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Twillingate - Richard Newman 55 Letters, 1816 - 1831

A few weeks ago Marcel Charpentier emailed me saying that a friend of his had an old book of letters by Richard Newman of Twillingate for the years 1816-1831. His friend found it in a used bookstore in Boston. How it got there, no one knows. He was looking for ancestors of Richard to give it to but had no luck and wondered where it should be donated for safe keeping. I advised him that the best place would be the Provincial Archives but that it could be a valuable document for our site. He was kind enough to send me photocopied pages of the entire book which I have transcribed for the Twillingate site. I have also made an index of every name mentioned in the letters and where the person lived and what their connection to Richard Newman was. The book was sent by courier to the PANL last week and I am happy to say the NFGenWeb Twillingate site will have a copy posted to the Internet. I would like to thank Marcel. All students of Newfoundland and Labrador history appreciate the trouble he went through to make sure that it ended up back in Newfoundland.

Natalie Hyde, January 31 2001

Transcribed by NATALIE HYDE, January 31, 2001. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there could be some typographical errors.

Sturminster June 5^th 1816

I was much disappointed not receiving a few lines from you last fall more particularly as I desired you to write to inform me how things were carried on there and as I have so unfavourable account of Mr Every’s conduct I think you may have wrote a few lines to have informed me of Mr. Every or any others conduct if you at all had my interest at heart. I hope you will not omit doing it this fall and inform me candidly what you think of the conduct of all from Mr. Newman to Joseph Bartlett, Solomon Beadon and all others. Your father died this day (a) week and is to be buried this day. He has left your brother John executor and to you as to all the rest he has left ________________ each to be paid when you come of age. The times are very bad in England much so with the farmers. They are failing very much. Wishing you health I remain

Yours truly,

Thos Colbourne

Twillingate Monday May 26^th 1817

Dear Sir

I received you letter last summer and am sorry to find you are so displeased with my not writing before. Assuring you that my long silence did not proceed from any negligence of your interest but from a consciousness of my being unable to give you any true information of Mr. Every’s conduct and from a dislike to meddle with any person’s character. Whatever I knew of Mr. Every’s conduct (drunkenness excepted) was only by hearsay and I always like to have a good foundation for what I write concerning another person as I must be responsible for what I write. However I hope for the future there will be no necessity for writing on the conduct of others and for the present must refer you to your son as he will be better able to inform you than myself.

I have sent home a keg of berries and a couple of bear’s skins for my sisters, and a keg of berries for my brother John, and should thank you to charge me with the duty as I would not wish to put them to any expence. I have sent home my watch to be repaired No 97476 which please send by return of the Dorset.

Please to present my remembrance to Mrs Colbourne and Miss Charlotte and to all relations and friends concluding with the sincerest wishes for the prosperity of your trade

your most obedient servant

Richard Newman

P.S. Please to send me by the return of the Dorset the following articles:

1 gold watch chain

1 yd blue Kersymere same (as the trousers)

1 ditto seal with R N

2 4-bladed ivory handled penknives

1 clothes brush with R N

2 ivory cased pocket combs

1 jar Day’s & Martin’s Japan

2 lb milk & water col’d worsted

Blacking

1 small calf’s skin (dressed)

4 lb sole leather

1 pr blk galloon for shoe

2 pr men’s black yarn hose

strings

1 pr Nankeen trousers (lined)

1 quire best vellum letter paper

2 pr shoes

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1 pr Do clamp’d

} Hiscocks make

2 pr pumps

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1 pr brass dividers

6 pocket handkfs (dark col’d)

1 pr blue Kerseymere trousers, lined

Sturminster August 10^th 1817

Dear Sir

I received your letter dated 26th May last wherein you desire me to send you a few articles which will be sent with this on the best terms. I must confess I was surprised not to receive a line from you from the time you went away. You saw Mr. Every’s conduct and it was your duty to have wrote me every particular knowing that he was going on in such away (sic). As had he continued must in a manner have ruined me. I wish you to look over your indentures and I believe you will there see it is your duty if you see any thing done amiss to me or my property, to take the earliest opportunity of informing me of it. But to see a man wallowing in all kinds of luxurys and continually intoxicated with liquor and not put pen to paper to inform me of it I consider it very wrong. You certainly must seen when he was in liquor as well as any other man and you must know that such a man was very unfit to have the care of my business. It is my wish that every man on the room that is fond of liquor should be discharged. I hope there will be no occasion in future for you to write on the conduct of others but it is your duty to see that no one does any harm to any of my property. All around me join in wishing you health and happiness with

your most obedient

Thos Colbourne

Twillingate Tuesday December 9^th 1817

Dear Sir

I received your letter dated the tenth of August with the goods according to order and observe what you say respecting the looking over my indentures which I have done and must confess myself to be somewhat blamable (sic) in not acquainting you with Mr. Every’s conduct. But on the other hand as Mr. Newman was here and better acquainted with the trade and the customs of the country and consequently more suitable to the task, I think I may be considered less culpable. When two people are stationed in the same employ with equal authority, there is no fear of doing well as long as their opinions coincide with the other. But as soon as the least difference of opinion prevails, servants are at a stand to know what to do as the one contradicts what the other orders to be done and the merchant is the sufferer. I have every reason to believe that the jealousy which existed between Mr. Every and Mr. Newman was the cause of his doing what he would not otherwise have done. I do not by any means wish to defend his conduct as he was certainly too extravagant. I shall always consider it as my duty to inform you of may thing done contrary to your interest and am happy to say there is no reason for doing so at present and sincerely hope that I shall never be reduced to that unpleasant necessity. It is reported that Mr. Bird of Sturminster is going to have an employ here and that he has a cargo of fish insured to him if he will send a vessel to this place next year but I cannot say whether it is true or not.

I have sent a keg of berries and a bundle of fish to my brother and should thank you to charge me with the duty etc. Please to remember me to Mrs. Colbourne and family and to all relations and friends concluding with wishing you health.

I remain

your most obedient servant

Richard Newman

Sturminster 24^th April 1818

Dr Sirs

I received yours of 9th December last and the berries and fish came safe and were delivered in good condition. There is a box for you brought from your sisters which is now sent by Captain Pimer in the Enterprise which hope you will receive safe.

When you saw Mr. Every in liquor (which I am informed he frequently was to excess) it certainly was your duty to inform me of it that I may have put some other in his place for it’s impossible to a man that is in liquor to conduct business in any way as it ought to be. I hope I have now (what I never had before) an agent that will conduct my business in every respect as it ought to be with steadiness care and economy. There seems to be a report that Mr. Bird is about to send a vessel to Twillingate but I don’t know. You are likely to know more of what is going on being on the spot. Mr. Bird’s son is gone out. Your brother John’s wife is in a bad way. I don’t think it likely she will live the year out.

As I expect your sisters will furnish you with all the news of this country, I shall say no more than we are thank God in good health and join wishing you that blessing and every other. Remaining

Yours truly

Thos Colbourne

Twillingate December 13^th 1818

Dear Sir

Enclosed is a bill on you value thirty pounds which you will please place to my credit and furnish me with an account in the spring. The particulars will be unnecessary as I have received bills of parcels. I have sent a keg of berries and a keg of tongues to my brother John. The duty etc. to be charged to my account as before. There has been no report this year respecting Mr. Bird’s settling here. I suppose it arose last year from some of the discontented ones wishing it to be the case in hopes of profiting by it. I have sent you my watch No 97476 which you will please to get repaired for me. I don’t think Mr. Conway did justice to it last year as it was broken in about four months after I received it. I was sorry to hear of Mrs. Newman being so ill and still more so at the unwelcome news of her death which reached me in October. It has been very mild all this fall. I hope it will not prove altogether unproductive of seals to make up for the fishery which has turned out but badly.

Please to remember me to Mrs. Colbourne and family and to all relation and friends concluding with wishing you health from yours etc.

Richard Newman

Sturminster 1^st April 1819

Mr. Richard Newman

Sir

I received yours of 13th December with one bill value thirty pounds which is entered to your credit. There are two boxes your sisters sent here. Sent in the Enterprise, Captain Pimer which hope you will receive safe. As to any news from this part of the country, of course your sisters will inform you. I remain

Yours very truly

Thos Colbourne

Twillingate Monday Dec 6, 1819

Dear Sir

Having sent a keg of berries and a barrel of caplin for and directed to my brother John. I shall feel extremely obliged by your placing the expence (sic) of carriage etc to my account as before with compliments to Mrs C & family

I am Sir

Yours respectfully

Richard Newman

1820
N.B. No letter from T. C.

Twillingate Monday Dec 11, 1820

Sir

I herewith inclose (sic) you a set of exchange drawn by Stephen Sheering on John Ridout, Ringwood value twelve pounds. And having sent per Liberty a keg of Newfoundland berries for my brother for which I request you to defray such expence as may attend the conveyance and I shall feel obliged by your charging me the same and sending me an account in the spring. With compliments to Mrs. Colbourne and family

I remain your obedient servant

Richard Newman

Sturminster March 10^th 1821

Mr. Richard Newman

Sir

I duly received yours of the 11th December with bill enclosed amount 12£ which is placed to your credit. On the other side is a statement of your account and remains a balance due to you 7/0/4 which I hope you will find correct from

yours respectfully

Thos Colbourne

Twillingate Monday Dec 2^nd 1822

Sir

I shall feel obliged by your sending me by the last vessel in the spring (if convenient) the following articles: 1-10 gallon iron boiler, 1 mid-size bake pot, 1-1 pt tin saucepan with cover, 1-6 qt copper tea kettle, 1-4 qt copper tea kettle, 1-1 gal iron saucepan, 1-pt iron saucepan, 2 tin pudg (pudding?) pans, 1 brass skimmer, 1 set fire irons, 1 box iron & 2 heaters, 2 brass candlesticks, 1 post (?) coffee mill, 1 Japan’d tea waiter, 2 flat in candlesticks, 1 Japan’d candlestick with snuffers etc, 12 Windsor chairs.

As Mr. Pearce will be in England owing the winter and it being my intention at present (as I mentioned to you in Poole) of being married next fall, I will thank you to speak to him on the subject. Wishing you, with Mr., Mrs. and Miss Colbourne health and happiness

I remain your obedient servant

Richard Newman (to Mr. John Colbourne)

N.B. The goods to be packed in an old cash or crate that will not cost much.

