| Title: | Eliza Smyth, Castledamph to J A Smyth, Ontario |
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| ID | 2649 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Eliza Catherine/45 |
| Year | 1901 |
| 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. | 0410150 |
| Date | 17/05/1901 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 611 |
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| Transcript | [no envelope] Castledamph Dear Brother May 17th 1901 I think it is near time to write to you again you will excuse us once more for we are in a terrible hurry this last month nothing but work outside & in as I told you in my last scribble about the machine or threshing mill well it arrived here yesterday evg [evening?] about 2 oclock [o clock?] Wm [William?] Willie Ballantine & Jamey Gilkison went to Newtownstewart with the carts & Mr Russell was in waiting for to load them They stooped [stopped?] in Plumbridge he said it would be as good as an advertisement for the firm Mr Russell came on his bycycle [bicycle?] they had a fine time getting the loads of [off?] (Young) Joe Gilkison was here & he said he would lift as much a [as?] any two the rigg [rig?] was hardly ready & I tell you they have a busy time getting stones John C is home this week one good thing is the weather is splendid very warm the Sycamore trees are looking their best its lovely to be out now if you had nothing to do cuckoo & Blackbird & thrush are all doing their part also the corncreak [corncrake?] at night John Gilkison was home last week he got his holidays early this year he invited old & young band down to Plumbridge on Sat evg [evening?] at five oclock [o clock?] some of the old one [ones?] did not attend & it caused some anger they were cutting turf & I suppose did not like to stoop [stop?] well Jenny Hay was here she told the young band they should cut John James [James ] turf as the old ones done it & played down the hill I suppose you remember it as Wm [William?] does so the [they?] agreed to come & cut the turf on Wed 14th & three of the old band was present we had five spades all but one man how would you like to cut turf now I am afraid you would rather teach your exam will not be long now see & hurry up & let us know if you are for comming [coming?] home we are all thinking about it any way [anyway?] butt [but?] perhaps you will dissapoint [disappoint?] us I think you ought to come this year as you dont [don t?] know what might happen before next year any way [anyway?] I suppose you can please your self [yourself?] the tea is coming to the table now so I will have to shift to some other corner Bella was at PB [Plumbridge?] today getting her dress fitted & she says Mary would liked (sic) to have got up home last night how do you feel so far away when Mary is only two miles I would like to come home when anything particular is taking place I was down with Tilda yesterday evg [evening?] a few moments & I tell you it is a changed place Willie is missed badly every time I go in I imagine I can see him do some turn It seem (sic) like a dream that he is away atall [at all?] everyone of us missed him but its no use of me saying so much I am sure you feel it just as we do I intend to write to Bell [Belle?] you can tell her Mary & I will write soon I dont [don t?] think you will be satisfied when you have this read as I could not get a pen so I thought something better nor nothing (sic) no more with all kind thoughts Eliza C Smyth Transcribed by Greg Floyd |
