| Title: | Bella M Smyth, Castledamph, to James A. Smyth, Ontario. |
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| ID | 2563 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Bella Maggie/24A |
| Year | 1892 |
| Sender | Smyth, Bella Maggie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | farming household |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (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. |
| Doc. No. | 604136 |
| Date | 29/11/1892 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 763 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr. James A Smyth Southwooslee Lock Box 4 Essex County Ontario Canada [Stamped] Newtownstewart D NO 17 92 IRELAND [Postage Stampe] Postage & Revenue 32 ½ [Written above address] Nov 29 1892 [Written upside down at bottom] Ans [Answered?] Dec 8/92 [Stamped] SOUTH WOODSLEE NO 22 92 ONT [Stamped] PLUMBRIDGE C NO 17 92 [Letter 1] [Page 1] with writing in ink: 23 24 21 38 1=86 [1 45?] [ =45?] [Page 1 Castledamph Nov” 17th 1892 Dear Brother We received your last letter on Monday 7th we got the one from Annie the same day, we see by yours that you got the pictures all [wright?] [alright?] I think father told you how many we got in his last letter but if you would want any more we could get them any time, we are for sending one to Annie as soon possible she said in the letter that she would like one, she is for getting the babys picture took [sic] and will send it to us There was a little disturbance along the road last night comming [coming?] out of the fair William Reid [Page 2] and Alex Duncan and [Knox?] was near killing each other Reid struck Alex coming along at Mrs Dunne, and left some very bad cuts in his head and he was hardly able to get the length of Elkins and when Reid came that length he got some bad wounds too he was carried up till James Reid [sic] and is lying there yet and Alex is lying up in Elkins, The doctor and police was [sic] all sent for last night the doctor dressed the wounds but that was all the police took knox to the Barracks last night and kept him there till 11 oclock to-day The doctor came back this- morning and the police also Father is down since the morning and he has not come [Page 3] up yet, so I think if the [they?] had went all home quiet there would have been less bother, but you know the sort of William Reid before now but I think he has got enough this time We were greatly astonished at Archibald sending such a letter over. for Tilda- Jane said it to more than one- she told it to James McKnight as well as to McFarlands' girl, and she was never done telling stories It is these stories that has put Joe Duncans ones from writing too, they had it going that it was some of them wrote the letter and signed dada [name?] to it. and they dont like to write when there is such talk going on [Page 4] X I think there will hardly ever be a letter wrote but there will be a death in it. Old Margaret Huston [Houston?] died on Friday night last and was buried on Monday it was not a very large funeral on account of the day being so wet, Joe glenns' Old mother Died on Sunday night and was buried on Tuesday, Dear brother. I am very sorry to have to tell you that Mary Duncan is unwell she is ailing a week past on Monday with a stoppage of the bowels the Newtown [Newtownstewart?] doctor was up with her on Saturday and he said if she would pass the tenth day after he was up there would be a chance of her recovery, so I think they had trouble enough without Alex getting what he got last night [Page 5] x You wanted to know the ages of grandfathers [sic] and grandmothers ) [sic] On mothers side, her mother was 62 and her father was 82 On Fathers side his mother was 76 and his father 91 I suppose you will be for getting your life insured when you want their ages, Father was up in Cookstown on Saturday with the Flax he had seven hundred - weight and he got seven shillings a stone we had 3 hundred over in Uncle James land and we had the rest down in the Blackland all the land we had from Uncle James for cropping. was not too [dear?] after all it only comes too [to?] £16.2s the whole of it and we have eight stacks of corn along with the flax [Page 6] x we have very good weather this last day or two but it is just a day or two good and then as many bad there is hardly anybody done digging the potatoes – yet we have all the ridges up in the gravel hole to dig yet it wont be far off Christmas when we are done this year I forgot to tell you about the Telegraph Alphabet he went [into?] a Telegraph office in Cookstown and he got one but he was afraid that it was not the right kind we will send it to day and if it does not be the right sort you can let us know I will make this do for this time I send my love and best respects to you all Bella M Smyth Top of page 5] Dreaming of [Weading?] Monday 27 Nov |