Sturminster May 22^nd 1823

Dear Sir

I only received yours of 2nd December and should have reply’d (sic) to it earlier but for the hurry of business this spring in despatching (sic) the vessels which revolves on me. But previous to Mr. Pearce’s departure we had some conversation on the subject and I have left it intirely (sic) with him to agree with you well knowing that he will do what he considers just and fair between man and man. The articles you have ordered I did not send by spring vessel nor have I any cutlery or ironmongery for the trade. As I shall now have leisure to go to Bristol and select every thing in order for the return vessel which I imagine will be before you are united to one who I hope will make you comfortable and happy. Your family are all well and believe intend writing you by this opportunity as I informed them of it.

Yours sincerely

J. Colbourne

Twillingate December 8^th 1823

Dear Sir

Enclosed is a draft on you value fifty pounds which you’ll please place to my credit. I will thank you to debit my account with fifteen pounds and give Mr. Samuel Newman credit for the same. Also pay Mr. Henry Collins of Corton near Sherbourne if he calls or send for it, the sum of thirty shillings and deliver my sister Martha or either of them the sum of five pounds and charge me for the same. I received your letter dated May the 22nd with the cask of goods but have not opened it yet not having the least doubt but its all correct.

I am much obliged to you for your kind wishes for my welfare hoping they might be realized on yourself some future day. Please to remember me to Mr., Mrs. and Miss Colbourne concluding with wishing you and them health and happiness. I remain

yours sincerely,

Richard Newman (to Mr. John Colbourne)

Sturminster 22^nd March 1824

Mr. Richard Newman

Sir

I received yours of 8th December last with one bill value 50£ which will appear at your credit in your account on the other side with a statement of the same which you no doubt will find correct. All here join in best wishes for your welfare with

yours truly

Thos Colbourne

Twillingate Friday July 2^nd 1824

Dear Sir

The Commerce being now ready for sea with a cargo of seals oil etc and having an occasion for a few articles, I will thank you to send me by her return the undermentioned viz:

1 cast iron back ab’ts(?) 18 in by 24
2 pots Doctor Roberts Poor Mans Friend
1 block tin oval tea pot
1 Japan’d bread basket
1lb caraway seed
100 quills
1 women’s Kerseymere shawl with a neat border
12 staylaces (cotton)
12 boot laces (silk)
5 yds best apron check
12 yds purple shalloon
2 pr men’s cotton drawers

I did not open the cask you sent me last year till after the Enterprise sailed when I discovered that you had not sent me a bake pot which you charged me with. Therefore I had a lantern and 6 plates instead as I could do without the other. Concluding with wishing you health, with respects to Mrs. Colbourne and family.
I remain your humble servant,

Richard Newman (to Mr. Thos Colbourne)

Poole September 18^th 1824

Mr. R. Newman

Dear Sir
The present is merely to inform you that my father has advanced your brother Matt __£ for which he has taken a note of hand bearing interest from the date. I shall hope to hear from you in the fall with your sentiments as to trade and my establishments in general and wishing you and yours health and prosperity. I am

yours truly

J. Colbourne

Twillingate Friday Nov 26^th 1824

Dear Sir

Having received a letter from you and my brother, informing me that your father had advanced him the sum of __£ on my account, I write this merely to authorise you to charge me with the same, and to put you in mind that I desired you when at Poole to advance him what money I had in your hands at any time he requested it.

You desire me to mention my sentiments as to trade and your establishments in general to which I can only say that it’s a very useful branch of business as it gives bread to thousands and those who carry it on with spirit deserves great praise. With respect to your establishments, this is the best situated with respect to dealers as you’ll observe that most of the bad debts are made by the out harbour dealers. Your plan of taking lumber from those behind hand is a very good one as you assist them by so doing and consult their interest as much or more than your own. Your Dt (debit) balances are very high but if report says true Robert and John Slade and Co.s are much more so. The people at Fogo and Tilton Harbour (Messrs Slade’s dealers) are not near so well off as the Twillingate people in general. Neither indeed can I hear of any harbour where they are so well off.

Please to remember me to Mr. Mrs. and Miss Colbourne. Wishing you and them health and happiness.

I remain,

your humble servant,

Richard Newman

Twillingate Monday June 19^th 1826

Dear Brother (to John)

I received your kind letter and also one from my sister Jane and was happy to hear of your welfare. The sugar tongs you were so good as to send me came safe to hand for which we are much obliged to you. I have drawn a Set of Exchange on you in my own favour and made payable to Messrs. William and Henry Thomas, St. John’s value fifteen pounds and bearing date May 24^th 1826. It is always customary in this country to draw two bills. A first and second and sometimes a third and fourth especially in wartime for the same sum of money in case one should miscarry. I mention this lest you should not be aware of it and pay it twice. It is very likely the bill will reach you before this letter which I should have advised you of before but as an opportunity was so near, I did not think it worth while to put you to the expence of postage as I gave you an (sic) hint of it last fall. The bacon you sent me turned out as well as when packed but not old enough which was my fault not being acquainted with the time necessary for curing it. As I intend sending home the basket full of caplin in the fall I will thank you to get in order four hams and the rest bacon to fill the same against next spring. I sent to you to know the prices of flour, pork etc. to see whether I could have it from you, but it is cheaper here reckoning expences to get it from England besides the disappointment if it does not arrive safe. Pork 5d lb per barrel of 200__, butter 10d p, flour 22/- per cwt and most likely cheaper for bill payment bacon 7p lb but not so good as yours. You did not reckon the bacon right 133__ a(t) 7d is 3£/17s/7d and you have carried out only 3£/16s/9d which is 10d too little which you can alter. I will thank you to pay Mrs. Payne eight shillings and Mrs. Charlton twenty four shillings. Also sent me the following articles: 2 pr leather garters, 12 pr buckles same size and sort as in the garters, 1 pr fine black cloth trousers made large, lined with calico and fustian (?) for pockets. Have them made the old fashion by Taylor Rose. I sold the others because I did not like the dandy make, pr leather gloves lined with wool. Those you sent last were not large enough, three pr women’s shoes No. 3, two pr women’s leather boots No. 3, two pr infants shoes No. 4, I pr boy’s shoes (bound) a size between 2 & 3. Have them made by Hiscock and let him know the sizes; get it in order as soon as you can as the vessel will remain but a short time in England, 4 pr infants worsted socks, 3 pr stays about ten shillings each, 1 pr of them to be a size larger than would fit Susan, one pound worsted, 1 __ pins, 500 best white chapple needles & 3 yds swanskin for wrapper. Present my kind love to Matthias and wife, Mr. & Mrs. Charlton, Mr. & Mrs. Payne, Harry and wife, Jane, Martha, Susan and family and all other relations and friends and accept the same yourself from your affectionate brother

Richard Newman

Twillingate Wednesday June 28^th 1826

Sir

An opportunity offering p(er) Enterprise which is now ready for sailing, I will thank you to send me by her return the following articles viz:

1 keg wts? lead 28 _

1 jar with 3 gallons linseed oil

1 cast iron back 20 in by 24 in

1 flanch ? coffee mill

Having drawn an order on you value five pounds in favour Mr. John Rice. I’ll thank you to pay him and charge me with the same and also have the above articles insured and whatever I may have from England at any time. The first fish was caught yesterday. No person exceeding six or seven and less caught to day (sic). People generally expect a good voyage when the fish come in late. I hope it may prove so this year.

Please to remember me to Mrs. Colbourne and family, with you and them health,

I remain

your humble servant

Richard Newman (to Mr. Thos Colbourne)

Twillingate Monday July 3^rd 1826

Dear Sir

We received your kind letter dated Sept 9^th 1825 on June 9th and the gown pattern with the two pair stockings on May 31st for which receive our best thanks. The most fish caught by any person in this neighbourhood before today that I have heard of is only seven. This evening one person brought in two quintals, some more and some less. It is rather late in the season for the fishery to begin. Some expect a better voyage on account of its being late. I hope it my prove so. Our collection of seals spring 1825 was only about forty. Our collection of fish last fall between fifteen and sixteen thousand, the best we have had for several years. This spring we have collected sufficient seals to produce between 70 & 80 pounds of oil. Last evening a person was taken into custody on suspicion of being the person who escaped out of St. John’s Jail after being condemned for murder, who acknowledged himself to be the person this morning. His name is James Lahey. He will be put on board a sloop tomorrow morning to be conveyed to St. John’s. Capt. Pimer and Mr. E. Pearce are going with him by whom I send this letter. Our vessels arrived early this spring; the Enterprise May 17th and the Despatch the last which arrived on June 9th. The Seal Captain William Brown is sailed for Lisbon and the Enterprise (Cole) with oil and lumber for Poole. I am sorry to inform you that Mr. Joseph Ward is now a cripple in consequence of stepping his foot in a hole in the snow which was frozen hard and threw him down which injured him so much he was forced to crawl to the nearest house to call for help. When he was conveyed home and next morning sent for the doctor who examined it and told him it was a severe sprain but the bones were not broken. This happened the beginning of March. The latter end of April he proceeded to St. John’s with a cargo of fish. When he arrived there he showed it to a Doctor Keiley who told him the both bones of his leg was broken and sent for a man of war doctor before he would have any thing to do with it, when he set one of the bones and told him if he set the other it would cause him a great deal of pain. On his return from St. John’s not being able to be on the deck, his schooner was run on a rock; when he jumped out of bed by which he is afraid he dislocated the bone again. Frances grows quite fast. She was eleven months old the 28th June, can speak a few words but not walk yet. Mr. A. and Mr. E. Pearce, Capt. Pimer and Mowlam and Mrs. Ward are well and desire their kind regards to you. We have had a very wet spring and the ice lying about here a long time. I have nothing more to say at present but that we are well hoping this will find you the same. We remain

your affectionate son in law and daughter

Rich and Mary Newman	(to Capt John Hall
	at Mr. Robert Young’s
	Renfrew
	near Greenock)

