Tag: Sarah Clements Paulin

Mary Cutler Paulin to her son Frederick, 18 April 1883

Letter from Mary Cutler Paulin to Frederick Paulin, 18 April 1883

Acock’s Green

April 18th/83

My dear Fred,

I feel [illegible] that we have not written to you before this but you will have had letters from the Bordesley folks, all we have thought of is looking for letters from you.  Nancy thinks for them we could last help feeling very [illegible] about you it was such terrible matter the [illegible] of March and altogether we are getting frigid and the wind is very cold, your father is better but is bothered as usual with business – we think you must have suffered [illegible] no board that terrible [illegible] hope with may be repaid for all it

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Will be a long time before you feel settled or comfortable and we do trust you will folks keep well we keep having colds here, no cry has colds Miss Shearman is getting better but looked very ill for three weeks after [illegible] left but kept to her duties poor girl, she says why did you go from all your best friends we only wish we were with you we should not much how rough  it was. Your father has been getting seeds garden, George has worked being well too Saturdays he is getting £1 per week now [illegible] will be able

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To manage.  I must try and let some news Uncle William writes he is passing his bill in the House of Lords commuted yesterday will send my dividend the end of the week.  Grandpa sent £5 unknown to Grandma because copperman is so long lending the tent, very kind poor old gentleman. Mrs Grant so as here yesterday looking very well for her letter I have [illegible] I went to see her with your first letter – Lizzie and Polly came on & after Sunday and staid till Monday evening they were both pretty well but we [illegible]

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Right since you left – I have it a busy long time getting use to your absence. Papa says you have done quite right to go and he wishes he was with you.  I think Birmingham will soon be blown up.  A parcel coming from Auntie Bessie this week. Louise is very busy getting ready to go. We have sending you kind enquiries after you kind see take greater interest in the postman.  [illegible] with united love and kindest wishes now and after Mother

Who is Who:

Nancy – no idea

Miss Shearman – Miss Louise Shearman ran a private school in Acock’s Green, in the 1890 s she boarded young George Rutherford when he was a student

Mrs Grant – no idea

Grandpa and Grandma – George and Sarah Paulin, resident in Henley-on-Thames

Uncle William – Mary’s brother William Henry Cutler, who at the time was fighting the government over their takeover of the Windsor and Eton Waterworks, a Cutler family business he inherited when their father died in 1842

Aunt Bessie – Mary’s paternal aunt Elizabeth Cutler Bennison (1806-1887)

Lizzie – no idea

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Frederick Paulin to his son FA Pauline, 28 Dec 1887

Acock’s Gree, Dec 28th 1887

Dear Fred

I find your very kind contribution by PO has not yet been acknowledged.  It came quite safely opportunely and was very much appreciated.  We had a cheque from grandpa and an useful amount from WH Cutler so that we were in a money most well provided for and with cash we could and did provide a liberal amount of creature comforts for discussion amongst the remaining section of your family who yet linger in the old country.  The Xmas day here Sunday was fairly clear and a shade frosty.  Our vicar preached a suitable sermon we had an advanced scheme in the choir seats and the service was altogether a successful one including some 50 communicants.  At the next stage, the dinner at home the old customs were duly observed and honored, roast beef + plum pudding in a blaze of blue, so fiery that the sprig of holly had to be retire immediately the many expressions of regard for friends afar were heard in the orthodox  manner and such features as I have respond to closed in upon our Xmas

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Feast of 1887.  Where will the next be eaten? A great display of fruits emblematic of distant lands then duly appeared as dessert the kingly prize of course had the centre and attracted considerable attention + has much admired: the bananas, grapes, figs, peach, plums, mangos, apples +c clustered around the kingly pins and bid not unsuccessfully for a share of patronage.  The vintage too claimed some considerable patronage and got it.  The old port as well as the old brandy equally acknowledged this not so equally received in acquaintance with the palette.  The fragrant Lowena as well as the growth of ther cherries known as the weed start up their wrath circling in graceful recognition of our best festivities and so we work out the hour until twilight lots us we most now turn an after [illegible] to production of china or assam of course on the occasion all more obliging and amiable and thus we welcomed I may say the emblems

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Of countries over the pacific.  You will gather from these not so that with our minds anxiously recurring to past history in our family and with hearts wish more now removed from us (for how long?) we tried to make merry and it is likely we succeeded at least the younger members say so.  Our party was on own and with aunt co that we were unadulterated! May I say so?  Louise came over on Monday, day before yesterday, to put 3 or 4 hours with us and is very well.  I am pleased to tell you your Mama says she has a little dislike to the Xmas fare as ever in fact she believes it agrees with her.  I share that belief – I am happy to say we are pretty well and beyond a slight divergence in feeling the stomachs seem almost as well as usual.  We had a card and a note from Bessie a day or two since.  She writes cheerfully + says tall things of Brooklyn.

