| Title: | William Gilkinson, Castledamph, to James A Smyth, Ontario |
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| ID | 1175 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Gilkinson, William/48 |
| Year | 1894 |
| Sender | Gilkinson, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Essex, Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge |
| Doc. No. | 604037 |
| Date | 01/03/1894 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 343 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] [Stamp torn off] Mr James A Smyth South Woodslee Lock box 4 Essex Co Ontario Canada [Back of envelope] [Stamped] HALIFAX CANADA B MR 11 94 [Stamped] PLUMBRIDGE C MR 1 94 SOUTH WOODSLEE - MR 1- 94 ONT [Letter 1] [Page 1] Castledamph March 1st 94 Dear Cousin In answer to your letter which I received on Tuesday I was glad to hear of you being well we are all well here at present you have fine times of it this winter going to school it seems you have more lessons to get than we [Page 2] used to get for Miss Dunne The books are dearer than they are here unless they are larger there is no school fees to pay here now either everyone that pays Poor Rate Pays threepence in the Pound for the teacher What do you mean by Passing for high school I was thinking that you are going to be a teacher I would like to see your Master giving you a good Whipping now [Page 3] have you as much fun at it as we used to have here when Beck Dunne and Minnie Duncan was at school but suppose there is [sic] no girls in the school with the boys It was William and Mary Duncan that had some words but I dont know what it was about she said he was talking about her and she was going to hit him but did not there is hot times here now they have lost all [their?] boys [Page 4] with their bad tongue anyway I dont think I will be talking to Alice so I will not have a chance of telling her what you say I dont know where they are going on the Twelfth yet I would like to see your Picture now I am sure you will be quite changed now I would like to see you at home but it might be a long time to the next Ball I cant know what meaning to take out of the last two sentences of your letter when you write again tell me what you mean by then No more at Present But remain yours &c W Gilkison [William Gilkinson?] [Written at top of Pages 2 & 3] This letter is not written very well it is short too but you must excuse I will write soon again. [Written at bottom of Page 2] Please write soon. |