Twillingate Tuesday Nov 28^th 1826

Dear brother

Our busy time being almost at a close I embrace this opportunity to inform you that we are quite well. We received your kind letter dated July 28^th 1826 with all the articles safe and are much obliged to you for the trouble you take in sending them. The bill I drew on you this summer was drawn in my own favour in consequence of not having received its value from the person I intended sending it to beforehand as it is mentioned at the bottom. For value received Mr. Fricker should have told you how I ought to draw it when this is the case. As I intend writing to Mr. Thos Colbourne I shall desire him to pay you fifteen pounds which you can call on him for, which will do to help pay for the things I am going to send for, as most likely I shall draw another bill on you next year for fifteen or twenty pounds. I mention it now that there may be no necessity of writing to you again at that time as I wish you not to pay any money for me without my first advising you of it. I am going to send home in care of Mr. Andrew Pearce Jr. a small watch which I will thank you to get repaired by Burbridge or Burridge of Sturminster (don’t know his right name) and get a bill of parcels from him and send me as I want to see his handwriting to know whether he repaired the Twillingate watches the other year as they were well done, also in his care. Eight small books to be delivered as marked. I shall trouble you as usual to send me a few articles in the spring viz: 1 oval clothes basket the same sort as they carry out wet clothes to hang on the line, 1 basket bacon with four hams, 1 Kerseymere cloth shawl salmon colour to cost about 20s, if you can’t get that colour another will do, 30 pieces round bobbin, 4 pairs boy’s shoes bound, a size between No.s two and three, 1 pr women’s pumps No. 5 high at the heels Hiscock make and get Billy Rose to make me 4 pr women’s shoes No. 4 and 2 pr women’s leather boots No. 4, 4 pieces India Nankeen, 12 yds linen diaper, 12 small knives and forks to cost about 16/-, 1 piece 4/4 cambrick muslin about 2/- per yd, 4 pr women’s Jean Stays not to exceed 9/ per pair, 1 blue cloth coat about 8/- per yd to be made by Taylor James, 1 plain black silk Spencer not to exceed 20/- a size smaller than Aunt Wills, 1 blue cloth jacket about 7/- per yd as sailors wear with a collar like a boat, it’s for John Newman you must guess the size, 2 worsted muslin frocks for Frances, 1 printed Jaconet muslin gown to fit Martha. You can pack these things in the clothes basket with 6 yards swanskin sewed found them and if there is any spare room in the basket I will thank you to send me my old writing and cyphering books, they are in care of Martha or Jane also

Pay my brother Mat in cash - 2 £

for his epaulet and sash

I have sent you a basket of caplin of which I beg your acceptance and if an opportunity offers will thank you to forward a few to Mr. Charlton and Matthias. I am afraid they will not turn out well as it has been a very bad season for curing them as well as fish. None good in the country in consequence of the heat which I believe proceeded from a very large comet which was seen here last October twelvemonth about the time of the great fire in America. The smoke of which the same night it caught, darkened the sky so much here that a great many people were frightened. The basket which I send the caplin in will do to pack the hams and bacon and you can buy some good wrapper to sew over the top of the other basket. Mr. Samuel Newman is much better this fall than I have seen him for a long time past. He desires his kind love to you and all relations. Frances is grown quite stout and able to run about quite strong. Please to give our kind love to brothers, sisters and all relations and friends and accept the same yourself from

your affectionate brother

Richard Newman

Twillingate Wednesday Dec 6^th 1826

Sir

All things being now ready, the Enterprise only waiting for a good time, I embrace this opportunity of writing to desire you to send me in one of the spring vessels the following articles viz: 4 pair 9/4 blankets (best quality), 12 yds fine flannel, 1 – 6 gallon iron boiler, 1 – 6 gallon copper tea kettle (strong), 1 ream good foolscap paper and 4 quires thick letter paper (not vellum), 3 ladies silk handkerchiefs, also pay my brother John fifteen pounds. I shall enclose a bill on you value 35 £ which you will please credit me with concluding with wishing you health with compliments to Mrs. C. and family.

I remain yours etc.

Richard Newman

Twillingate Monday June 18^th 1827

Dear Sir

Your two kind letters have come to hand. The one bearing date July 14^th 1826 we received the 13th November and the other bearing date October 8th on the 15th last May by which we were happy to hear of your good state of health. We have no vessel arrived here yet but expect the Enterprise shortly as Captain Cole sent a letter to Twillingate today stating that he was at anchor in Rocky Bay not being able to proceed in consequence of the ice preventing. Joseph Ward’s schooner had been waiting for three weeks for a passage to St. John’s but could not get out till last Thursday. I am sorry to inform you we had the worst voyage of fish last year that we have had since I have been in the country. Our collection did not exceed ten thousand and very badly cured on account of the great heat. A great deal taken for merch’bl ? all over the country no better than Madeira. A few seals have been taken in net this spring. I expect we shall get about half a cargo to send to England. A very large quantity of seals were seen on the ice but very few would venture off after them. Most that did fell in and some were forced to leave their seals behind them. Had there been any gales of wind to force the ice in, it is the general opinion it would have been the best voyage for the last twenty years past. Mary was safely delivered of a son on Sunday the 10th June about one o’clock in the morning. I am happy to say she is doing well. The child has a bad cold. We have not chosen a name for him yet but most likely it will be Frederick as it is a favourite name of Mary’s. I understand Capt. Pimer’s wife is dead, also Mr. John Slade of Poole belonging to the firm of Robert & John Slade & Co. of this place. Frances begins to get very entertaining, now can repeat almost anything that is said to her and will be two years old 28th next month. June 22nd . The bark? Despatch, Capt. Mowlam arrived here yesterday from the westward. Capt. Cole is in Seldom Come By and cannot get out for ice. Several people ill of the measles here at present. I hope the harbour will be clear of it before the fishery commences else it will be injured very much. Twillingate very much improved last year by having two new roads made; one along the shore and the other across to Back Harbour. The Bishop of Halifax expected here daily. Mr. A & E. Pearce, Mr. & Mrs. Ward and all acquaintances desire their kind remembrance to you. Hoping that this will find you in good health as it leaves us at present. We conclude

yours affectionately

Richard & Mary Newman

(to Mr. John Hall

Sneddon Street, Paisley)

Twillingate Saturday June 23^rd 1827

Sir

Enclosed is a letter for Mr. John Hall which I will thank you to forward to him by any of your vessels bound for Greenock. I received a letter last fall and also one this spring from Capt. Hall forwarded by you for which I am much obliged to you and also for forwarding my letters to him. We have no fish caught here yet and only two vessels arrived, one belongs to Mr. Colbourne the other to Messrs. Robert & John Slade & Co. I have no more to say at present but wishing you health. I remain

yours respectfully

Richard Newman

(to Mr. John Sinclair or Mr. J. McWilliams

at Hunters & Co. , St. John’s)

Twillingate Tuesday July 10^th 1827

Dear brother

Having an occasion for the following articles I will thank you to purchase them and forward to me by the return of Mr. Colbourne’s vessel the Enterprise which is now nearly ready to proceed for Poole and most likely will not remain there above a week : 12 yds worsted shirt cotton, a book called ‘Every Man his own Doctor’ – don’t make a mistake and send me ‘Every Man his own Cattle Doctor’ as I have no cattle, 2 ozs pulv. Ipecac, ½ .b chamomile flowers, ½ sena (?), you can get the three last mentioned articles at Mr. Baskets, Blandford or any chemists, don’t buy them of a doctor as they charge much dearer, 4 yds coloured cambric for lining, 6 pieces best wide tape, 50 long worsted and yarn needles, 2 pr boys shoes like the last and 2 yds swanskin for wrapper. I have drawn a bill on you value fifteen pounds favour Mr. Solomon Beadon and bearing date June 4^th 1827. My reason for desiring you to receive 15£ of Mr. Colbourne was to prevent you from laying out money for one in buying articles before it became due and that you may have enough to pay this bill which I told you last fall I was going to draw. Mary was safely delivered of a son on Sunday the 10th last month about one o’clock in the morning. His name is to be Frederick. They are all three at present laid up in the measles which have prevailed here very much this summer as well as other parts of Newfoundland which will prove very injurious to the fishery. The Rev’d Dr. Inglis, Bishop of Halifax was here on Sunday July 1st and consecrated the church and burying ground and also confirmed several people myself among the number. The articles you sent in the spring came safe to hand. You forgot to charge me with the cucumber seed. I received a letter from Martha. You can tell her when you see her that most likely I shall answer it in the fall. The bacon you sent me did not turn out quite so well as that you sent the first time. I think it was owing to the vessel having such a long passage and not being able to get in here on account of the ice. You can get some more cured against the spring and if you pack it in two baskets, fill them recollecting that I pay as much freight for an empty one as for a full one. Please to remember me to all kind enquirers and present my love to brothers and sisters. Wishing you, Susan and family health and happiness, I remain

your affectionate brother

Richard Newman

Twillingate Saturday December 15^th 1827

Sir

I herewith send you a bill value twenty- two pounds which you’ll please place to my credit and having purchased a room, I have drawn bills on you to the amount of forty-five pounds which I will thank you to pay when they come to hand viz: one set dated December 8^th 1827 favour Drake and Beadon value 15£ and another in their favour No. 3 dated December 14^th 1827 value 15£, also 2 sets in favour Reverend John Chapman, No. 1 value 10£ and No. 2 value 5£ both bearing date December 14^th 1827.

