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Florida, December 31st 1896 My dear daughter, Mr. Carter has requested that I send him the history of my ancestors. In the first place we have not descended from which I could not say much in favor of our stock coming from persons of high rank or station. The most I could say that they came from religious catholic familys. I heard it said that my grandfather Donald Galen used to travel 3/4 of a mile to church at the age of 100. I did not know his occupation or descendance. I think he came from Scotland. My uncles on that side were business men. Michael had a large grocery store in Killetor. I think Owen was a farmer. He had one son that I believe was ordained a priest. Also Edward had a son ordained. My mothers name was Logue. I have heard that they were supposed to be tolerable wealthy farmers. My mother had a large fortune and as the matches is generally made by the parents at least they have to be consulted so it was settled that my mothers fortune was to be expended in a Public House in Castle Derg. So they had a marriage contract drawn that he could have the House during his life but after his death it was to go to her and her heirs. This House was the only House in that town that was deeded for Ever. There was a farm attached. But I think he paid rent for it. The House was a large stone building. It was purchased about the year 1820 and until the year 1836 they done a good business. Which was principally done on Friday as every Friday was a market day except the first Friday ^^ the month it was a fair day - on Fair and Market days 5 or 6 extra help was employed to carry liquer to all the spare rooms in the House. I think each employer was expected to look after two tables. And was given about 10 or 15 shillings in Silver and 1/2 pence so they could pay for the liquor at the counter and collect at their own risk. Therefore they were oblidged to give up the money at night that they had borrowed at the bar in the morning. The business was yarn buyers butter grain buyers etc. Fair days was some different from market days. But more extencive - in addi¬ tion to other sales there was cattle horses and sheep pigs asses mules etc. On these days they needed more help. We had a large Correll fenced in by a stone wall 10 feet high. And Stables for keeping Horses. Those fed hay and oats we charged sixpence. The loose animals we charge one penney. A great many pilgrims going to Lough derg used to stop with us. My father and mother both could talk Irish. But I never heard them or anyone in our town talk Irish except when the country people came in or the Pilgrims. When I first heard the rosery said in Irish I could not help chocking a laugh. Afterward I learned the Lords prayer in Irish. I think I could repeat it yet. My father through drinking and bad management went through all the property, which ended in a lawsuit. That left us nothing during his life. But always supposed the real estate in Castlederg would come to us after his death. My brother expected to go home and look after it when father died, but did not do so. And I always thought it was not worth the time we would have spent looking after it. My father left and went to America, and I suppose took what money was left after the crash, That was I think about the year 1840. My brother managed to get money enough to leave about two years after and mother took sister went to keep house for her brother my uncle who was a widdower, but they having no use for me as I was not brought up to work and he having children of his own there was nothing left for me to do but to work for anyone might employ me and so far any price the might be willing to give. I went to Ballybofey
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Title | John Galen Carter diary, 1906-1926. |
Description | Typescript copy of letter written by H.F. Galen to his daughter discussing his family history, December 31, 1896. |
Creator | Carter, John Galen, b. 1891. |
Genre (Short List) | documents |
Type | Text |
Language | eng |
Date Original | 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926 |
