and Renee are both married, so are not half so interesting.

Oh yea, I nearly forgot to tell you about Stockbridge, it is some “hole”, we are billeted in all the old houses, the one I am billeted in is called “Grosvenor House”, the name is

not too bad, but I wish I could say the same for the “residence.” We have to walk about 2 miles to the squadron over those lovely Roman roads, you know, the kind you read about. I expect it’s a good stunt to get us ready for France.

I have been to London several times now, and can manage to find my way about fairly well, also check up the taxi drivers if they short change me, like they used to.

Hoping to hear from you in the near future.

Best to Uncle and yourself,

Your affectionate nephew

Victor

October 27, 2019 0