Please to send me in the spring 56__ 2 ½ in nails flat tops and 56 __ 3 ½ in nails flat tops. Having no more at present to say, I conclude wishing you and Mr. Colbourne and family health,

I remain

yours etc

Richard Newman

Twillingate Monday December 17^th 1827

Dear brother

Since writing to you last I have received two kind letters from you by which I was sorry to learn that Harry was in such bad circumstances. When I was in England he asked me if I could lend him some money. I told him I could and his wife made answer he did not want any and I took it as a joke whether he was in want of it or not. I cannot say he said no more to me about it afterwards. Every time you write I will thank you to mention how he gets on. I should like to know how he lost his money whether in trade or squandering. I have bought a fishing room for forty-one pounds and drawn on Mr. Thos Colbourne for the money. I could not have built if for the money but the bargain is no so good as I thought it was. I shall save 3£ a year rent by it and if I repair it ‘twill be my own which will be some compensation. Frederick died of the measles on July the 14th a few days after I wrote my last letter. Mr. Samuel Newman died November 29th quite unexpectedly. I think on his part he was able to walk up to bed the name night and asked for this handkerchiefs to spit in saying he knew he should spit a great deal that night. He had fully made up his mind to get to England this fall and I thought of sending this letter by him. He was generally beloved by everyone and will be very much missed. We had a court held here in October by the Honourable Augustus Wallett Des Barres and most likely shall every year. I was chosen one of the jury. I have sent you a barrel of fish of which I beg your acceptance. I had some put in with their heads on thinking it was most fashionable. If an opportunity offers you can send a few to Mr. Charlton and Matthias, also give some to Harry, Jane and Martha if they live handy. I will thank you to take care of the barrel and send it to me full of pork of your own curing instead of the bacon if you can get rid of the bacon. If you cannot you can send me the bacon and keep the barrel for the same purpose another time. Please to send me at spring 2pr women’s pumps No. 3, 2 pair women’s pumps No. 4, 3 pair women’s pumps No. 5, 4 pair infants shoes No. 5, 6 pair infants black socks large size, 600 best wtr(?) chapple needles from No. 1 to No. 6, 24 pair buckles for garters, 2 pair women’s fine black stockings, ½ tr(?) fine black thread, ½ lb wt No. 100 thread, 12 yds coloured cambrick for lining, 1 pr fine blue cloth trousers, 2 fine blue cloth waistcoats single breasted Taylor Rose’s make, no new fashion, 1 grace (?) black hooks and eyes. I have drawn an order on you for 3£ payable to Miss Ann Pearce. Also send me the following books, ‘Every Man his own Doctor”, if you cannot get it advise with Matthias what one to send me instead, “Prayers and Offices of Devotion for Families and Particular Persons on most Occasions by the Rev’d Benjamin Jenks, “The Evangelical Rambler”, it is published in Numbers. I will thank you to take them in for me and get them half bound. I have two Latin books in Jane or Martha’s care: Cornelius Nepos and Sallust which please send me, also the Crow Quills. I have sent you two watches to be repaired in care of Mr. Andrew Pearce who with his two daughters are going to England. I suppose you will know one of them as it was once yours. I will thank you to send me a separate account of the repairs of it as it belongs to another person. You must beg Martha to excuse me answering her letter this fall as I am so very busy I cannot find time. Please to remember me to all friends and present my kind love to Susan and family, brothers and sisters and accept the same yourself. From yours

affectionately,

Richard Newman

Twillingate Wednesday August 13^th 1828

Dear sister (to Martha)

I received your two kind letters one dated January 3rd and the other dated November 20^th 1827 and was happy to hear you were all well. You mentioned in your last letter that it was a long time since you had written to be before and that you had not forgotten that you had a brother in this part of the world. I think you have more reason to believe that I have forgotten that I have a sister as I have not written to you for nearly five years on which account I can easily excuse your not writing to me. Whether I answer your letters or not they are equally acceptable and I am happy to hear from you at all times. The four shillings worth of ribbon you sent me is very handsome and good but you might as well have kept it yourself. I wrote to John in 1825 to tell you to keep the money for your own use as you was puzzled what to do with it. As you wish to know the ages of our children I will put you in the way of finding it out. Imprimis I was married to Miss Mary Hall on Wednesday December 17^th 1823 by Mr. Samuel Newman. Frances was born on Thursday July 28^th 1825 about half past 5 o’clock A.M., christened Monday March 13 1826 by the Rev’d John Chapman. Frederick born Sunday June 10^th 1827 a quarter before one o’clock in the morning. Baptized Saturday July 14^th 1827 by the Rev’d John Chapman about 11 o’clock and died the same day between 5 & 6 in the afternoon and buried on Tuesday July 17 1827. Selena born June 28^th 1828 between 12 and one at night, consequently I call it Saturday the 28th being past 12. Frances has an Uncle name Benjamin Ward exactly one year younger than herself being born July 28^th 1826. If there is anything in England left belonging to me I will thank you to let me know what it is and I will tell you what to do with it. You need not answer this till the spring unless you are near Sturminster as the vessel which brings this will not be long in England. I believe I sent you some time ago Evans’s Sketch of the different denominations of Christians but you have never told me which sect you considered most agreeable to scripture. I do not ask you which you fancy best as we are all apt to fix on that which is most flattering to our sinful nature without considering which is most agreeable to the truth. There are three letters in Twillingate in possession of Mrs. Lydia Stuckless, one dated at Broad Oake March 29^th 1785 not direction signed Mary Guy, another dated at Sturminster August 3^rd 1786 no direction mentioning that Mary was born a little before signed John & Priscilla Newman in mother’s writing, I suppose for Aunt Guy as it begins Dear Sister and the other dated at Broad Oake April 12^th 1791 from Mary Guy to Susanna Ridout. I have no more news to inform you of but that myself and wife are well hoping that this will find you the same with our kind love to you and the rest of our sisters and brothers and remembrances to all relations, friends and kind enquirers.

I remain your affectionate brother

Richard Newman

Twillingate Thursday August 14^th 1828

Dear brother (to John)

I received your two kind letters and also the goods for which I am much obliged to you for taking so much trouble in purchasing for me. If you have not purchased the Doctor’s Book by the time you receive this letter you need not send it till you hear from me again. The order for 3£ which I gave Miss Pearce I shall pay myself in this country. Mr. Pearce did not think worth while to apply for it. The pork which you sent me was almost spoiled when we opened it. The small pieces were quite spoiled. I blame Mr. Colbourne for it, for giving you so long notice for packing it. We did not receive it till the 30th July. I suppose it must have been packed more than three months before. I suppose you salted it for present use, you should have allowed for the time before I could receive it which is generally at least six weeks. As you did not receive the fish I did not intend for you to send me any pork. That’s why I desired you to pack it in the same barrel as I thought casks were very dear in England and now I know it by experience. You can tell the cooper from me that he would be kicked out of Newfoundland for making such a cask as that. The one I sent you was much better and only cost me 10/- fish and all. Mr. Pearce told me it was sold by public auction at Falmouth for 26/- as it turned out I am very glad you did send pork for had you sent bacon most likely it would have been entirely spoiled before I could have had it as the dampness of the store at Poole and of the vessel which brings it out injures it very much. I forgot to tell you the remark the cooper who opened the cask for me made at the time. He said by way of reproach “it was only a country cooper”. I am sorry to hear that Harry is not yet settled. I will thank you to give his wife on my account 2£ if she is in need of it and himself 3£ and if she is not in need of it you can give the whole 5£ to Harry. I desired you to pay my brother Matthias summer 1825 ten shillings for his soldiers hat which you have not charged me with. Whether you paid him or not I cannot say. If not pay him now and charge me with the same. I will thank you to send me, 2 pr infants pumps No. 6 suitable for clasps, and 2 pr infants pumps No. 2 made to lace up, Hiscock’s make, get them made as quick as possible and let Mr. Colboune have them and then he can put them in my bundle. The above will bring in your debt but its your own fault for not taking the 15£ from Mr. Colbourne the other year. However you can charge me with the discount as I am going to send a letter to Martha directed to your care. I’ll thank you to forward it to her and pay the postage and charge me with the same. I was very sorry to hear of the deaths of Mr. Charles Forward and Mr. Charles Newman who together with Mr. Samuel Newman make as one may say three in one family in less than six months. I am preparing to build a new end to my house. I do not know what it will cost. All the houses in Twillingate are built with wood and many of them painted red. You would suppose they were Calves (?) houses if you were to see them. We have another daughter born Saturday June 28^th 1828. Her name is Selena. I cannot find out whether it should be Selena or Selina. I will thank you when the right season comes to get a small box made about eight inches square. Fill it will earth and plant four or six slips of your barberry bush in it. The smaller in reason the better and when they take root and are likely to live send to let me know and I will tell you when there is a good opportunity to send them to me. Also if you can get me some of the seed of the ash tree by next spring please to send me same. There was a fine ash tree at Broad Oake near Uncle Richard’s house. Please to remember me to brother Harry and tell him I am sorry he should be so unfortunate and to his wife, Matthias and wife, Mary, Priscilla and their husbands, Jane, Martha and Susan, nephews and nieces, relations and friends, myself and wife wishing you and them health, happiness and prosperity. Remaining your affectionate

brother

Richard Newman

Twillingate Wednesday August 20^th 1828

Sir

As the brig Commerce is now about to sail I take this opportunity of writing for the undermentioned articles which I will thank you to send me by her return, viz:
1 piece good stout shirting calico
1 piece crimson bombazet (twill’d)
12 yds fine dark blue shalloon
2 pr short cotton drawers
12 yds pink and white gingham
½ ream large brown paper
1 small lancet
2 Braganza shawls (bergansey)
6 pair women’s black worsted hose, good
2 pair women’s fine black worsted hose (large)
6 muslin pocket handkerchiefs
6 children’s cotton pocket handkerchiefs
6 yds fine Irish
12 yds dowlas
24 small brass hooks for hanging jugs etc on
12 sash screws
2-7in good rim locks
6 pair iron lifting or carpet butt hinges
screws for ‘ditto’
1 keg with lead 28 lbs
1 keg yellow paint 14 lbs
1 rawmilk cheese and 2 ordinary cheese to be packed

in a basket with straw

I will thank you to pay Capt. Charles Buck late of the brig Dorset 20/- on my account and also to have the articles I have now sent for insured. Please to remember me to Mrs. Colbourne and family and all relation and friends concluding with wishing you and them health. I remain