Subject (LCSH) | Carter, Ellen Galen--Correspondence.; Galen, Hugh F., 1826-1899--Correspondence.; United States. Congress. Senate--Officials and employees--Diaries.; Americans--Canada--Diaries.; Americans--Cuba--Diaries.; Americans--Europe, Western--Diaries.; Americans--Panama--Diaries.; Americans--Russia--Diaries.; Americans--Scandinavia--Diaries.; Assiniboine Indians--Rites and ceremonies.; Atsina Indians--Claims.; Atsina Indians--Rites and ceremonies.; Cree Indians--Rites and ceremonies.; Salish Indians--Government relations.; Siksika Indians--Claims.; Nez Percé Indians--Claims.; Sun dance--Montana.; Banff (Alta.)--Description and travel.; Canada--Description and travel.; Cuba--Description and travel.; Europe, Western--Description and travel.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--Social life and customs.; Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (Mont.)--Social life and customs.; Glacier National Park (Mont.); Harlem (Mont.)--Description and travel.; Helena (Mont.)--Description and travel.; Idaho--Description and travel.; Landusky (Mont.)--Description and travel.; Louise, Lake (Alta.)--Description and travel.; Montana--Description and travel.; Panama--Description and travel.; Rocky Boy's Reservation (Mont.)--Social life and customs.; Russia--Description and travel.; Scandinavia--Description and travel.; Spokane (Wash.)--Description and travel.; Washington (State)--Description and travel.; Zortman (Mont.) |
Rights Management | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ |
Contributing Institution | Montana Historical Society Research Center |
Digital Collection | Letters, Diaries and Documents from the Montana Historical Society |
Physical Collection | Small Collection 1978 |
Digital Format | image/jp2 |
Physical Dimensions | 1 v. |
Digitization Specifications | Scanned at 300-550 ppi, 24bit color. Display images were generated by ContentDM. |
Contact Us | To order a reproduction, download our order form at http://mhs.mt.gov/Research/services/repros.aspx or contact Montana Historical Society Research Center: (406) 444-2681 / mhslibrary@mt.gov |
Relation | http://worldcat.org/oclc/70967320/viewonline |
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Title | Page 1 John Galen Carter diary, 1906-1926. |
Description | Accompanied by a typescript copy of a letter (1896) written by H.F. Galen to his daughter discussing his family's history.; This collection contains a typescript copy of John Galen Carter's diary and notes. The diary details Carter's 1909 trip to Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Canada describing Harlem, Fort Belknap, Zortman, Landusky, Helena, Glacier National Park, Spokane, Lake Louise, Banff, etc; his 1909-1910 trip to Cuba and Panama; his 1910 trip to Western Europe, Scandinavia, and Russia; his 1924 trip to Montana to negotiate with the Flathead Indians; and his 1926 trip to Montana's Rocky Boy Reservation and Browning, and to Washington and Idaho to take testimony from Blackfeet, Gros Ventre, and Nez Percé Indians concerning a claim against the government. In addition, there are notes taken by Carter during the years 1906 through 1909 at Sun Dance ceremonies of the Gros Ventre, Cree, and Assiniboine Indians at Helena and Fort Belknap Reservation, in Montana.; Thomas Henry Carter was born in Ohio in 1854. As a young man he moved to Helena, Montana Territory, to practice law. Carter served as Montana's first congressman and was appointed commissioner of the U.S. General Land Office from 1891 to 1892. A Republican, Carter was elected to the U.S. Senate from Montana serving terms from 1895 to 1901 and from 1905 to 1911. Carter died in 1911. In 1886 Carter married Ellen L. Galen, the daughter or H.F. Galen, an Irish immigrant who settled in Montana Territory. The Carters had two sons, Hugh and John Galen (b. 1891). During the years 1906 through 1909, John Carter attended ceremonies of Native Americans in Montana, including the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine tribes. In 1909 Ellen, Hugh, and John Carter traveled by train from Washington, D.C., to Montana, Idaho, Washington, and across Canada. A portion of this trip was made with the U.S. Senate Irrigation Committee which was touring the West. During the 1920s John Carter worked for a Senate committee concerned with relations with Native Americans. In this capacity he traveled to Montana in 1924 and again in 1926. |
Creator | Carter, John Galen, b. 1891. |
Type | Diaries.; Collection |
Language | eng |
Subject (LCSH) | Carter, Ellen Galen--Correspondence.; Galen, Hugh F., 1826-1899--Correspondence.; United States. Congress. Senate--Officials and employees--Diaries.; Americans--Canada--Diaries.; Americans--Cuba--Diaries.; Americans--Europe, Western--Diaries.; Americans--Panama--Diaries.; Americans--Russia--Diaries.; Americans--Scandinavia--Diaries.; Assiniboine Indians--Rites and ceremonies.; Atsina Indians--Claims.; Atsina Indians--Rites and ceremonies.; Cree Indians--Rites and ceremonies.; Salish Indians--Government relations.; Siksika Indians--Claims.; Nez Percé Indians--Claims.; Sun dance--Montana.; Banff (Alta.)--Description and travel.; Canada--Description and travel.; Cuba--Description and travel.; Europe, Western--Description and travel.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--Social life and customs.; Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (Mont.)--Social life and customs.; Glacier National Park (Mont.); Harlem (Mont.)--Description and travel.; Helena (Mont.)--Description and travel.; Idaho--Description and travel.; Landusky (Mont.)--Description and travel.; Louise, Lake (Alta.)--Description and travel.; Montana--Description and travel.; Panama--Description and travel.; Rocky Boy's Reservation (Mont.)--Social life and customs.; Russia--Description and travel.; Scandinavia--Description and travel.; Spokane (Wash.)--Description and travel.; Washington (State)--Description and travel.; Zortman (Mont.) |