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And this is cheering to us.  Her address is 449 Dean St Brooklyn, until she moves again. Mama says you will she is in some excuse her writing to you more frequently,  she is hoping to write soon, and she dwells upon the prospect of you coming over some time next year.  I am canvassing as usual for an Hindustani Journal, printed in Hindoo, and my time is spent mostly in Lancashire + Yorkshire.  It is stiff business now trade is so queer still we are getting along it may be worse.  The old folks at Henley write that they are well.  Yours has been the only letter lately – we should like to hear from the others – my time is so taken up + I would write to each, please convey the sentiments in this to each and ask them to accept the cordial good wishes from home and we write in the wish of continued good health and all prosperity from

Your affectionate father. 

Mother’s love and many thanks

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CHEAT SHEETS

WH Cutler is Mary Cutler Paulin’s brother.

The old folks in Henley is reference to the Frederick’s parents George and Sarah Paulin.

Unsure which Aunt stayed with them for Christmas – his sister likely spent her Christmas with her family in Derby, and Mary’s surviving sister likely was with her family in Streatham. It could be a great-aunt which could be from either side of the family. It is unclear.

Louise was not married at this time, but is clearly not living at home.

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Letter to Frederick A Paulin from his father, 18 Aug 1884

August 18th 1884

My Dear Fred

I am afraid the letters to you have not been so numerous as they should have been lately.  It is not for want of my telling your brothers to do so, if the letters have been few or scarce you may depend – we have not heard of you since Dr S informed me he had received a letter from you in which you said you were well.  We are anxiously looking for a letter daily from you and trust it will soon arrive telling us you are still well and any other news you may have to write about.  We have a grand spell of truly harvest weather, the heat is unusual, some days have been tropical, and the farmer is looking up cheerfully at the prospect, and he needs all the help the weather can give to him.  Trade, will that which is called so is as bad as it well can be.  I as in Sheffield last week and the old traders there say it never was so wretchedly unremunerative as business

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Is there at the present time.  I still begging away at the British Mercantile Gazette which produces a fitful return.  On the whole up to now it has not been so bad.  The advertising process is however in every way affected of course by the state of trade, and as August is the month between the seasons – a sort of off time in the calendar it is just now difficult to keep the ship moving, whilst the expenses of home do not diminish as the members severally increase in size and years.  The garden is well stocked, the peas were very fine, ditto broad beans, the runners are not quite ready but the potatotes are  clean healthy and good size and most of the spaces filled in with [illegible] produce.  The flower garden secondary in importance, has yielded us a goodly show the roses are nice and the cardinal gladioli are now brilliant and beautiful.  We are pretty well.  And Mrs Paulin is still with us.  Louise has returned from Henley and is looking out again to assume an independence of home and thus make one less to lean on the exchequer.  Geo keeps to McLelland and Ernest to Wright and Brothers.  I never see ant of the Collins’ people so do not know how poor Smith is, but spose he is driving along well as he can.  The “Green” is much the same.  I don not remember a new feature to record and the Choir makes no progress, we are one principally a stagnant composition.  Great stirring is now the order in the political world, parliament is prorogued until Oct when the franchise Bill is to be again sent up to the Lords, who will doubtless reject it again, if without the redistribution scheme.  Lord Randolph Church holds a foremost place in future conservatism and if he lives

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Is destined to lead the party.  He is a powerful speaker and agreeable to hear because of his moderately paced delivery without hesitation or trip.  The organization of the Conservative party is being perfected throughout the country and will, whenever the general election comes, make a goodly show.  A young man who was with you in Deritend Factors Warehouse met me a few days ago and wished to be remembered to you.  He is at Martinson & Smiths.  I see by the papers today Hanlan has been beaten in Australia by 7 lengths.  I do not remember anything else to say so will finish with the hope that you are alright and that we shall soon hear from you soon

 

Your very affectionate Father

This goes with one from your Mother.

