Mr George Sim, Tin Smith, Pickton

Mirimichie  October 9th 181- 

Recd Jan 5th

Dear Brother I embrace this opportunity of sending you these few lines to let you know I am in good health thanks to you  I'm  hoping this shall find you in the same   I consider myself clear of that complaint now  and for your getting married I think you can't do better if you can find a good one  if so may god bless you both as for tin ware I suppose it would sell welll here but as I have not settled at a home yet I can't take any yet but before the spring I expect  I shall know how I am to settle and I shall write you again by that time  I expect   I long very much to see my Father & Mother and more especially my Daughter however I must drop the thought for I like this country better nor the old country as there is more freedom in this  I once thought of going home but I think I'll not go now

I don't think that I can build the mill this season [but] I depend upon [Alex] for my irons but I can't give him the dementions yet  I expect you will let him know that I am well an you have more opportunity than me  you must excuse me for not writting sooner for the opportunities was commonly gone before I -- knew  I expect you will write me with the first opportunity

no more at present but remaining your loving brother till death  John Sim

*from notes of Jack Cunningham - John Sim, Miramichi, New Brunswick to George Sim, Pictou 9 October 1815; George Sim was born at Portsoy, Banffshire and died at Pictou, 10 July 1819, age 32.