| Title: | Eliza C Smyth, Castledamph to James A Smyth Ontario |
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| ID | 2678 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Eliza Catherine/115 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Smyth, Eliza C., James C. |
| Sender Gender | male-female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Castledamph, Co, Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James A. and other relatives |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | they write to their brother, uncle, aunt and cousi |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 604199 |
| Date | 04/12/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 485 |
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| Transcript | Castledamph., December 4 1891 Dear Brother Uncle Aunt and Cousins, It is with pleasure I write to you [these?] few lines that you all [have?] [what?] [torn] all well thank God for his goodness [to?] [torn] we are going to have a soiree in the [m---?] [torn] house on the 17th for the same [purpose?] [torn] year that is for Mr Stein the same ones is [selling/] [the] tickets as last year and it is hard to get them sold I wish I could sell you some tickets but I cannot as it is so far away Dear Uncle the picture of your house come to hand on Monday the 30th Nov safe and sound it looks splendid it is [no wonder?] that James said we would think nothing of our houses in this country if we saw it yous [you?] all look well. But we cannot know what kind of a play you are all at as you all appear to be at something I wish I was over to take part in it I wish I could see it with my eyes looks so grand [Page 2] I now must close and leave room for some others to write a few lines so I wish you all together a Merry Christmas and I hope James will enjoy himself as if at home so no more at present from your sister niece and cousin Eliza Cath [Catherine?] Smyth. Dear James Uncle Aunt and cousins [several lines unreadable as pages stuck together] At [---?] that were here the [they?] are [unreadable] concert in the school [unreadable] was in Wm [William?] Duncans [unreadable] John McFarland [unreadable] will attend I think it is [him?] [unreadable] is getting it up for to renew [unreadable] and if it takes place we will be all [?] [--n?] – The picture of uncle [sic] house [keep?] [a?] looking at it very often and [Page 3] wondering what you are Dowing [doing?] we see Sarah Ann and Cassie standing between James and Aunt Mary Annie standing [in?] Between James and that other young Man then uncle standing between Mary and Bella that is if [we?] [--?] [Following section of page unreadable as stuck together with other pages] [--?] [--?] be to [too?] [heavy?] [--?] [--?] [--?] to I write [--?] [--?] [--?] Mary Smyth [--?] [--?] [--?] I suppose told you nothing about the [I?] we sent none to Barness [Barnes?] we 22 [sic] to Glenrone and we kept At home that is 46 altogether [Page 4] I have all you give me as yet I have to watch William and tomy [Tommy?] for fear the [they?] would wrong me [out?] of them the way the [they? would do with dada – have bought [no?] [--?] [--?] I see [too?] [here?] [Following section of page unreadable as stuck together with other pages] I must [close?] [now?] [wishing?] [you?] [all?] a merry Christmas and a Happy new year I remain your nephew John Charles Smyth Transcribed by Tony Flanagan & Lorraine Tennant |
