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- A copy of a letter from his mother Margaret Anderson Stevenson was written from Wardell Park, Scotland on March 10, 1823 to Robert Stevenson, Near St. Andrews, NB in reply to one he wrote from there on November 9, 1822. In reference to his letter she notes: "I ... am very glad that you are all in health."
I begin with the births of our father, Robert Stevenson 1786 and Janet Crawford, his wife. (Born 1786)
1 have not room on this page to give many particulars. At some future time I may write a more detailed account of some events that might prove interesting, to future generations of the family.
I shall only say here, that on the 28th day of March in the year 1818, our father bade farewell to his family in the village of Howwood, parish of Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He took the road by Kilmarnock arid Ballarntrae to Port Patrick, thence by Packet to Donaghadee, Ireland, thence to Belfast
thence in the Brig, Active of Ayr, Capt. McLean, - He sailed for St.. Andrews, NB, where he arrived on the Anniversary of the birth of George the Third towit, June 4th in the year 1818
He assisted in loading the Brig, with Timber at Digdeguash, which took about four weeks for which he received his board and, one dollar per day, then coming to St. Andrews got employment at his trade, shoemaking with the late, Benjamin W. Stymest, Tanner, who ever after proved his friend. he continued in his employ, until a short time before the arrival of his family. He had commenced business on his own account in a shop, in one end, of the old. Market House, St. Andrews.
Our Mother and six of us, namely Neti Alexander, Charles, John, Matthew, Robert and James, embarked on board the Ship Jessie & Flora, Captain Robert Love, who proved a kind, Considerate man to Mother and us. On Sabbath morning the first day o of August 1819 we set sail from the West Quay of Greenock. We had a comfortable pleasant passage of five weeks and three days to St. John,We were all. ashore at Mr Jaspar Stymests, and were most kindly treated. We were pressed by a Mr. Campbell, a Lochwinnoch man to lodge with him, that night. We were very well treated. Next day we returned on board the ship, waiting for the packet, - when she arrived, we were by Captain Love's directions, put on board the Sloop, "Lady Dashwood", John Pendlebury Master, On the fifteenth of September, we started for St. Andrews,
where we arrived all well, on the Sixteenth day, at eleven o'clock, a.m.
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