Letter, T. E. (Ted) Arnold to Stewart and Barry Jones, 10 November [1941]
Description
- Creators
- Arnold, T.E. (Ted), Author
- Jones, Barry; Jones, Stewart, Recipient
- Media Type
- Image
- Text
- Item Type
- Correspondence
- Description
- A single-page handwritten letter in pencil from T.E. (Ted) Arnold to his nephews Barry and Stewart Jones. In it, he mentions that he has been away in the USA since he last saw them and encloses a dollar each for Christmas.
The paper comes from the Prince Edward Hotel in Windsor, Ontario. The hotel was located on the corner of Ouellette Avenue and Park Street. It opened in 1922 and closed in 1967. It was eventually demolished in 1976.
The letter was provided by E. Ann McRae. - Notes
- The Pate-Jones Collection consists of some photographs of the family members and a large group of letters. The majority of the letters are written by Margaret nee Wilson, and some by her husband Howard Jones, to their sons Barry and Stewart Jones, or to Mr. and Mrs. Pate. From 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, Barry and Stewart lived with Margaret’s second cousin Andrew Wilson Pate and his wife Mary Herron nee McClure at the Brantwood Farm. The original farm was founded by Andrew’s father James Pate, and was situated on the south side of Powerline Road and Gretzky Parkway, which at that time, was considered part of the County of Brant.
The correspondences cover from detail Margaret Jones’ dilemma in settling her boys with virtual strangers, her return trip to England to rejoin the war effort there, news of farm life in England, the concern that England might lose the war, and the anguish of both families when Andrew Pate died in 1944, leaving his teenage son to run Brantwood Farms. These letters are therefore a fascinating way to conceptualize how the war affected daily life in Canada locally, and in England.
In recent decades, the original Brantwood Farm that was situated on the south side of Powerline Road was sold by the Pate family for development. The farms are now located on the north side of Powerline Road, and consist of several farms belonging to several Pate families, mostly within the County of Brant, remaining a thriving local establishment to this day. - Inscriptions
- The PRINCE EDWARD
WINDSOR – ONTAIRO
Wed Nov 10
Dear Stewart & Barry: -
Have been away down in USA most of time and I last saw you. Just up here for a few [momentos?].
Anyway near Christmas so enclosing a dollar for each of you.
You can write me c/o William Penn Hotel Pittsburgh Pa.
Hope you are well and having a good time
As ever
Unkle Ted - Date of Original
- November 10, 1941
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Arnold, T.E ; Jones, Barry ; Jones, Stewart
- Local identifier
- 2017AM001.035
- Collection
- E. Ann McRae Personal Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.1334 Longitude: -80.26636 -
Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 42.30008 Longitude: -83.01654
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Letter, T. E. (Ted) Arnold to Stewart and Barry Jones, 10 November [1941]. E. Ann McRae Personal Collection, Item No. 2017AM001.035
- Terms of Use
- The information and images provided are for personal research only and are not to be used for commercial purposes. Use of this information should include the credit "provided by Ann McRae"
- Contact
- County of Brant Public LibraryEmail:digitalhistory@brant.ca
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