your humble servant

Richard Newman

Twillingate Tuesday September 9^th 1828

Dear Sir

I should have written to you before had I not heard by Joseph Ward on his return from St. Johns at spring that you intended writing to me the first opportunity in which case I could have answered that and the one I received last fall and if you had altered your place of abode, I should have known where to direct to you. But a schooner having this day arrived from St. John’s and a person on board having enquired of Mr. Sinclair for a letter for me and none being arrived, I thought proper to embrace the first opportunity which will be as soon as there is a fair wind as Mr. Joseph Ward’s schooner is loaded and waiting for now. I am sorry to inform you that Frederick is no more. He died of the measles July 14th last year. We have another girl named Selina born June 28^th 1828. I bought a fishing room last year at a public sale for forty-one pounds. Only one room being between it and Mr. Colbourne’s stores which is very convenient for me. There is but little garden ground belonging to it and one handy worth enclosing being too rocky. I intend building a new end to the house. Mr. Samuel Newman died the twenty-ninth day last November and Mr. Thomas Colbourne died the beginning last July. Mr. Pearce has received no letter since, we heard of it by way of Fogo. The judge of the Northern Circuit Court arrived here today. It is the same we had last year. His name is Augustus wallet Des Barres. Capt. Pimer sailed for Poole the 23rd last month and Capt. Mowlam has left our employ and is now in Messrs Robert, David & James Slade’s in consequence of the Despatch being condemned. Mr. Pearce went to England last fall with his two daughters in a new brig named the Larch which he had built for Mr. Thomas Colbourne and launched last October when off Falmouth a gale sprang up which compelled them to come to an anchor at Flushing. Having no pilot on board Mr. Pearce and daughters preparing to go on shore when the gale encreased (sic) and she drove and struck on a rock. They endeavoured all they could to get her off but could not succeed and had great difficulty in saving their lives. Having a cable fastened to some part of the vessel and the other end held by a number of people on shore a gulley being slung on the cable into which the passengers and crew got one by one and so were hauled on shore by the people. We received the cheese you were so good as to send us which was very good and for which we are much obliged to you. I am happy to hear that trade has revived in your part of the country. I hope it will long continue to prosper every where. We have had during the caplin school very excellent fishing which put every one in good spirits but since the caplin left us there was never worse fishing in the remembrance of the old inhabitants however the voyage altogether will be better than last year. We have also had a very wet summer especially latterly. It is in contemplation here to build a free school. The Society in England having promised us a school master and mistress as soon there is one built. I will thank you when you write again to let me know the best conveyance for sending you some fish, berries or anything which you would prefer if berries. If berries, mention whether bear berries or marsh berries. My wife joins with me in kind love to you hoping this will find you in good health as it leaves us at present, from

your affectionate son-in-law and daughter

Richard and Mary Newman

(to Mr. John hall

Sneddon Street, Paisley)

Twillingate Thursday December 11 1828

Sir

I received the articles you were pleased to send me per the Commerce safe but not without being damaged. The dowlas being mildewed in almost every part of it which I changed in the shop for the same quantity. The calico was a little stained but not much to hurt. Had the Commerce not arrived I expect the whole of it would have been entirely spoiled in consequence of your packing the cheeses in the same box. I mention this because I have heard several people complain of the same thing. I have drawn a bill on you value ten pounds in favour Joseph Ward bearing date December 2^nd 1828. I will thank you to send me at spring the following articles
2-7in good rim locks
1-28_ key white paint
1-28_ ditto yellow
½ ream large thick brown paper (not heaping(?))
24 small brass hooks for hanging jugs etc on
12 sash screws
1 large box iron and 2 heaters

I have no more at present to add but wishing you, your mother and sister health

I remain yours etc

Rich Newman (to Mr. John Colbourne)

Twillingate Saturday December 13 1828

Dear brother

The time being short I cannot write you a very long letter sufficient to say that myself , wife and children are well as I hope this will find you and wife and children. I shall trouble you as usual for a few articles as follows, eighteen yards twilled calico, seven yards good tick, 12 yds flannel, 1 pair stays to fit Martha, 2 pair shoes and 1 pair pumps for myself to lace up with four holes each side, 2 pair women’s shoes No. 5, 1 pair women’s pumps No. 8, four pair women’s pumps No. 5 & 3, 2 pair infants pumps No. 1, 2 pair child’s shoes No. 8 and one hat at Mr. Hodges’s at Blandford, 1 piece black bombazet which I will thank you to have 2 pair of trousers and one coat made of it by Taylor Rose and send the remainder to me, the trousers to be lined with thin calico. As Taylor Rose has not made a coat for me for 13 years you can tell him the waistcoats he made for me last year did not require to be tied in behind and he will guess what size to make the coat. The hat to be sent to me in a band box and to be filled with artificial flowers not to exceed one shilling and sixpence each. The band box to be covered with brin and sewed round close not for anyone to be curious enough to open it. The rest of the articles to be packed up in swanskin. When you write again let me know whether Mr. Colbourne has paid you for the barrel of fish. I have no more to say but wishing you brother, sisters all friends health and happiness. I remain,

your affectionate brother

Richard Newman

N.B. if Mr. Ab(raham?) Pearce applies to you for any money you can let him have about 30/-. I have enclosed a piece of tape the size of the hat where the hat band goes round both ends to meet.

Twillingate Tuesday June 30^th 1829

Dear brother (to Harry)

I received your unexpected but welcome letter bearing date March 7th form Mr. John Forward on Monday May 11th and was sorry to hear of your misfortune hoping at the same time that you may again prosper although I know there is but a poor prospect on account of the bad times in England. The people complain of the bad times here but they are much better than they are in England especially for a labouring man provided he is fond of fishing which is almost the only occupation the summer time. There are no taxes nor tithes and a person may enclose as much garden ground as he can manage and can get a grant of as many acres of land as he chooses form the governor by paying two pence per acre on condition of clearing it in a certain number of years but the land in this part of the Island is also little value and the expence of clearing it would be so high that no person here has taken any grant but some people to the southward have taken from two to several hundred acres. I shall desire my brother John to let you have five pounds on my account of which I beg your acceptance. I should have sent you more the first time but could not make it convenience on account of having purchased a house and also half of a pew at the church. I shall always be happy to assist you a any time but still more happy for your own sake to hear that you stand in no need of it. Present my wife’s and self’s kind love to Mr. H. Newman and the rest of my sisters and brothers and accept the same yourself from your affectionate brother

Richard Newman

N.B. This is the first letter I have ever written to you therefore we cannot find fault with each other. I have a great dislike to writing letters and I suppose that you have the same.

Twillingate Wednesday July 1^st 1829

Dear Sir (to Mr. John Colbourne)

Having an occasion for a few articles by return of the Enterprise which is now almost ready for sea, I will thank you to send me the following viz:
½ ct 2 ½ in nails
½ ct 3in nails (flattops)
1 piece 5/4 cambrick muslin
12 yds good dark blue shalloon
½ lb No. 100 thread
½ lb fine dark blue thread
2 ozs early Yk cabbage seed
2 ozs carrot seed
4 pair women’s black worsted hose
1 blue jacket waistcoat and trousers for a boy about 7 years of age
1 blue jacket and trousers for a boy about 5 years of age all to be made of cloth about

five shillings per yard

As I have not sufficient in your hands to pay for the above I shall desire my brother to pay you the difference as I shall not be able to send you any bill in the fall in consequence of owing so much for lumber and labour in building a new end to my house. Mr. Joseph Ward requested me to inform you that you have omitted to credit him with four pounds in England which he was charged with the fall 1827 which you will see by referring to his Twillingate account for that year. Please to present my kind remembrance to Mr. & Miss Colbourne wishing you and them health,

I remain your obedient servant

Richard Newman

Twillingate Wednesday July 1^st 1829

Dear brother (to John)

Your kind letter bearing date April 20^th 1829 I received on Monday June 8th and was sorry to hear of your and Susan’s illness but hope ere you receive this you’ll be completely recovered. I will thank you when you write again to send and account of the articles you sent in the spring also 2 pair child’s shoes No. 7 short quartered made to lace up, I hat for myself at Hodges the measure of which I will send you, the other not being large enough which was my own fault. You can fill the hat with gingham and the shoes. The gingham to be of three different patterns each sufficient for a gown. You can send more if there is room without hurting the shape of the hat. You can buy some brin to sew round the band box and charge me with it. As the vessel will not remain in England long you can get it in order as soon as you can. I will thank you to pay my brother Harry five pounds on my account and also Mr. John Colbourne the balance of what I shall owe him. I suppose it will be about four or five pounds. You can pay him even pounds. You can draw the money out of the saving bank to pay these sums and keep the remainder in your own hands as I might want to draw on you in the fall. I understand the Evangelical Ramblers are no longer published but there are some called the Evangelical Spectator or inspector. I don’t know which if so you can take them in regularly for me instead. Mrs. Newman requested me to ask you if you would be good enough to apply to Mrs. Samuel Newman and desire her to sell the bed in her possession belonging to the late Mr. Newman of Twillingate and send her out seven yards of tick for the produce and keep the remainder till she sends again.

I will thank you when you write again to let me know whether I could have my house insured and how much percent I should have to pay and whether you would get it insured for me. It is built of wood but has two brick chimneys and consequently as safe as a stone house that has a board floor near the fireplace and there is no other house within twenty yards of it.

Please to remember me to Mr. & Mrs. Goodfellow and family, neighbours and friends, Uncles, Aunts and cousins with kind love to brothers and sisters Susan and family and accept the same yourself

from yours affectionately,

Richard Newman

N. B. Mary’s kind love to you Susan and family

Twillingate Monday September 28^th 1829

Dear Sir

We received your kind letter dated October 26^th 1828 on Wednesday June 10^th 1829 but have not received any since. You ask in your letter whether I am going on my own account as I have bought a room. You might have guessed the contrary by my saying that it was convenient for me being so near Mr. Colbourne’s. I have no encouragement to go on my own account when I see people who have been used to the fishery all their lives get on so badly especially as I have never attempted to catch a fish and trading in a small way would be almost as bad, as it is so difficult to get paid as well as expensive. Mr. Newman has left two sons able to go to sea and two more nearly old enough. Their names are John, Samuel, George and Charles. The Miss Pearces were never in England before. They like it very much especially about Falmouth. I am sorry to inform you that we have had the worst voyage this summer that has been known in the remembrance of the oldest inhabitant. Our collection of fish to the present date does not exceed eighteen hundred quintals. There is only one planter at Exploits Burnt Island that has turned in to his credit for his twelve months, supplies above two quintals of fish and his was only eight. We expected as many thousands as we have hundreds. I shall send you a dozen smoked salmon by way of St. John’s of which I beg your acceptance hoping they will arrive safe and in good condition. Capt. Pimer is gone for St. John’s to seek for a freight. They have done nearly as bad at some places to the southward as we have here and on some part of the French Coast also, but one party of Frenchmen used all their salt and afterwards caught fish for the sake of the liver, throwing the fish away. Mr. Joseph Ward fortunately went to the Labradore and caught his schooner load of fish and is now loading for St. John’s. I observe you desire me to give your respects to Mr. Peyton. I suppose you mean Senior. If so I forgot to inform you last year that he was dead. He died in August 1827. I am sorry you should be so troubled with the rheumatism but I think I can recommend you to something that will cure you or at least relieve you in some measure as I had the rheumatism very bad myself in the spring and was completely cured. It is the Pilulo Antiscrophula in boxes at 13d/2 each prepared by Dr. Robert Bridport. Myself and Mary with Frances and Selina are well and hoping this will find you the same

We remain

yours affectionately

Richard and Mary Newman

(to Mr. John Hall

Sneddon Street, Paisley)

P. S. Mr. Pearce Senior and Junior are well. Also Mr. and Mr. Ward and desire their compliments to you. We expect the Enterprise, Capt. Cole from Poole daily.

