Tag: Ernest Alfred Paulin

John Paulin to Frederick A Pauline, 1912

Transcription, letter John Pauline to Frederick A Pauline, 25 Sept 1912

 

Bella Bella BC

Sept 25/12

To

Fred A Pauline Esq

Victoria, BC

Dear Fred

Am enclosing small cheque drawn on JH Todd + Sons for $50.00 which you may as well have, and credit my a/c accordingly.

I note by Annie’s letters your assisting your brother in law, and that you taking an active part in attending to “Victoria House”, accept my many thanks.

Ernest does not improve yet will nor diet himself, eats things that are not good for him, but I shall try hard to pull him to gether.

Expect Annie home by next “Chelohsei” and will be very glad as business is good, and sometimes don’t find time to cook etc.

Have not any further news from B Coola, but await a line from “Anderson” who is now working for McFarlane who is in charge of road work.

Could do nothing with Freddie engine yet, but will keep trying.

Regards to all

Faithfully yours

John

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Frederick Paulin to his son Frederick A Paulin, c1884-5

Transcription letter from Frederick Paulin to his son Frederick A Paulin, dated 4 Jun [approx. year 1884-5]

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The British Mercantile Gazette Journal of Commerce

Highest Awards in Two Classes (Silver & Bronze Medals) at Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880, Highest awards in Two Classes (Gold & Silver Medals) at Adelaide International Exhibition, 1880 Highest Award (Gold Medal) at New Zealand International Exhibition 1882

Established in 1868

168 Fleet Street London EC

Proprietors Short, Short & Co

Export Merchants

June 4th, Wed

Dear Fred,

Yours dated May 4th came to hand yesterday containing sketch of that luxurious spot the Sulphur Spring.  If surroundings are one decidedly romantic and such that we have here only allowed to read about, but not permitted to see.  The strikingly various conditions, the grand the mysteriously grotesque, as well as apparently the easily read and understood phases in nature seem to surround you, and will I was know leave a proper impression on your mind and trace behind also constantly suggestive of the Great Maker of it all.  We are all pretty well and comfort ourselves that your health continues good.  We realize too the fact that plenty to do up Aberdeen drives away the monotony. This is our Whiteweek.  George and Ernest + Herbert went to Hen Thames on Saturday last + returned on Monday

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Reaching home about 3 am Tuesday morning. They seem to have enjoyed themselves immensely and to have lost no time in pursuing enjoyment principally on the river you know so well at Corderys and to the Island.  Cordery and his wife are both rheumatically afflicted – the former is also financially reduced and really does nothing – a provision most providential has been made however for his support to be acquired by his 2 youngest sons who I hear work hard and earnestly and pretty successfully on behalf of Home – but George or Ernest or both (Ernest is not the most frequent writer to you) should tell you the complete history of their visit. I am often calling a mention to the value you must attach to news from home and placing those at home in imagination in your place and position.  I think with ordinary luck my work on the above “Gazette” may prove as remunerative as any recent occupation has been or a trifle better anyhow its respectable labour. The firm is well known + respected too.  This opinion of mine will I know receive your best wishes for its corroboration in fact

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We are having a very dry time just now or rather have had now seemingly too long, this locality requires frequent moisture it is very porous and tho rain has peeked at in it has retired again more than once.  Our crops will appreciate a fall largely and our garden too. The spuds are nicely thro same 50 yards by 5, the peas 5 good rows well stuck. The broad beans 2 rows 10 yards long well forward to bloom, carrots, parsnips, and turnips, are in their infancy.  The apple trees from your pips have positions of prominence midway down the garden and are each in height say 2 feet, 18 inches, and 1 foot.  [illegible] as the flowers are secondary in consequence they come next, but they will make a rather nice shew this year, the pansies gladioli roses and mimulus are abundant the annuals are coming along to swell the list – also so that the home far away from you is as gay as we can make it in illustration of the bright hopes

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We indulge in of seeing you back some day to reassure your position of your fathers confidence and your mothers solace amongst your affectionate brothers and sisters.  The broom trees in our front given by Dr Swinburne are a glory of gold, one is a silver broom and guards the right bay as you enter from the road. Whilst a Gloire de Dijon is doing its best to climb the side of the porch near the other bay and yields us some 20 blossoms – a red dutch Honeysuckle is making effort to cloth the other side of the porch.  If you can picture at all what we are like from the sketch it will strike you as a contrast to the grandeur or the mysteriously grotesque around you + which is referred to in the first lines of this letter.  Aunt Mrs Paulin is with us reunited here with the chattels from London and is better for the change.  Lastly we all join in the heartfelt good wishes for your health, success, and the same to continue until, we meet again – From your very affectionate Father