[Cheat Sheet:  Mrs Paulin is likely Frederick Paulin Sr’s mother Sarah Clements Paulin.  Hanlan is Ned Hanlan the Canadian rower see here for more information on him ]

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George Paulin to FA Pauline, 1883

Letter George Paulin to Frederick Arthur Paulin, 11 July 1883

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40 New Street Henley on Thames

July 11th 1883

My Dear Grandson,

Your Grandma and myself were very pleas’d to receive your letter dated May 28, and to hear you were in good health we hope you have warmer weather and things growing fast, but I expect the heat in the day is not very comfortable.  I hear the musketoes are very busy.  We are both pretty well, the weather all over England has been unusually stormy. The thunder and lightning very heavy.  Our Regatta took place on the 5th and 6th and the two days were very fine the attendance was very large, the large house boat and steam launches extending in an unbroken line to Fawley Court Boat House, with hundreds up pleasure boats of all sizes, shape with some natives and venetian pleasure boats. It all went off without any accident and now we are again very quiet., and the Lodging letting people are looking forward for the summer visitors.  We have had Minnie and Annie Bennett for a few days they came during the Regatta.  Their mother and father in at Southsea near Portsmouth so the children are all taking their turn to Southsea and Mrs Bennett will come here on her return home. We are uncertain about visiting Acock’s Green, should very much like to see them.  Your mother and father wishes us to come during July, but I cannot say if

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We shall make up our mind to start altho’ we have not much incumbrances.  We have our favorite cat and the old magpie and we have a length of age.  Mine nearly 80 and your Grandma a 76 which begin to tell on our strength and inclination.  Had a letter this morning from Louise July 9th – she is well and still at Swansea, she says that the death of Mrs Lorton very much grieves her.  On the 18th June there was an American circus here and in the evening she attended the performance and persons told me very much enjoy it.  She was taken text morning with an attack of Smasmedie Gout and linger until Saturday the 23rd and died.  She was 40 years of age.  Her son was a very great trouble to her, and he was sent to sea so he was a long way out on his voyage when she died. But I have not heard much about her, not have seen her more than twice this last two years (not since Louise was here).  We are losing our Rector Res G Phillimore who has  been appointed Rector of Eveline about 3 miles from Nethebed – it is a much better stipend than Henley we do not yet know who is to be the New Rector.

I wonder if the clergyman whom you heard preach one Sunday is related to the Rev Dr Pentreath who is head master of our Grammar School.

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We are very glad to hear your Father is doing a little better now, but he has had some trying amount of unemployment, but it’s a great blessing they are all in good heatl.

It’s no use telling you about our very wooded and water country round Henley but I hope that as you determined to search for beyond the lands to see judge for yourself whether it would be more likely to succeed in the experiment that we sincerely hope that the climate may have a benefitting tendency to improve your sight, also prove that by sound principle of doing right and the Almighty God, who is always about us in all our work may bless and protect you from harm and prosper you in every endeavour to succeed in whatever you undertake under his guidance.  It seems to be a difficult matter to get into a new situation in England when any one leasor and old and every one economising and take boys in thereby same paying salaries. Brakespears seem to do so.  Their clerk (Grey) who has been with them many years has left and another in his place.  I expect with smaller amount of wages.

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Wm Doyley Brook died June 19 last aged 57 years.  The crops here are heavy we are now having fine rain SW wind, very brisk to day July 11 your Grandma birth day, Louise sent her a birth day card, she was very well your father seemd getting a little round  and doing better.  I have now exhausted all my remembrance of any thing interesting to you so hoping you may receive this letter and hoping you may prosper in all your undertaking and that you may be protected from all danger so under the divine providence I must leave you.  Your Grandma sends her blessings to you and the same from your affectionate

Grandfather

 

Drama personae:

Louise – Louise Paulin – sister of Frederick

Grandma – Sarah Clements Paulin

Grandfather – George Paulin

Mr and Mrs Bennett – George Bennett and Sarah Paulin Bennett – George and Sarah’s daughter and son-in-law

Minnie and Annie – children of George and Sarah Bennett – Frederick’s first cousins

Mrs Lorton – no clue

 

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Letter to Frederick Pauline, re estate of father, 1896

Transcription of letter from Cooper, Son & Simmons, to Frederick Pauline, 29 July 1896

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Cooper Son & Simmons, Solicitors, and a Caversham near Reading,

Henley-on-Thames,

July 29th 1896

Dear Sir

Herewith we send you First of Exchange on the Bank of British Columbia for L51.5.9, also First Exchange for L14.4.3 payable to Mary Pauline in accordance with statement sent herewith.

As you will see from this statement the sum of L14.4.3 should have been made payable to Mary Pauline when we sent you the amount of L170/2/5 on May 19 + consequently

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We have deducted it in the present account from the amount payable to yourself sending a separate draft for the same.

We also enclose a short authority relative to the payment of the weekly sum to Widow Paulin which we should be glad if you would sign and return when acknowledging receipt of draft.

Yours faithfully

Cooper Son Simmons

 

Frederick Pauline Esq

Victoria,

British Columbia.