Twillingate Wednesday September 30^th 1829

Sir

I herewith send you per Mr. Joseph Ward a bundle of smoked salmon and a letter for Mr. John Hall which I will thank you to forward to him by the first convenient opportunity and if there is any letter or parcel for me, I will thank you to send it to me by Mr. Joseph Ward on his return and by doing so you will greatly oblige.

Yours respectfully

Richard Newman

(to M. John Sinclair

at Hunters & Co., St. John’s)

Twillingate Tuesday December 1^st 1829

Dear brother (to Matthias)

I received your kind letter dated December 20^th 1828 and was happy to hear that you and yours were so agreeably settled and hope it may long continue. I have sent you a keg of partridge alias bear berries of which I beg your acceptance. Two gallons of which I will thank you to present to Mr. William Charlton with my kind love to him and Priscilla but should Martha and Jane live with them you can give them half a keep the keg yourself. They are the same sort which people in England call cranberries in general. The cranberry is a much larger berry and will keep dry and are very scarce. The most I have seen at a time being less than 2 gallons. There is another sort called marsh berries which will keep dry. The bear berries a put in casks as full as they will hold and filled up with water and require nothing else to keep them. You were a false prophet as respects Martha’s letter conveying more news than yours. I see you have adopted the same plan as myself (but I cannot say whether for the same reasons) in not having family names. I think that following up family names makes confusion and defeats the purposes for which they are intended. I am not partial to two Christian names. I am happy to hear that you have a great deal of practice and hope it will long continue with respect to the centum Libra. You are welcome to the use of it as long as I remain in Mr. Colbourne’s employ unless I should want any part of it for any unexpected purpose which is not very likely. I was not very well last Friday and on Saturday morning just after breakfast I was taken so very ill that I was forced to leave my writing (this being the busiest time of the year) and on proceeding home before I was halfways (which is but a short distance) I did not know whether I should be able to reach it and when I did Mary thought I was dying and indeed I did not expect to recover myself. But I am happy to say that I am almost quite well again. I believe it proceeded from a foul stomach. I sent for the doctor (not you, being too far off) who prescribed an Emetic which gave instant relief. It’s the first I ever took in my life being always afraid before. I am sorry to inform you that the worst voyage of the fish has been made this summer that has been made in the remembrance of the oldest inhabitant. Our collection of fish instead of being 20,000 qtls (cwts) I believe will not be 3000 and the Twillingate merchants will lose thousands. Frances who is now four years and four months old after talk of going to England to see her cousins, she thinks it’s but a short distance and that we can go in a small boat. Mary, Fanny and Selina are well who with my self join in kind love to you and yours with every wish for your welfare and happiness. I conclude

your ever affectionate brother

Richard Newman

N.B. Since writing the above, I have ascertained our collection of fish to be exactly 3755 7/16 qtls Dectember 7th. On Friday the fourth instant a most fatal calamity befell poor Thomas Drake (Job Drake’s son of Sturminster) himself with his wife and four of his children being burnt to death in his dwelling and six others narrowly escaping. His wife was a third cousin to Augusta Jane and Frances. Her maiden name was Burge.

Twillingate Monday December 7^th 1829

Dear Sir

Having sent a keg of berries each to my brothers John and Matthias and a barrel of caplin to my brother, Harry, I will thank you to charge me with the duty (if any) on the berries and the expences of carriage from Poole to Sturminster and Mere. If there is no direct conveyance from Poole to Mere, you can consult with my brother, John about the best means for conveying them. I am sorry to inform you of the dreadful calamity which has befallen poor Thomas Drake, his wife with four children out of five on Friday morning about four o’clock, James Inder who lived in one end of the house awoke and found the house all in flames and immediately alarming Thomas Drake. He heard him answer and directly jump out of bed when James Inder with his wife and two children very narrowly escaped with their lives. The fire began in Thomas Drake’s end and in consequence of no back door or windows, he could not escape without passing through the room which was first on fire. They were found at the bottom of the stairs except one child which was supposed to be burnt to ashes and were buried yesterday in one coffin. The child which escaped slept at Mrs. Burge’s. Besides T. Drake’s house, the fire burnt Mr. Burge’s store opposite. I will thank you to forward the inclosed (sic) letter and if any expence attending them you can charge me with the same. I have enclosed a bill on you value ten pounds sterling which you’ll please to credit me with and send me at spring 1-28lb keg lead and one 28 lb keg yellow paint. I have no more to add but wishing you, your mother and sister health and happiness. I remain

yours etc.

Richard Newman

(to Mr. John Colbourne

Sturminster Newton, Dorset)

Twillingate Monday December 7^th 1829

Dear brother (to John)

I was happy to hear by your last letter that you and Susan were so greatly improved in health and hope that it may long continue. I have not been very well myself lately. On Saturday week, I was forced to leave off writing. I was so very ill I thought I should not recover but on the Monday following, I was able to begin writing again. The accounts betwixt us do not agree by several pounds, but I am too busy at present to point out the particulars but suppose you have forgot the money you had of Martha. In a letter from you dated August 17^th 1825 you say "the money Martha had 10/3/1 ½ and 4/4/8 that will remain due from the last year’s accounts I shall place in the saving bank Blandford”. As it respects the interest on the small sums due me each year, you may as well mark off again as I do not intend to take anything for it as I think the trouble you take for one is interest enough. I have drawn a bill on you in favour Joseph Ward value 10£ dated September 30^th 1829 which you will please pay when it comes to hand. John N. Fricker gave advice of it to his father by my request. If a person by name of Uriah Lodder apply to your for 21£ on my account, I will thank you to pay him the same and charge me a discount for paying it before due. I have not given him any note of hand as he said he did not think he should want it. My brother Harry knows him. I have sent you a keg of berries of which I beg your acceptance and will thank you to give Harry about 2 gallons. I have also sent Harry 1 barrel caplin to put in his shop. I suppose he’ll be able to get sixpence per lb for them and keep the money himself. You can desire him to let you have the barrel and send it out to me full of malt (not ground) leaving room for a sufficient quantity of hops to make beer of it. I will thank you to send me at spring one pair of women’s pumps No. 7, women’s pumps No. 5, 4 pair women’s shoes No. 4, 4 pair women’s strong shoes No. 5 bound, 2 pair infants pumps No. 3, 2 pair infants pumps No. 4, 3 pair child’s shoes No. 8 all of them to be made short quarted (sic). I will thank you to tell Mr. Hiscock if he does not make my shoes better than lately, I shall employ him no longer. ¼ lb Magnesia and piece black firretting (silk). I did not intend to send to you for any shoes having promised my custom to Mr. Thomas Drake (Job Drake’ son) on Thursday night last when a fatal catastrophe compelled me to send as usual. Poor Thomas Drake with his wife and four of his children were burnt to death the very next morning. He was son in law to Mrs. Burge who is a second cousin of ours. I was sorry to hear of sister Mary being left a widow. I hope she is doing well. Mr. Elias Pearce remembers to you and Mr. Abraham Pearce remembers to you and Harry. Please to present my kind love with Mary’s, Fanny’s and Selina’s to brothers, sisters and all friends and accept the same yourself.

From your affectionate brother

Richard Newman

Twillingate Wednesday June 30^th 1830

Dear brother (to Harry)

I received your two kind letters one this spring and the other last fall which most likely I should have answered then had I been well. I have been ill betimes ever since and am not recovered yet. I had the rheumatism very bad in my right leg and very ill in my stomach from February to May and not able to attend to my writing. My wife returns her best thanks to Mrs. H. Newman for the present of ribbon she was so good as the send her. I agree with you in your remark respecting our own relations being in general worse to us than strangers. I am sorry to hear of your wife’s poor state of health and also of sister Jane’s, but hope they will be both well ere you receive this. You say you should like to see Twillingate but I don’t think you would like to remain there. I should like to see Sturminster if I could live near to it but no inclination to go to England unless I could remain there. I have sent you a barrel of cod fish of which I be your acceptance. I suppose you can get 3d per lb for it. If Mr. Colbourne applies to you for any expences attending it, you can tell him to charge it to me. If you have anything in your shop for sale you thank would suit me, you can let me know as I would rather buy if of you than any one else. Present our kind love to your wife and accept the same from your affectionate brother,

Richard Newman

Twillingate Wednesday June 30^th 1830

Dear Sir

The fishery has now commenced and I am happy to inform you that every one seems in good spirits at the fine prospect there is of a good voyage. Most of the skiffs coming in loaded almost every evening. I hope we shall not be disappointed. There is more fish ashore than there was last year altogether. By return of the Commerce I will thank you to send me the following articles: 12 yds fine flannel, 12 yds white shirt cotton, 12 yds best wide drugget, 6 pieces best wide Holland tape,6 pieces best mid, 6 pieces best narrow tape, 6 pieces Axminster tape, 6 bottles Turlingtons’ drops, 2 bottles Opodeldic, 6 bottles Gy cordial, 2 bottles Daffy’s Elixir, 6 boxes Dr. Robert’s Pilula Antiscrophula, 1 piece shiring calico, 1 __ fine dark blue thread, ¼ Ct 3 in. nails (sharp tops). The enclosed letters I will thank you to forward the first opportunity. Wishing you, Mrs. and Miss Colbourne health,

I remain yours sincerely

Richard Newman (to Mr. John Colbourne)

Twillingate Wednesday June 30^th 1830

Dear sister (to Martha)

I received your two kind letters and was happy to hear of your and the rest of my sisters and brothers welfare. In every letter I have written you yet and every letter I have written the rest till last fall I have been able to say I was well. I wish I could say so now. I have not been well since last fall and was forced to stay at home from February till May with the rheumatism in my right leg and a very bad stomach besides of which I am not recovered yet as I cannot get any diet that will agree with me. I have a kind of numbness in my right leg at present and when I walk I find a tingling in it which is very unpleasant. I am much better in both respects some days to what I am in others. I believe all my books were sent to me some time back but there were about two hundred crow quills or more I suppose nearly twenty years old belonging to me. If you can find any of them and have an opportunity, I will thank you to send me a few of them and o what you like with the rest. I am very sorry to hear of Priscilla’s unkindness towards you and Jane but I believe it is customary to charge for lodging during the absence of the lodgers if they retain the rooms. But it is very unreasonable to charge for diet during their absence and show a great want of affection and too much self-interest to be so particular either way between sisters. I must now conclude this letter desiring our kind love to Mr. and Mrs. Charlton, Matthias and Mary Jane (I hope they have received the berries safe not like William Tapps honey to sweeten their tooth but to sour them) and the rest of my sisters and brothers and accept the same yourself.