F Paulin

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Letter from Frederick and Mary Paulin to FA Paulin, c1884

Transcription Letter to Frederick A Paulin from Frederick Paulin Sr and Mary Cutler Paulin, July 5th [no date – estimated  1884]

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Henley Lodge, July 5th

Dear Fred

I sent last week “Truth” + Weekly Post + “Bell’s Life” with the 2 days’ Henley Regatta which seems to have passed off splendidly.

No one went from here – Ernest, George + Herbert visited Henley at Whitsuntide which probably they have already told you about – Louise is still at Henley but I believe she may now return home any day as the old folks have an old stayed attendant – and can now do without her. We have grand summer weather here for fully a month, great heat, unusually fine weather, enough to set the grumblers sighing for rain which has only arrived + probably those with hay about will complain now.  They hay crops are light, corn crops look very well, turnips are a very thin crop this the dry time + the busy fly. Our garden is promising we have quite a stretch of potatoes (Magnum forns) not ready yet – a promising crop of raspberries just ripening your young gooseberries + currants have both distributed what they can

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The pear not nearly fit to gather and show well broad beans ditto.  The scarlet runner embrace the whole width of the bottom of the garden and are climbing as fast as they can, whilst the spaces are all filled in with plants for [illegible]. The flowers are plentiful and the roses to which I have before refined are doing quite as well as expected.  I + Dr Simburne had some chat about you yesterday Sunday in vestry.  He hoped I should remember him to you.  The choir is the same.  They went by invitation to the vicarage last Friday week.  I did not go, didn’t care about it, so the Doctor asked me today to come in at any time, he [illegible] be glad if I would.  He is well but his health is weak.  The annual children’s white dress service takes place next Friday your mama has the usual work to get on contingent ready.  The sermon is entitled “Weeds + Flowers” + 8 hymns are to be sung.  George is going back to McClelland’s they want him + he would prefer being there

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I am working away on “The British Mercantile Gazette” still, it is difficult business sometimes, but then up to now it has paid. Ernest keeps his place at Wright + Butlers and seems to suit them.  Referring to politics a dissolution would not surprise most people at any moment.  There is the franchise bill the Egyptian financing business as well as the Soudan knot which stand right in the way of Cabinet and the Election for N Warwickshire just limited resulted in a larger Conservative majority than ever has been known. Lord Randolph Churchill is unwell from overwork he is effected shortly in Birmingham with Col Burnaby and I have arranged with the Town Hall Curator for admission on the occasion.  We are all pretty well Aunt is with us from London as you may know + is better for the change in health.  The Henley folks are very well but feeble. I should have been in Manchester +c this week but can’t get away before next week now.  Mama will finish this morning [illegible] I hope this agate writing will stand let me know.

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My dear Fred

Your father says I need to finish this, but I thought he had told you all the news you will I fear have much trouble to make it out – don’t think it unkind I seldom write. I am always at work, thinking and talking of you many times a day hope with all my heart to see you home next summer.  George wishes very much to join you and if he does you must journey home.  Bessie, Amy + Florence are all at work nw but not getting any money for two years from the time they started. Your father is doing better or we could not manage this latter two are at Miss Bostons the dressmakers in the village come home to morrow.

Kindest love and wishes your Mother

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John Paulin to FA Pauline, 1912

Transcription of letter, John Paulin to FA Pauline, 28 Aug 1912

Bella Bella, BC

Aug 28th 1912

FA Pauline, Esq

Victoria BC

Dear Fred,

Your Aug 17th to hand, also trunks from (Norris) for which please accept my thanks.  Glad to hear Ernest is gaining health, and no doubt he will soon be himself again.

Mrs Clayton and a party were here last week, also Anderson on enquiry about roads etc in B. Coola, they told me it was possible to drive within 6 miles of Stery and that the balance of right way was cleared, I told Mrs Clayton that you might go up this fall, she seemed pleased to hear it, and said that her horses and conveyance would be quite at your disposal during your visit.