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Mary Cutler Paulin to FA Pauline, c1884

Transcription, letter from Mary Cutler Paulin to FA Pauline, nd (circa 1884)

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Henley Lodge

Good Friday Evening

 

Excuse writing

Dear Fred

We received your cheerful letter dated 6th March on the 8th April and considering the pleasure it is for us to receive one from you. I think it a pity we so seldom write.  I regret very much that we do not write once a week, we are always talking of this, I must say I am always very busy and lately have been put out in my work having been obliged to go to London twice, first to help with Uncle William [Cutler – Mary’s brother], then I went away to shop with her the load a letter to say come at once Aunt was very

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Ill so I went and ursainer [?] another 9 days  Aunt is better, but not at all well as soon as she can collect a few little debts she will I think come and live with us. It is a great pleasure for us to think you are in a new and pleasant part of the world and hope the right work does not try you. You seem to think the girls are all out but Bess remains only 3 weeks in her first place not that it was her fault the lady she went to help was ill and had to go away.  Amy [illegible] two months when the family went to Bath and I would

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Not let her go with them as she was subject to walk in her sleep. Bessie is now at Fordreds High Street and will not have any pay for two years, the season ticket is an expense, but she seems to be getting on very well. Amy + Florence are helping me with work but I shall find them something to do before very long as I should do better with a strong servant I think. George does not like the curate with the Father would be glad to get back

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To his old place he has been suffering with tooth ache, last Saturday went to Lucas and had one out.  I went with him and had one of my troublesome old stumps out. Louise is not happy with the old folks at Henley.  I went there on my way from London and they are from what I saw the most trying old couple, Poor Loo says she will try and have patience.  Uncle Harry [Clements – FA Pauline’s great-uncle] that gave you the knive, died last Monday of heart complaint Mrs Tom Clements [Rebecca – FA Pauline’s great aunt] died 3 weeks ago.

With kindest love and wishes, MP

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Your father is as well as hard work will let him be, has been to church twice.  The Rector often talks of you. Many thanks for papers.  The children are well, five of them have been to church to day, hope you will be able

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To read this.  I must get nice thin paper. I hope to see Lizzie and Pollie Braund here on Easter Sunday.  Miss Shearer went London Easter day and will go to Henley on her way back to see Louise.

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George Paulin to Frederick A Pauline, 1883

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I say don’t send another storm across just yet, one arrived here on the 11th instant, and did no end of damage, loss of life & c.

Yardley Rd

Acocks Green

Saturday Evening

Dec 22nd 83

Dear Fred

I am rather surprised to hear you have had so few letters as I have written you 4 since my recovery.  Did you get the [illegible] photos + how the print arrived yet.

I send you per this post the Xmas no of Illustrated. I hope it will reach you.

Things have been going on here about the same as usual, business with Pa fluch also very much, some times for days he does nothing, and at other times the reverse, for instance one day this week he made 7/15/-

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I am very sanguine myself that if he keeps quietly on that things will be better with us.

Our grand old man at Henley sent his usual Xmas donation this week £5 + I am pleased to add that Grandma is better, but Louise is going to Henley after Christmas to take care of her.

Mr Bennett of Derby the recipient of a (engolostic) – something wrong – push from your humble servant last year, has again come up to the scratch with containing 6 bottles of Liqueurs + £1 to be divided amongst the youngsters.

Thank providence for these.

Our Xmas will of course be necessarily a quiet one, but as we are all in good health we have a lot to be thankful for, and

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We may live in hope of spending a Merry Christmas this year + a still merrier one when we shall I hope be all together in 1884.

I trust that you and Charlie are getting on Hay won + that you will enjoy a very Merrie Canadian Xmas, and start the New Year with light hearts + full of hope.  I shall not forget you in my speech Xmas night.  I don’t expect you have forgotten the last festive board yet.  Eh!  I have taken 2 or 3 services for Mr T lately, and hope soon to be in a crib.

If you intend returning in March let me know as I will endeavor to get you a berth.

Now above all things take care

 

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of yourselves, and lay yourselves out to enjoy a thorough Xmas, rather late advice of course, but it will apply to whatever time this reaches you.

All the members this house joins with me on wishing you + your partner A hearty Christmas + prosperous New Year with a hope of a speedy meeting.

Hoping to hear from you soon + that this letter will find you in the best of health + spirits.

I remain

Your affectionate Brother

George

Mr Jos McClelland has sent me a Xmas box from Sheffield, a good pocket knife in case

 

[Mr Bennett is George Bennett, the husband of Frederick Sr’s sister Sarah Ann; the old man at Henley is Frederick Sr’s father George Paulin, and Grandma is Sarah Clements Paulin, their grandmother, George in Henley’s wife]

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