| Title: | Bella M. Smyth, Castledamph, to, James A. Smyth, Ontario. |
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| ID | 2586 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Bella Maggie/82 |
| Year | 1897 |
| 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 |
| Doc. No. | 0410286 |
| Date | 27/05/1897 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 29:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 796 |
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| Transcript | Envelope addressed to: Mr. James -A- Smyth Essex Essex County Ontario Canada Postmarked on Front: NEWTOWNSTEWART PM [10 ?] MY [?] 97 Written on front Of envelope: Rec [received?] June 7th Ans [answered?] June 8th 1897 Postmarked on Back of Envelope: PLUMBRIDGE B MY 27 97 ESSEX JU 7 97 ONT. Castledamph May 27th 1897 Dear Brother In answer to your letter which we rec. [received?] Friday 21st we are glad to know that you are alright you will have a busy time now till the exam and I hope you will be successful We are sorry that you have to watch the money so well but you should buy anything you are in need of and I am allowed to tell you that if we can spare it you will get it there is no one counting what you take, they are all trying to send as much as possible but sometimes you are kept wanting rather long Whatever you think on doing after the exam you need not be afraid of the money. It is enough to study hard and not to worry about money Father says to tell you he will send some next week and not have you scarce at the examination I suppose it would take a good deal to go to Miss Ballantine [Ballantine's?] place It is a great pity you can,t [can't?] go after been (sic) confined to school so long Mother is afraid you are getting too fat she thinks you would need more exercise and not so much studying We have nice weather here since, Tommy William John is (sic) with Uncle James to day [today?] cutting turf he is getting along pretty well now only he is scarce of help yet but he will get over that pretty soon Robert James will soon be able to do something Uncle Charles is in the Infirmary a week on Tuesday with a sore leg he was complaining with it a year or two ago but it was never so bad as now he hurted [hurt it?] this time with a [tub?] and he thinks it was flooring on his knees that commenced it first Aunt was up on Saturday and there was nothing done to it at that time. Father and Mother was (sic) over on Sunday and she was telling them, he was [fretting?] badly and had to lie in bed all the time, we have got no word since how he is Uncle John "Old Son" has got married on Thursday last to a girl at Drumquin so that is a miracle, when he left John and Sarah I am not sure whether he will come half time or not,. but its [it's?] not likley [likely?] he will come from Drumquin to Eden and the wife has a piece of land so then he will be busy enough without hiring:: Uncle John has no other one yet nor I dont [don't?] expect they will get anyone to please them as well as McColgan Knox is still in Eden he never changed yet, he is another that attends to his business better than his master. We have not much trouble with them now they are a little quieter than they were:: Beck is in Newtown since Maggie died then there are only Alice and Bella at home now not as many as used to be Dan Henry is coming to live to Elkins old house at the Bridge Old Wilson is going to marry and he wants the house rid-- he chased Annie on Saturday and she is stopping in Elkins since and Dan says he wont [won't] keep her he will keep Bob but let her do for herself so you may expect some fun the day Old Wilson will be married. There is some talk about Joe McConnell going to be married to a Miss Crawford a friend of his own she lives about Gorticastle. James' [-ick-?] says he will drive.. but he'll have to get a nice pony some place for Joe will have nothing else going up to the Glenn so they will have everything arranged no matter whether its [it's?] true or not Jamey Stewart is for America to-morrow morning so that is strange looking and so much for him to do at home but I suppose its [it's?] hard work thats [that's?] taking him away Old Barney Roger was nearly killed on Wednesday he was rolling corn and the horse ran away and the roller went over him and bruised him badly the priest and Doctor was sent for and he is not expected to recover In regards that Daffodil I cant [can't?] tell much about unless [sic] seeing them at Elkins [Elkin's?] it remains in bloom for over a week and I think the first open's [opens?] about the beginning of March but the [they?] are green before that and I suppose the [they?] bloom for about three weeks one after another Willie John commenced his letter this morning and if he gets it finished we will send it Good Bye Bella M [Maggie?] Smyth Verified by Mohamed Souissy |
