Canada – New Brunswick 1818 extensive ex-patriot letter from an Englishman named Charles Howe to his father in England which shows that not everyone made a fortune in the new world. 3pp large folio. Howe left his home in Northumberland leaving behind his wife and family to seek a better life in New Brunswick but with no success. In this letter he spells out his distress : ‘...the greatest distress prevails – no work or employment – I have witnessed much distress – no money, and trade, such as it is, carried on by barter...’