| Title: | E C Smyth, Castledamph to J A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2647 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Eliza Catherine/43A |
| Year | 1894 |
| 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, |
| Doc. No. | 505051 |
| Date | 10/01/1894 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 25:05:2005. |
| Word Count | 419 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr James A Smyth South Woodslee Lock Box 4 Essex County Ontario Canada- [Stamp torn] [NEWTOWNSTEWART?] [Written over Envelope] Rec [Received?] June 26 1894 [Back of Envelope] [Stamped] PLUMBRIDGE C JU 14 94 [This envelope held three separate letters possibly placed there many years ago. Because of this they have been retained in this way. The first two were written five months apart and the third eight years later.] SOUTH WOODSLEE JU 23 94 ONT. [Letter 1] [Page 1] Castledamph January 10, 94 Dear Brother I now take the pleasure of writting [writing?] to you for the first time this year and I hope not the last we have some snow here this last week and very hard frost the most part of it is all away today it rained heavy last night William Stewart is dead he died on Friday morning the Funeral took place on Saturday at 12 noon William and Father went to it Tommy was at the wake on Friday night. [Page 2] I suppose you had a merry Christmas their [there?] was a good deal of you all together I suppose you and Willie John had a good time with the girls how long is [are?] them two girls going to stay you will have a fin [fine?] time as long as they stay I suppose Tillie and Sarah will stay a while with you to [too?]. We had a while [sic] fun last week as long as the English man was here their [there?] was some fun We were down at Gilkies on Monday night New Years night we were over in Moses on Wensday [Wedensday?] night and in Uncle James on Thursday night [Page 3] We were playing all sorts of games we played [Ma---m?] and Jack and catching the tin I suppose you have not forgotten your name yet tumble the stools many a time it was called. Tommy Hay showed them other plays one called luggy one man stands in Front and puts his hands on his ears and the others stands in a row behind one hits the one in front on the hands he has to catch the one he thinks is right by the ear then if he is not right then he catches him and leads him up to the front by the ear [Page 4] the [they?] were at other plays to [too?] but the [they?] were tiresome we played Blind Mans Buff the way he plays it you would have to name the one you would catch Father showed them the way to play the seven days of the week and the Brogue their [there?] was good fun that night in Uncle James we locked the door that night I hear Annie Dunne is awaiting on Rebbeccaa [sic] sister I think she is not dead yet their [there?] is another woman dead over the hill McKemmon Hopping [Hoping?] Uncle Aunt Cousin and Friends and Mr Allison is [sic] all well No more To James A Smith From Eliza C Smith [Note at top of Page 1] Write soon |
