| Title: | J Houston, et al Co. Tyrone to James. A. Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 1481 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Houston, James/59 |
| Year | 1896 |
| Sender | Houston, James et al |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Essex, Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends/brothers |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 410131 |
| Date | 22/07/1896 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 319 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Front of envelope Mr James A Smyth Essex Essex County Ontario Canada STAMPED FE 4 97 Back of envelope Mr James A Smyth Essex Essex County Ontario Canada Letter 1 Castledamph July 22 96 Dear James I am sorry to say we are summoned again by Elkin the [they?] are billed - for assult [assault?] and wounding complainent thereby occasioning him greavious [grievous?] bodily harm - [Thomy?] John C and [Jas?] Hay is all in one summond [summoned?] and each has got one I am sorry to let you know that Big Robert Dunn Letterbratt [Letterbrat?] is dead he was in Strabane yesterday and comming [coming?] up [Meenishask?] the horse [rusted?] the cart went over the road and he fell out and was killed on the moment no person was with him - to [two?] meen [men?] saw all that was working at turff [turf?] but he was Dead when they got his lenth [length?] an Inquest was held on the mountain and he was at home at night great greef [grief?] is felt all around. I am sending you ten pounds at this time - its all we can give at this time - we are not making much But [leaving?] plenty out but we cannot help it now we. have our tournip [turnip?] thined [thinned?] and [knedded?] at the Burn Cutt [Cut?] William is Drawing at the turff [turf?] I will send you the Omagh paper you will see. all in it I am sending your uncle the belfast So you will see. plenty about the 12th July the weather is neither to [too?] weet [wet?] or dray [dry?] at present I hope you had a good 12th in Canada by this time your examination is over I hope you come out well - all well at present. |
