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I”?! LETIERS FRuH ECDYLAND 74 Flnrenze street. Glasgow, l2th Sept. 1331. near Uncle and Aunt. I take the opportunity of writing to you again fur the purpose CM ascertaining whether you got our letters or not. I wrote to you and enclosed two photographs, one of my HI‘E and the other uf my self, and my daughter wrnte to your daughtgr a furtnlght after. 1 EUDDDSE my brother George will have written to you about my iather's death. HE tank a struka an the 10th July and never was CDHSEIDUS and he died an the 20th and was ouried on the 22nd nf July in the Catrine churchyard. And I know Uncle James Templeton wrote to you when his wife my Aunt Agnes died and you would likely get word when Uncle william clerk's widow died. So you see our triends are all wearing away One by cine. Uncle Genrge Clark's Hlflflfl mould like very well to hear frum you now and then. She said that is all she would ask o4 you just to get a letter now and then to hear how you are getting on. she has a nice family. Everyone is oetter living than another and kind to their mother. The old son william fill a good situation. he is the head accountant fur the largest steel work in Scutland and Danlel her second sun )5 a travEXIEr In Lundun §Dr Templetons Carpet cactory. Now ‘ar myself, trade here has been a little orisker, out not up to what it should he though we have always been running hill time, but the goods we work , we depend greatly on our Canadian friends (Dr their orders far they are mostly all heayy wollen goods. In the United states 0‘ America. they are putting up so large 6actories that they are taking the trade away (rum us altogether. hy prother and sisterrinrlaw hr. and nrs Goldie left here on the 2nd of Septemoer on a yisit to America. They are going to call at some eriends in washingtun. and they are not expecting to some home till the end oi Noyemher. The pecole here think nu murE of taking a Visit to America now than HE use to do in coming from Catrine to Glasgow. I must let you know how my family is keeping. I mentioned in my last letter that my old son was not well. out he is greatly improyed now and all the rest is in good health. My daughter was greatly disapointed at not getting an answer to her letter frum your daughter Agnes, so I hope you sill keep her in mind that she is still 1 ying in hope (or an answer. I will add no more at present. but hope to get an answer to this and hopes this will find you are enjoying good health. I remain your affectiunate nephew, John Clark. V4 Florence st. F.s. I haye sent you the Elasgow Mail along with this letten Park Terrace catrine. 4th Jan. 1552 near Unzll and Aunt, I received your letter. we shall be glad to hear (run you at any time. we have not seen any 0‘ the ones you mention in your letter, out when we do so we shall let them know that you mean to write to them. with regards to the property in Auchinleck, we suppose Uncle WIlIiam had IJnclo James sanction to sell it. This we cannot vouch far as we were never let into any of the secrets. And we can-not Page 45