From your ever loving brother

Richard Newman

Twillingate Thursday July 1^st 1830

Dear brother (to John)

I received your kind letter and was happy to hear that yourself, Susan and family were in a good state of health, hoping that you will long continue to enjoy it. I wish I could say the same respecting myself but I have been ill ever since I wrote to you last. My complaint is chiefly in my stomach. From February to May I had the rheumatism in my right leg with which and the complaint in my stomach I was forced to remain at home during the time. I am sorry to hear of the illness of Uncle and Aunt Wills. I hope they will soon recover. I will thank you to draw the money out of the savings bank with the interest thereon and keep it in your own hands as most likely I shall want to draw on you for twenty pounds next fall. I shall not take any interest for those small sums due me so you might as well mark it off. There is a small difference betwixt my account and yours which I intended to find out the winter but not being well, I had not heart to do it. It appears to me that you let the balance due me remain separate each year instead of bringing them forward from one year to the other which gives you double trouble. The best plan for you to adopt in the present years account will be to give me credit for all the balances due me separately, putting down the dates and charge me with the balances due you in that small book where you keep my account which will make but one balance and consequently appear plainer. You should keep my account the same way you do your dealers giving me credit for the balance due me in one year’s account on the next years and charging me with the balance due you when it happens that way. To close an account when the balance is due me, the last entry on the Debit side will be “to balance due R. N. “, and the next account will begin on the credit side “by balance due R. N. the same sum”. I am very much obliged to you for the malt and hops you sent me and also the apples. About half of them were good. When I read your letter and understood that you had put some apples amongst the malt, I expected to see the whole of it spoiled. It is very dangerous to put apples with anything which requires to be dry. They will scarcely ever keep good coming across the ocean. I will thank you to send me by the return of this vessel, 1 blue cloth coat, 1 pair blue cloth trousers, 1 pair blue cloth garters, the whole of the cloth to be cut off of the same piece and the whole to be made by Taylor Rose and to have fustian for pockets. I shall enclose the measure for the coat. I suppose Mr. Rose will understand it. The trousers to be made large. I do not intend to employ Mr. James any more as he charged a ¼ of a yard too much for the last coat and did not make it as large as two he made before, 2 pair women’s strong shoes No. 4 short quartered and 4 pair children’s shoes No. 9 short quarted, 500 best white chapple needles all sizes but most from No. 1 to No. 6, 25 worsted needles (long), 1 pair white jean stays to fit Jane. Please to pay my brother Harry two pounds. Make notice you very seldom charge me with the articles you pack my goods up in which you ought to do, as you gain nothing by me but trouble. It is not reasonable that you should lose by me. Please to present our kind love to Susan, Agnes, Henry, Jemima, Emily, brothers, sisters, Mr. and Mrs. Goodfellow and family and all enquiring friends and neighbours and accept the same yourself. From your affectionate brother,

Richard Newman

N. B. If Taylor Rose does not understand the measure you can tell him that the Bombazet coat he made for me would fit very well in the back but was not large enough to button a the underpart. The cloth is to be about 20/- per yard. Desire him to take care of the measure for next time. Get the things done as soon as you can as the vessel will not be long in England.

Twillingate Friday July 2^nd 1830

Sir

Having owed your brother Charles L. Buck the sum of twenty shillings and having sent twice to England to get it paid but could not in consequence of his absence, I have enclosed an order to that amount on Mr. John Colbourne and will thank you to receive it from him and pay your brother the same the first opportunity and in so doing you will greatly oblige,

yours respectfully,

Richard Newman

(to Mr. Carter Buck

High Street, Poole, Dorset)

Twillingate Friday July 2^nd 1830

Mr. John Colbourne
Sir

Please to pay Mr. Carter Buck the sum of one pound sterling and charge the same to account of yours etc.

Richard Newman

(copy)

Twillingate Thursday September 15^th 1830

Dear Sir (to Capt. John Hall)

Since I wrote to you last we have received three letters, the first of which arrived a few days after I had written mine with a cheese, gown pattern and a pair of stockings for which we are much obliged to you. We have had but few seals the winter and Mr. Colbourne lost one of his schooners at the ice and 1 man killed. The summer voyage has turned out but badly but much better than last year. In Conception, Trinity and Bonavista Bays they could average only five quintals per man the last news. Some of the Frenchmen have done very well and others very badly. I am happy to hear that you are got the better of your cold as it respects the rheumatism. You can scarcely expect at your age to get any better. I myself have been ill till within this fortnight ever since last fall and was forced to remain home for about two months the winter. My complaint was chiefly in my stomach and also a numbness in my right thigh and foot with the rheumatism and was forced to walk with a stick for nearly three months. I think I made myself worse by taking so many sorts of medicines about thirteen or more. I think the best cure is bathing and exercise. It is generally believed that the Red Indian woman who died at St. John’s last year is the last of that race. Some Micmac families living at Exploits last spring reported that another tribe of Indians had landed in St. George’s Bay and declared war against the Micmacs and had killed 3 families of Micmacs and one family of Red Indians, but it is generally supposed they rose the report themselves in hopes of being employed the winter to seek for the Red Indians. I suppose you heard of Mr. Cormack of St. John’s going through the country the fall 1827 to seek for them and afterwards sending some Micmacs the following winter who could see not sign of them. One of John Gale’s sons in White Bay says he is certain there are some Red Indians living. I asked him why he thought so, he said because he used to take notice there was always a smoke when it was thick weather and none when it was fine. He supposes they are afraid of betraying themselves if they make a fire in clear weather. Capt. Pimer sailed for England in the beginning of July with lumber and a small quantity of oil and we expect him again soon. Captains Brown and Cole are gone abroad with fish. James Bristowe & Co. (Brokers), Messrs Spurrier & Joliffe and Dr. Barter of Poole have failed and one or two more expected. Mr. Andrew Pearce Senior was married last October to Mrs. Mary Tremlett and very soon after his son Andrew and his two daughters were married. Mr. A. Pearce, Mr. E. Pearce and Mrs. Ward desire their kind remembrance to you. Mr. Joseph Ward is expected daily from St. John’s. I have no more to add but wishing you health and happiness as it leaves us at present.

We remain,

your affectionate son in law and daughter

Richard and Mary Newman

Twillingate Tuesday October 5^th 1830

Dear Sir

We received your kind letter bearing date August 1^st 1830 on September 20th and were happy to hear you were in good health, hoping you may continue so. You mentioned in your letter that you had sent us a cheese which we have not received and as i intend writing to Mr. Sinclair, I can enquire of him respecting it. if it never reaches us we are equally obliged to you for it. We received the cheese, gown pattern and pair of stockings you sent us last year. The receipt of which we acknowledged in a letter sent you last month which we suppose you have ere this received. With this we have sent you a keg of berries of which we beg your acceptance. We would rather have sent them later as the later they are picked the better they are, but another opportunity this fall is quite uncertain. Cat. Pimer is not yet arrived be(sic) we expect him daily. Mr. Pearce, Mr. and Mrs. Ward’s compliments to you. We have no more to add but wishing you health,

We remain,

yours affectionately

Richard and Mary Newman

Twillingate Tuesday October 5^th 1830

Sir

I received a letter from Capt. John Hall on the 20th of September which you were good enough to forward me wherein he mentions having sent me a cheese which is not arrived. I will thank you on the receipt of this to inform me whether you have sent it by anyone and whom or whether Capt. Hall forgot to put it aboard. I shall feel obliged by your forwarding the accompanying letter and also a keg of berries which I have sent by Mr. Burge’s schooner, the “Gratitude”. The judge arrived here on Saturday night and opened court here today. I have no more to add but wishing you health.

I remain

yours respectfully

Richard Newman

Twillingate Friday December 3^rd 1830

Dear brother (to Harry)

I received your kind letter and was sorry to hear that the barrel of fish should turn out so badly. I have now sent you by Mr. Colbourne’s brig the Commerce, two barrels of caplin which I hope you will receive safe and in good order of which I beg your acceptance. Should Mr. Colbourne apply to you for any expences attending the conveyance of them, you can tell him to charge it to me. On Monday last we had such a heavy sea and gale of wind it is supposed that it has done more than one thousand pounds worth of damage to the inhabitants of this place. Myself did not escape having had a small store which was built over the water knocked down with the sea and most of what was in it lost. I suppose that twenty five pounds would not put it in place again. As I can do without the store, I shall not feel it so much. I was sorry to hear that your wife was so poorly and also Uncle and Aunt Wills. Hoping that this will find them much better. I am happy to inform you that I am almost quite well and very seldom feel anything of the rheumatism now. I think it was the mild weather last winter that hurted (sic) me. I always find the cold weather the winter agree with me best. Please to present my kind love to Mr. H. Newman and to all my sisters and brothers and accept the same yourself.

