| Title: | Bella M Smyth, Newtownstewart, to James Alex Smyth, Ontario |
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| ID | 2559 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Bella Maggie/4 |
| Year | 1892 |
| Sender | Smyth, Bella Maggie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | farming household |
| Sender Religion | Presbyterian |
| Origin | Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 0310031 |
| Date | 29/01/1892 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 17:10:2003. |
| Word Count | 568 |
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| Transcript | Envelope addressed to: - Mr James Alexr Smyth Southwoodslee. Box.23 Essex County Ontario Canada Postmarked on Front: - N'STEWART [Newtownstewart?] JA [January?] 29 [92?] IRELAND Written on front of envelope: 1892 Postmarked on Back: - [ESSEX?] [--?] 92 ONT [Ontario?] HAMILTON FE [February?] 9 92 CANADA Written on back of envelope:- [NHKZ?] [LLNUD?] [------?] Friday January 29-1892 Dear Brother James I once more take the pleasure of writing to you to let you know that we are all in pretty good health at this present time owing to the state of the country the influenza is raging almost everywhere and there is a good many complaining about here too I am glad to have to tell you that Uncle James has got better of the severe attack that he had I think there was no one ever as bad as he was and better in so short a time there was always five or six people stayed with him day and night up till the present but I think the [they?] will be no more call for anyone Wednesday the 27th was the day of his Auction he has got rid of all except two cows and a score of sheep and he has got all the land set except the [crocundung?] and he kept a field or two at the house for himself the land for cropping went from two pounds up till four pounds an acre The partners kept the glen between them and did not let it up for auction at all, the stock went above £27 the cornstacks went [£30=s17=6d?] and the geese went [£2.14=S6D?] Uncle William Gilkison [Gilkinson?] got the mare at [£14.10s?] and we have got 5 acres of land for cropping at about £19 and when all was counted up he had about £110 1s:3d till himself so I think that nothing went cheap when he drew that much money.- Father says that they will not crop much of our own land this year when they have got so much of Uncle James's the cows & and sheep was so cheap this year that they did not get them sold and they remain on their hands yet so it will take all the grass that they can spare to graze them all=, They have not done much work this winter yet but I think that it will not be long to they have to begin it is coming up till the time there is not much ploughed about here yet the weather is so stormy this last month or so that the people cannot get at their work the snow is almost all away now but it is raining every day and the wind very high Dear brother we received Cousin Annie (sic) picture and her husband on Thursday the 21st safe and sound they are a very nice couple and everybody that sees them says that Dada was intend to write to her this week and somehow he did not get it managed till it was too late but he will be sure to write next week We have not got any letters this long time from you. You must be very busy or else you do not care for writing you do not write half as often now as you used to do When you do not be writing too often we would like a letter as well from Uncle William or from our Cousins and let us know how you are all doing Cousin annie told that you have took charge of the horses altogether now I suppose it is easier work nor [than?] digging among the stones anyway I have no more to say at present write soon From your sister Bella Maggie Smyth Transcribed by Jim Buchanan Verified by Mohamed Souissy Validated by Lorraine Tennant |