Yes the parties whom I took north were staking land, for what purpose I do not know, as it was not all good land,

I’ve had several minor trips since.  Am busy this mail and will not be able to answer Freddie’s letter re Engine, but will later, business fairly good

Regards to all

You can send Ernest up if he would like to come

Jno Pauline

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Ernest Paulin obituary – 1912

The Province, 22 Nov 1912

Death of Mr Pauline

Well-known Victorian was ill in this city

Victoria – Nov 22 – the funeral of the late Ernest A Pauline took places this afternoon from the residence of Mr Goodwin on Yates street to Christ Church Cathedral.  Very Rev Dean Doull officiating.  Mr Pauline died at Jubilee Hospital Wednesday night.  He was forty-eight years of age and was born at Henley-on-Thames, England, but had lived in Victoria for eight years prior to his return to England about fifteen years ago.  He came out to this country again about ten weeks ago, first going to Bella Bella to visit a brother there in the hope of benefiting his health, later returning to Vancouver, where he entered the hospital.  A few days ago he was removed from there in the Jubilee Hospital, this city, where he died.

Mr Pauline was an accountant by occupation, and is survived by a widow and four children, the eldest of whom, a son, lives in Valparaiso.  He is also survived by his father and mother, Mr and Mrs Frederick Pauline, of Oak Bay; four brothers, FA Pauline, George Pauline, HW Pauline of this city, and John Pauline of Bella Bella, and several sisters, Mrs WF Goodwin, Mrs Charles F Gardiner, Mrs George Gardiner, Mrs DL Hickey, Mrs Short, and Mrs RH Williams, all of this province; and Mrs George Lapraik of Oaklands, California.

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Ernest Paulin to Frederick Pauline, 11 Jun 1912

Letter from Ernest Paulin to Frederick Paulin, 11 June 1912

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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 11th 1912

Ilford E means East London or Essex                                                                         39 Audrey Road

Ilford, E (or Essex)

My Dear Fred

I received your letter of the 23rd ulto by first post this morning + for the £5 P.O. I cannot thank you too much – your reply to my letter of the 30th 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

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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

 

 

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Acock’s Green Star v Blackthorn- The Paulins and Football, 1881

Birmingham Daily Post, 12 December 1881, page 6

 

Acock’s Green Star v. Blackthorn – This match was played on the ground of the former club at Acock’s Green, on Saturday last.  The captain of the home team won the toss, and elected to play uphill with the wind.  After the kick off the ball was taken at once to the visitor’s fortress, and shots were repeatedly made at their goal, with without success.  The Blackthorn then managed to get the ball down the field, and took a shot at the Star goal, but the ball hit the crossbar, and the home team succeeded in repelling the attack.  Up to half time the game then was very equal, no goals being obtained by either side.  Upon change of ends the Star soon took the ball to their opponent’s goal, and Stevens, from a well-judged shot, scored the first goal for the Acock’s Green Star.  On recommencing the game, the home team continued to menace their opponents’ stronghold, and during a scrimmage Pauline nicely headed the ball through the Blackthorn posts for the second time.  The visitors then tried hard to equalize matters, but were unsuccessful.  No more goals being obtained by either side, victory rested with the Acock’s Green Star by two goals to none, after a very pleasant game.  Acock’s Green Star: Goal, Adams; back F Pauline; half-backs, Jenkins, Gardiner, and Parsons; forwards, Langley, Grice, EA Pauline (Captain), Neale, Bradburn, and Stevens.  Blackthorn: Goal J Phillips; backs W Phillips and Elliot; half-backs, Trout, Chapman and Blaymires; forwards, Smith, Taylor, Day, Fieldhouse and Large (Captain).

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Emma Paulin to Frederick Pauline, 1913

Emma Paulin to Frederick Pauline, 14 Feb 1913

 

Dear Fred,

I wrote to my sister a few days ago, asking her to ask your advice about Ernest’s loan from J Smith.  I thought she would be able to explain it better to you, than I could be writing.  Twice that a fresh trouble has cropped up.  I [illegible] I cannot get the insurance money without Ernests will.  Harold being over 21.  Ernest told me he made over before coming to England.  I am more than sorry to trouble you but cannot avoid it.  I am most anxious

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It as soon as possible.

