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Title: Bella M Smyth, Castledamph to, Mr. James A Smyth, Ontario
ID2566
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileSmyth, Bella Maggie/45
Year1896
SenderSmyth, Bella Maggie
Sender Genderfemale
Sender Occupationfarming household
Sender ReligionPresbyterian
OriginCo. Tyrone, N.Ireland
DestinationEssex Co., Ontario, Canada
RecipientSmyth, James Alexander
Recipient Gendermale
Relationshipsiblings
SourceCopyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com
ArchiveMr & Mrs J Smyth.
Doc. No.0604142
Date23/01/1896
Partial Date
Doc. TypeLTE
Log
Word Count357
Genre
Note
Transcript[Front of envelope]
Mr. James =A= Smyth
[In?] Essex,
Essex county
Ontario
[In?] Essex
Canada

[Front of Envelope]

[Stamped]
SOUTH-WOODSLEE
FE 6
96
ONT

[Stamped]
[NEWTOWNSTEWAR?]
[--?]
[10 0?]
JA [25?]
96

[Stamped]
[NEWTOWNSTEWAR?]
[--?]
[10 0?]
JA [23?]
96

[Red Postage Stamp]
Postage & Revenue
One Halfpenny

[Purple Postage Stamp]
Postage & Revenue
One Penny

[Purple Postage Stamp]
Postage & Revenue
One Penny

[Back of Envelope]

[Stamped]
HAMILTON CANADA
1
FE 5
96

[Stamped]
ESSEX
FE 6
96
ONT

[Stamped]
[SOUTH WOODSLEE?}
FE [?]
[96?]

[Page 1]

Castledamph
January 23rd 1896

Dear Brother

We received
your last letter on the 13th
We are glad to hear that you
are well and. all the rest
also, the weather is keeping
on good for so far I dont
think we will have any
winter this year ploughing
and all other work is going
on well William is down
to-day at James Young's he has
Eliza Glass's field ploughed

[Page 2]
He would [sic] been done now
only they were drawing
stones from Joe Glenn [sic] land
to the road and that kept
him back they have a good
many out now ready for breaking
There is a wedding at plumbridge
today, if you remember Barney
Shearing and Miss Lizzie McCullagh
[philimy?] they are married by this
time 7 cars altogether most of all
the plum [Plumbridge?] people is
[sic] at it The Miss Dunbars was
up on Tuesday night and Daniel came
up from the road so we had some music
while he was here, Tilda

[Page 3]
Willie and us was down last night
spent the night playing the piano and
singing They were up in Mr William Duncans,
on Tuesday night week, Martha invited them
up, and William was asked over you know
Sandy and him is [sic] always comrades
There was a dance in Elkins last night
week and a far better one up in Eden on
Friday night every one paid one shilling
and they drunk two gallon [sic] whiskey
left at six oclock in the morning McKelveys,
Mc Namee's, Morris. Elkins Johnnie Glass
Bob Johnnie Dunne and Daniel Oh I forgot
Willie Houston
Eden
[Page 4]
I dont think that we told you that Moses
Stewart has got married at Xmas I dont
know her name but he got her above Omagh,
Andrew McKelvey [p.C?] has got married to
a girl in Raphoe the name of Orr. he did
not come to Eden after all, We are sending
you a violin string along with this letter
it may not be a very good one but we will
send a better one before long Some of this
news not worth writing but its better than
none
No more at present
Bella M Smyth


Transcribed by Mohamed Souissy