Contributing Institution | Montana Historical Society Research Center |
Physical Dimensions | 1 v. |
Contact Us | To order a reproduction, download our order form at http://mhs.mt.gov/research/photo/servicesfees.asp or contact Montana Historical Society Research Center: (406) 444-2681 / mhslibrary@mt.gov |
Relation | http://worldcat.org/oclc/70967320/viewonline |
Transcription | Florida, December 31st 1896 My dear daughter, Mr. Carter has requested that I send him the history of my ancestors. In the first place we have not descended from which I could not say much in favor of our stock coming from persons of high rank or station. The most I could say that they came from religious catholic familys. I heard it said that my grandfather Donald Galen used to travel 3/4 of a mile to church at the age of 100. I did not know his occupation or descendance. I think he came from Scotland. My uncles on that side were business men. Michael had a large grocery store in Killetor. I think Owen was a farmer. He had one son that I believe was ordained a priest. Also Edward had a son ordained. My mothers name was Logue. I have heard that they were supposed to be tolerable wealthy farmers. My mother had a large fortune and as the matches is generally made by the parents at least they have to be consulted so it was settled that my mothers fortune was to be expended in a Public House in Castle Derg. So they had a marriage contract drawn that he could have the House during his life but after his death it was to go to her and her heirs. This House was the only House in that town that was deeded for Ever. There was a farm attached. But I think he paid rent for it. The House was a large stone building. It was purchased about the year 1820 and until the year 1836 they done a good business. Which was principally done on Friday as every Friday was a market day except the first Friday ^^ the month it was a fair day - on Fair and Market days 5 or 6 extra help was employed to carry liquer to all the spare rooms in the House. I think each employer was expected to look after two tables. And was given about 10 or 15 shillings in Silver and 1/2 pence so they could pay for the liquor at the counter and collect at their own risk. Therefore they were oblidged to give up the money at night that they had borrowed at the bar in the morning. The business was yarn buyers butter grain buyers etc. Fair days was some different from market days. But more extencive - in addi¬ tion to other sales there was cattle horses and sheep pigs asses mules etc. On these days they needed more help. We had a large Correll fenced in by a stone wall 10 feet high. And Stables for keeping Horses. Those fed hay and oats we charged sixpence. The loose animals we charge one penney. A great many pilgrims going to Lough derg used to stop with us. My father and mother both could talk Irish. But I never heard them or anyone in our town talk Irish except when the country people came in or the Pilgrims. When I first heard the rosery said in Irish I could not help chocking a laugh. Afterward I learned the Lords prayer in Irish. I think I could repeat it yet. My father through drinking and bad management went through all the property, which ended in a lawsuit. That left us nothing during his life. But always supposed the real estate in Castlederg would come to us after his death. My brother expected to go home and look after it when father died, but did not do so. And I always thought it was not worth the time we would have spent looking after it. My father left and went to America, and I suppose took what money was left after the crash, That was I think about the year 1840. My brother managed to get money enough to leave about two years after and mother took sister went to keep house for her brother my uncle who was a widdower, but they having no use for me as I was not brought up to work and he having children of his own there was nothing left for me to do but to work for anyone might employ me and so far any price the might be willing to give. I went to Ballybofey |
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