There is £3 interest due on Ernests loan.  Shall I pay it + if so, shall I be expected to keep  on paying the interest or does it cease with Ernests death.  I am so ignorant in affairs of this kind. It would be impossible Fred to express my thoughts – I thank you for myself + children from our hearts, for all your care + loving kindness to dear Ernest.  God bless you. Love to Cissie + family

Yourse very sincerely

Emmie

PS Please do not delay in sending will.

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14 Oakleigh Park Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, c1911

And we come to a letter, undated, written by Ernest Paulin, with the return address of 14 Oakleigh Park Drive, Leigh-on-Sea.  The house is probably the fanciest of the homes of Ernest and Emma Paulin.  It still however conforms to the other homes, row housing, late 19th century, narrow.  The difference lies in the windows on the first floor, and the slight portico.

14 oakleigh park drive leigh on sea

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Ernest Paulin to Frederick Pauline, c1911

Ernest Paulin to Frederick Pauline, no date – approx. 1911

 

[Note at the top of the first page]

You will have to excuse my penmanship.  I over write myself when I get hold of a pen.  I cannot make it travel fast enough to convey my thoughts.

14 Oakleigh Park Drive, Leigh on Sea E

Dear Fred,

You will be pleased to know that your letter + handsome enclosure came as an absolute God-send.  I was just about on my beam ends – I did not lose my position with the Oliver Coy and there were no contributory reasons for me not being there now as far as hard work and a very hard man who came into the coy 5 years ago + took up the position of Treasurer (His Mother having put £1,000 into the business) are concerned.  He is a Welsh socialist + has spent most of his time in Indian + knew nothing whatever about the business.  The first thing he did was to try + learn + his (after a time) objective victim next was Mr Harding our then General Manager who was drawing too much salary – sic- I was at this time responsible for the Railways + Gov’t offices + Depts + of course felt uncomfortable too.  At any rate he managed to get rid of Mr Harding.  But he lost his head + no doubt there were contributory reasons for his going.  The next blow I had was about two years ago when another £1000 of Davies’ money went into the concern + a buying agent from India came home bankrupt + (the man) Davies put him on my beautiful Railway a/cs so that he could deduct £1 a week from his retainer towards the liquidation of his debt.

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Now, of course, there was nothing left for me but the Gov’t Depts which I pursued with a finish that even surprised myself + disgusted the swine Davies as he couldn’t quite feel the ropes. Soon I went until the first quarter of this year+ when he saw what business I had done, said that the Govt’ business didn’t pay.  This is after taking all my lovely Railway contracts + handing them over to a protégé that didn’t have to go over the 11 years of hard work to keep going. I had my gov’t business in such perfect order.  St M Staty Offices – Military = Naval + Civil Services that the Gov’t authorities asked the Coy to reduce the price of the machine with a view to a permanent contract.  This Davies did + I had already one of the finest years business in front of me that I have ever had made solid. That meant that Davies discovered that he could save £250 in giving me 3 months notice with the privilege of taking up a minor position or rather losing my comm-n on the gov’t business as it was so splendidly tied up for them. That the cold blooded socialist comes in and said well we can do without a gov’t man for a year at least. So I did the hardest 3 months + the most successful ever I did since I have been pushing Oliver’s.  Of course that absolutely killed his avaricious prig + meant me walking out with almost a broken hear.  Consider working 11 years selling Typewriters + keeping

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A growing home together + then to find that the only mistake you made was that you did your work too conscientiously + thoroughly.  But if I had have had £1000 Davies would never have been in a position that he chuckles in to day.

My sickness you refer to was an absolute break down which lasted me several weeks.  The disappointment + the brutal treatment I have recd gradually grew on me after the last six months terrific work that I had to keep very low.  I was examined by two specialists in Nerves + Neither would prescribe for me, other than complete rest, fresh air + cheerfull coy.  You use the word sick Fred I do not like it – everybody can work themselves to a standstill + not be sick.

With your great kindness in the monetary way I cannot thank you too much for what has been a rarity for a long time a letter from you; but what a surprise and a blessing the contents.  My family are all well in health thank goodness + Emmie sends her kind love and as far me I can only subscribe myself.  Your loving + very thankfull brother

Ernest A. Paulin

Hope your family are all well

I want you to understand that it was no personal fault of mine that I took the 3 months notice.  I had done too much + tempted Davies to steal.

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