| Title: | W Gilkison, Castledamph to James A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 1178 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Gilkinson, William/66 |
| Year | 1896 |
| 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. | 410035 |
| Date | 05/11/1896 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 349 |
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| Transcript | [Front of envelope] Mr James Alex Smyth Essex Essex Co Ontario Canada [Stamped] NEWTOWNSTEWART 10 NO 5 96 [Written] Rec Nov 18 Ans " 23 96 [Back of envelope] [Stamped] PLUMBRIDGE NO 5 96 [Stamped] ESSEX NO 17 96 ONT. [Page 1] Castledamph Nov 5th 1896 Dear Cousin In answer to your letter which I recieved [received?] in due time I was glad to hear from you again and to know that you are well we are all well here at present I never even thought that you had entirely forgot to write to me and I will [Page 2] be satisfied with 50% so long as you have so much to study. I am sorry you did not win the Prize but though the other was so much longer than yours it might not be the best you did not fail in much at your exam. I expect you will watch better next time. We had a very bad harvest here this year there is a lot of the corn clean rotten Page 3] The Potatoes is (sic) not near all dug yet some people only commencing them I suppose you have heard by this time how the law went it was not so bad after all but the Elkins should had to (sic) Pay the £2 instead of your People Sarah says to Hell with them if they had left Willie Gilkison at home they would sent them (sic) to Derry for a month she made a fool of herself at Omagh [Page 4] I suppose you had not much fun at Halloweve [Halloween?] it was very dull here the people are getting very steady We were at a grand Party on Friday night last it was in Grange in Mrs Dunbar's there was four of your ones and two of us & two of the Campbells we drove down the evening before and did not come back to next morning so we had a splendid night all sorts of amusements. I have not got any french to send you this time I think you will not have much to get cut off your whiskers I am sure she thinks on you often enough no more at present but remains your Cousin Willie [Gilkison?] [Written across top of pages] The Miss Dunbars are very well good by [goodbye?] Excuse this scribble Bella Maggie is sending you the Constitution today that the trial is on Transcribed by Alan Houston |