From your affectionate brother

Richard Newman

Twillingate Tuesday December 7^th 1830

Dear brother (to Matthias)

Having drawn a set of exchange on you payable in sixty days after sight, value twenty pounds in favour Solomon Beadon and bearing date the third of the present month, I will thank you to pay the same when it becomes due and as you had not paid Mr. John Colbourne any interest for the last two years when I received my last account from him, if you have not one it since, I will thank you to pay him the first opportunity after receiving this. I would as soon leave the interest in your hands as his but I am going to send to him for some goods and have not money enough in his hands to pay for it. I should not have drawn on you for any money if I did not want if for my own use, having built a new end to my house. On Monday the twenty ninth ult. we had a very heavy sea which it is supposed destroyed property to the amount of more than one thousand pounds. It injured me more than twenty pounds worth. Selina says we shall be "tarved" to death because the sea had knocked down my store house. I am happy to say I am much better than I expected to be at this season of the year as I am generally worse in the fall in consequence of so much confinement. Mary, Frances and Selina send (and I suppose Priscilla if she could speak would) their kind love to you and Mary Jane and Augusta Jane. Hoping this will find you all in good health as it leaves us at presence (sic). I remain,

your affectionate brother

Richard Newman

N. B. Present our kind love to Mr. William Charlton and sister Priscilla when you see them.

Twillingate Friday December 10^th 1830

Dear brother (to John)

I was sorry to learn by your letter of the illness of Uncle and Aunt Wills and also of Susan’s being so poorly but hope ere you receive this that they will be recovered. I have written to Harry and Matthias and in their letters mentioned that I was much better than I expected but at present I am not so well. My complaint is chiefly in my stomach. Scarcely anything I drink agrees with me. My food does not hurt me so much. On Monday last in particular I found myself better than I had been for several years. I am happy to hear that Uncle Bartlett is enjoying such a good state of health. I hope he may long continue so. I have only brewed about 7 gallons of beer yet and as I did it by guess, it turned out only small beer but good of the sort. I have sent a couple of barrels of caplin to Harry and will thank you to fill the best of the barrels with malt (not ground) with a sufficient quantity of hops for me and also send me 6 pair women’s stout shoes No. 5, 1 pair women’s pumps No. , 1 pair shoes for myself, 4 pair shoes (child’s) between the size No. 9 and 10, 1 pair women’s shoes (stout) No. 4, 1 pair women’s pumps No. 4, have the whole of them made short quartered, and 2 pair women’s fine black worsted hose. As I intend sending to Mr. Colbourne for some things, you can pack the shoes by themselves and let him have them to put with the rest of my things. The coat which Taylor Rose made for me fit me as well as any I had made in my life and the trousers etc please me very well. I will thank you to draw the money out of the savings bank with the interest thereon and place it to my credit. Mary, Frances, Selina and Priscilla join with me in kind love to you, Susan and family. Please to remember me to Mr. Mrs. Goodfellow and family and all other friends and neighbours. Wishing you and them health and happiness. I remain,

yours affectionately

Richard Newman

Twillingate Monday December 13^th 1830

Dear Sir

Enclosed is a bill on you value ten pounds which I will thank you to place to my credit and at spring send me the following articles to pay for firewood, potatoes, birds etc viz: 2 pieces gown serge, 1 piece blue shalloon, 3 pieces mid. calico, 24 pair men’s yarn hose, 1 piece blue drugget, 1 piece flat canvas, 12 pair women’s black worsted hose, 1 box Dixon’s Antibilious Pills, 1 lb caraway seed, half pound camomile flowers and will thank you to forward the enclosed letters the first opportunity. I have no more to add but wishing Mrs. Colbourne, yourself and sister health and happiness,

I remain yours etc

Richard Newman

Twillingate Saturday July 16^th 1831

Sir

Having sent in care of Capt. Richard Badcock a prayer book, I will thank you to bind it putting the leaves as even as you can and not to cut the edges and send it to me by his return. Also 12 books entitled The Old Man and his Granddaughters at Enville, by James Harrington Evans, price 3d each. The whole Art of Brewing, price one shilling and A Connected view of some of the Scriptural Evidence of the Redeemers speedy personal return and reighn on Earth with his glorified Saints during the Millenium etc. by the Reverend James A Begg, price 3/ board. I have desired Capt. Badcock to pay for the same. By executing the above you will much oblige.

Yours etc.,

Richard Newman

(to Mr. John Lankester

bookbinder etc, Poole, Dorset)

Names in Richard Newman’s Letters
Name	Location	Comments
Badcock, Capt. Richard	?	Sent book with him to Eng.
Barter, Dr.	Poole	Business failed
Bartlett, Joseph	Twillingate	Employee of Thomas Colbourne
Bartlett, Uncle	England	Uncle to Richard
Baskets, Mr.	Blandford, Eng.	Chemist
Beadon, Solomon	Twillingate	Employee of Thomas Colbourne
Bird, Mr.	Sturminster	Merchant
Bridport, Dr. Robert	England	Made rheumatism med.
Bristowe, James & Co.	?	Business failed, broker
Brown, Captain William	of the Seal	Sailed for Lisbon
Buck, Captain Charles L.	Of the Dorset	Paid by Richard
Buck, Carter	High Street, Poole	Brother to Charles
Burbridge or Burridge	Sturminster	Watch repairman
Burge, Mr.	Twillingate	Had schooner “Gratitude”
Chapman, Rev. John	Twillingate	Minister
Charlton, William	England	Friend of Richard
Charlton, Priscilla	England	Friend of Richard
Colbourne, Thomas	Sturminster	Merchant
Colbourne, Mrs.	Sturminster	Wife of Thomas
Colbourne, Charlotte	Sturminster	Daughter of Thomas
Colbourne, John	Sturminster	Father to Thomas
Cole, Captain	of the Enterprise	Sailed for Poole
Collins, Henry	Corton	Near Sherbourne, Richard owed him money
Conway, Mr.	England	Watch repairman
Cormack, Mr.	St. John’s	Went on search for Indians
Des Barres, Hon. Augustus Wallet	Newfoundland	Circuit court judge
Drake & Beadon	England	Paid by Richard
Drake, Thomas	Twillingate	Son of Job Drake
Drake, Mr.	Twillingate	Wife of Thomas, nee Burge
Every, Mr.	Twillingate	Employee of Thomas Colbourne
Forward, John	?	Brought letter from England
Ficker, John N.	Twillingate	Acquaintance of Richard
Fricker, Mr.	England	Acquaintance of John Newman
Gale, John	White Bay	Has sons, saw Indians
Goodfellow, Mr.	Sturminster	Acquaintance of Richard
Goodfellow, Mrs.	Sturminster	Acquaintance of Richard
Guy, Mary	Broad Oake, Eng.	Aunt to Richard
Guy?, Uncle Richard	Broad Oake, Eng.	Uncle to Richard
Hall, Captain John	Paisley, England	Father of Mary Newman
Hiscock, Mr.	Sturminster	Shoemaker
Hodges, Mr.	Blandford	Milliner
Inder, James	Twillingate	Lived next to T. Drake
Inglis, Rev. Doctor	Halifax	Bishop of Halifax
James, Mr.	Sturminster	Tailor (spelled Taylor)
Jenks, Rev. Benjamin	England	Wrote Devotional book
Keiley, Doctor	St. John’s	Saw Joseph Ward
Lahey, James	St. John’s	Condemned for murder, escaped and caught in Twillingate
Lankester, John	Poole	Bookbinder
Lodder, Uriah	England	Owed money from Richard
McWilliams, J.	St. John’s	Of Hunters & Co.
Mowlam, Captain		Of the Despatch
Newman, Frances	Twillingate	Daughter of Richard
Newman, Frederick	Twillingate	Infant son, died of measles
Newman, Mary	Twillingate	Wife to Richard, nee Hall
Newman, Priscilla	Twillingate	Daughter of Richard
Newman, Richard	Twillingate	Servant of Thomas Colbourne
Newman, Selina	Twillingate	Daughter of Richard
Newman, Harry	England	Brother to Richard
Newman, Mrs.	England	Wife to Harry
Newman, Jane	England	Sister to Richard
Newman, John	England	Brother to Richard
Newman, Susan	England	Wife of John
Newman, Agnes	England	Daughter of John
Newman, Emily	England	Daughter of John
Newman, Henry	England	Son of John
Newman, Jemima	England	Daughter of John
Newman, John	England	Father of Richard?
Newman, Priscilla	England	Mother of Richard?
Newman, Martha	England	Sister to Richard
Newman, Mary	England	Sister to Richard, widow
Newman, Matthias	England	Brother to Richard
Newman, Mary Jane	England	Wife of Matthias ?
Newman, Augusta Jane	England	Daughter of Matthias?
Newman, Samuel	Twillingate	Lay Minister?
Newman, John	Twillingate	Son of Samuel
Newman, Samuel	Twillingate	Son of Samuel
Newman, George	Twillingate	Son of Samuel
Newman, Charles	Twillingate	Son of Samuel
Payne, Mr.	England	Friend of Richard
Payne, Mrs.	England	Friend of Richard
Pearce, Abraham	Twillingate	Friend of Richard
Pearce, Andrew Sr.	Twillingate	Sailing back to England, has two daughters m. Mary Tremlett
Pearce, Andrew Jr.	Twillingate	Married 1829
Pearce, Miss Ann	England	Paid by Richard
Pearce, Elias	Twillingate	Friend of Richard
Pimer, Captain	of the Enterprise	Worked for Thomas Colbourne
Rice, John	England	Paid by Richard
Ridout, John	Ringwood, England	Connection with Stephen Sheering
Ridout, Susanna	Twillingate	Letter from Mary Guy
Rose, Billy	England	Shoe/boot maker
Rose, Mr.	England	Tailor (written Taylor)
Sheering, Stephen	?	Drew “set of exchange on John Ridout”
Sinclair, John	St. John’s	Of Hunters & Co.
Slade, John	England, Twillingate	Partner in R. & J. Slade Co.
Slade, Robert	England, Twillingate	Partner in R. & J. Slade Co.
Spurrier & Joliffe, Mssrs.	?	Business failed
Stuckless, Miss Lydia	Twillingate	Owns letters of interest to Richard
Tapps, William	?	Sent honey
Thomas, Henry	St. John’s	Set of Exchange drawn on bro.
Thomas, William	St. John’s	John in their favour
Tremlett, Mary	Twillingate	Married A. Pearce Sr., Oct 1829
Ward, Benjamin	Twillingate	Uncle to Francis Newman
Ward, Joseph	Twillingate	Acquaintance of Richard, owns a schooner
Ward, Mrs.	Twillingate	Wife to Joseph
Wills, Aunt	England	Relative of Richard
Wills, Uncle	England	Relative of Richard
Young, Robert	Renfrew, Eng	Friend of Capt. Hall
______, Priscilla	England	Acquaintance of Richard, married (sister?)

Twillingate District