| Title: | Eliza Smyth, Castledamph to James A. Smyth, Ontario |
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| ID | 2634 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Eliza Catherine/13 |
| Year | 1906 |
| Sender | Smyth, Eliza Catherine |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Castledamph, 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. | 0410013 |
| Date | 05/02/1906 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 26:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 935 |
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| Transcript | Front of envelope Mr Jas A Smyth, Essex, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada POSTAGE STAMP NEWTOWNSTEWART [10?]PM FE 05 06 Handwritten James 306 Back of envelope POSTMARK PLUMBRIDGE A FE 05 06 POSTMARK ESSEX FE 16 06 ONT. [Page 1] Castledamph Feby [February] 5th 1906 Dear Brother, It is quite a while since I wrote to you had a letter half done in Sept and as always happens things will go wrong when there is nobody around the cows got into the corn so I had to stop writing & go after them & my letter lies unfinised [unfinished?] from that to this. Well I hardly know what to say first & its not but I [sic] enough to say; for something new we had William two night (sic) [Page 2] in this past week so yest [yesterday?] what ever we were talking about he told me I had more to say than all the women in all the houses he goes in to [into] I forgot to ask him about the Hamiltons As Sandy Duncan & he goes (sic) there to see Armour & I dont [don t] believe they spend there [their?] night with Armour so that the girls must entertain them in some way & its more than likely they do it by sitting looking at each other. I know the other houses he goes to & the girls thinks (sic) it is only right to say nothing you get a name of being modest however [Page 3] I speak & will no matter who wants me to keep still. Well the Elections are over & a big time it was. Mid Tyrone had no trouble but North Tyrone was fought out well still Doods is in, it was thought for a while that a new election would take place but its settled We had papers from you last week you were better posted with Irish news than we were also quicker Chas [Charles?] McCullagh has been reported to have tried to commit suicide over the election he is in a great way to know who got up such a story some beleive [believe?] it was the Catholics [Page 4] as he went to Priest Magees the morning of the elections to drive in Old Paddy as he is called. The old Priest supported [Henery?] & the young one Doods the last had the most followers as they made it out that the old fellow was not right in his mind & what ever way the neice [niece?] doosed [dosed?] him he was unable to go when Charlie called some think she made him drunk Master James pretended he would vote for Doods one night he was here Father & him argued all night Andy Ballantine was in but for something new he never spoke [Page 5] Well I suppose you are having a busy time with School work & the License Inspector bussiness [business?] saw in the Essex Free Press from time to time all the catches you were making I think you have fell quiet this last while Father is always in a hurry reading the Essex news to see if your name appears in any shape or form Well I suppose Mary thanked you for your present as at one time she thought it was all for herself I wish you heard how she was going to spend it but by good luck it was not changed untill [until?] I got your [sic] [Page 6] saying the half was mine We changed it two weeks ago I gave one pound to Mrs Nelson as we got into debt at the time Mary went away and we have not got clear yet thats why I could not get more [another?] dress sometimes I have to wonder at Mary as she knew as well as I did that it was to pay & very little way to do it the other pound I am going to spend in shoes & gloves & all on self I could leave out any amount of money but its not our own to look at in one way so perhaps some would be saying the [they?] can buy such & such things [Page 7] now we have gave (sic) the folks to understand that you are sending us what we require so that it does not belong to the firm of Smyth & Sons Wm [William?] would be harder by far than Tom. Bella is going to get Madge & the babys [baby s] Photo taken shortly Madge is growing. by the time you get home she will be a good size she can talk alright now When I go down alone the first question is "Mary not coming" (sic.) she got used to us both going together that she think (sic) it strange for one to go alone. Madge has got nice red cheeks the baby is not [Page 8] so strong looking as her. he is learning to walk the [they?] call him Bertie Madge stays up here for two or three days at the time she is a great one for the violin I think she will follow the Smyths in that but in having care its the Houstons side for it she is about the carefullest [most careful?] thing ever you saw I dont believe she has put one shillings worth to loss [lose?] yet if they could have managed to get there [their?] Photos taken at home you would saw (sic) her nursing & reading at the same time I was going to write a few more sheets but as time is short I will write next week again & tell you how all the stock are thriving all well Eliza POSTSCRIPTS Dont [don t] make your letters so heavy as we have to pay 4D (Written across top of first page) Had Master James here Sat [Saturday?] measuring land for flax he said he had papers from you that morning [L.C.S?] [Liza Catherine Smyth?] |
