April 6. 1921.
Mr H. O. Bergh,
Dear Sir,
Please find papers enclosed as regards expenses in connection with your Uncle's burial, the undertaker's bill is certainly too high but we can't better ourselves now. Your Uncle had another stroke and by what I can hear he never knew what happened to him; he had not been feeling well for a few days before his death; he died about 1.30 a.m. I had not heard from him for 3 weeks, but I was going to write him the day that I got the Phone message saying he had passed away, he had not answered my last letter and I always waited for a reply from him after sending him a dollar; this time I thought he was beginning to get saving by not writing. We buried him in Plumas beside his Brother who died in Oct. 1899 it is about 11 miles from our place but we got the corpse shipped to Plumas and the cemetery is less than one mile from the station. I was sorry there was not more of his old friends at his funeral only one family besides ourselves from Tenby but the road was very bad that day as the thaw had just started; we had to get the drag man to take him to the grave yard he did not charge me anything neither did the preacher I offered to pay them for their work if they would give me a receipt for the money; it was Presbyterian Minister. As regard any private papers of your Uncle's I don't know of any; there is an old trunk and some books also a photograph of the two Brothers also one or two others I will ship you the whole thing if you say so but outside of the Photo I think it would be a waste of money; as regards any records of his life I am afraid there is nothing left to tell you the truth some party or parties went through the house last thing before I got back from taking him to the home there was a few things there that I would like to have had but was too late but if I ever see the articles I certainly would know them.
As regards his clothes unless you care to get them I don't think that I will bother with them; they have never said anything about them from the home.
As regards Macleans Magazine I just got two in today's mail thanks very much.
I received the Postal Note for Five Dollars.
As regards your Uncle dying in the Institute I can assure you it was the best home he had since I knew him and that is 50 years this next month; there is one thing I can say about him the only harm ever done was to himself; he was too free and people imposed on him.
I am enclosing you a few lines that we cut out of the local paper I have seven dollars and seventy cents of your money that you have sent me - the balance you can figure up and send it to Glenella, make it payable at the Sterling Bank check or draft which ever is most convenient to you. I think I have told you all if there is anything more you wish to know please ask for it.
We are going to have a late spring in Manitoba this year, it is real winter weather here the last three days with no prospect of a change.
Yours truly,
JAMES GRIFFITHS.
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