| Title: | T Hay, India to [Bella?] [Smyth?],[Castledamph?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 1362 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hay, Thomas/11 |
| Year | 1908 |
| Sender | Hay, Thomas |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | soldier |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | India |
| Destination | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smyth, Bella M. |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| 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. | 410098 |
| Date | 23/11/1908 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 346 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | No Envelope 23/11/98 [Sealkot?] India I remain in good health. Dear Cousin Just a few more lines to you and my Dear Aunt and Uncle and all my friends hoping they are still in good health and had a good time for farming. Dear Cousin I am just thinking again how nice it would be on furlough again with all you young, people again for Christmas sitting around the turf fires I would like to be with You I could tell some little tales of being out here. Dear Cousin we leave this Station the 3rd of Dec. and March to [Meeint?] so we shall have Christmas day on the road I don t know where we stop for it. Dear Cousin I received a Letter from Maggie McFarland a few weeks ago she tells me she is doing alright and likes the place well I also received an American paper from her which I thank her very much for so you see I am in Love with friends in america I answered her letter nice and Loving I also wrote to Cousin James how is Roberts baby doing. Dear Cousin I hear my Father is pensioned off the police force also our Lizzie is about to be married I dont hear very much from them but I am not troubling much so long as I get a bit of news from you and my other friends I like to hear from you all. Dear Cousin I am sending you a small parcel containing a few handkerchieves for you Lisa and Mary also a set of studs for Tom. William, Charles and a set for Uncle I shall send Aunt a present later I don t see anything here suitable for her yet. Dear cousin I think I Have said all this time I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy New year give my best respects to all. I remain your loving Cousin T. [Tommy?] Hay to BMS [Bella Mary Smyth?] xxxxxx How is Tilly she never wrote yet and who is that party that was getting married, |
