| Title: | Liza Smyth, Castledamph to Mr James A Smyth, Ontario |
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| ID | 2669 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Eliza Catherine/61 |
| Year | 1902 |
| 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. | 0604014 |
| Date | 14/08/1902 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | |
| Word Count | 852 |
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| Transcript | [Front of envelope] Mr James A Smyth Essex Essex Co Ont Canada [Stamped] Newtownstewart PM 10 0 AU 14 02 Londonderry Colonial Pkt AM 10.30 AU 15 02 [Written at top] [Got a [Calling?] [----?] in this [vue?] Ans [Answered?] [Back of Envelope] [Stamped] Plumbridge AU 14 02 [Stamped] Essex AU 25 02 ONT Castledamph Aug 13th 1902 Dear Brother Your letter of July 26 to hand friday last and I am sorry to say it only contained the same as the preceding ones. We had a letter from Mary same day and their [there?] are quite a difference in the two. You say Mary doesn't know to take money where she is getting it and Mary says you only had 51 Cents for her when she asked it from you and you had not enough for yourself. I don't know which of you two [Page 2] is in the wrong she wanted us to send her some to start school again until [until?] you would get some but its not like long ago as quick as it could go it went but now we haven't what she asked Only William paid Russell [out?] for the machine we could have spared a few pounds. If you can't afford to keep her send her home as we will send no more money if this mess gets out people will be rejoiced after all our brother I know some who were mad because they thought Mary would come out any better than themselves. [Page 3] I don't see why you think Uncles folk are so far below you only for Uncle and Aunt you would never have been what you are so you should remember them even yet. You can dress well I am sure and I think if they are dressed as well as Belle was here we are far behind the times. Many [sic] a time we had to want plenty we should have in order to send the money to you but I doubt you have forgotten the past. You seem to make a god of Style and dress nothing else is a bother to you or at least your letters since Mary went there indicate it plainly [Page 4] Your ideas run high has [sic] regards what money you would have had if you had never left home. You would not [been?] like Will [William?] and Tommy gave it away as fast as it was earned. If they had spent it like some others you would not think so little of what you got. Your ideas of everything must have been very low when you left first you should call to mind how you spent your time and nights rambling with Alex Duncan and a few other good boys through Glenrone now everyone wasn't like that nor isn't now you formed your views of [Page 5] this place young so you should not think we are all like that. Surely we know between good and evil by this time you expect people are still as you left them. Now my advice to you would be when writing home be more careful what you say you should remember you have a Mother and Father here waiting to hear from you and to read letters like what you have sent this last while only vexes them even other folks education is not so high as yours don't always tell them so One thing I say we all thought you and Mary could agree better only eleven [Page 6] months away today If she had to go now she would never set her foot on the Canadian soil she would find plenty to do at home at present. John was up Sunday he read your letters I don't know what he thinks but he said he was for writing to you both. If Mary is for coming back to Ireland helping Uncles folk to work will only help her for future business No one should be so proud as not to do their own work as Laziness come in then you could surely spend some of your time in Woodslee and give Uncle some help. Just look what money you could saved by staying there during [Page 7] Holidays another thing you say everyone had the same chance as you how can you say such noncence [nonsense?] what chance has Mary beside you had. If we hadn't the money we borrowed it. I don't suppose you would do the same for me as it was me who got it yo think you are not getting many letters. I always write one to you and Mary same day unless once in a while I may give her an extra one. We just think the same sometimes its long enough before we hear from you This letter does not contain much news of any kind. I am sorry to have to [Page 8] write such a one but like you it must go down right or wrong. I will write to Mary tomorrow and see what she intends to do she can't stay there and go to school without some money. So that will finish it. We had a letter from T. [Tommy?] Hay and pictures last week his address is Farrier, Sergeant Hay No 3, Troop B Division SAC Petersburg South Africa He is sending me some ostrich feathers I have not got them yet one of the pictures was for Aunt Rebecca and the other for Bella M. [so?] we delivered them good bye. Liza. Transcribed by Chris Devenney |
