| Title: | James A Smyth, Ontario to John J Smyth, Castledamph. |
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| ID | 2724 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, James Alexander/18 |
| Year | 1896 |
| Sender | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | student |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Methodist) |
| Origin | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smyth, John J. and wife |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-parents |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 0604182 |
| Date | 25/06/1896 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | |
| Word Count | 431 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr John James Smyth Castledamph Plumbridge Co Tyrone Ireland [Stamped] ESSEX JU20 [96?] ONT. [Other postmarks and stamps missing] [Back of envelope] [Stamped] NEWTOWNSTEWART PM 2.30 JY [--?] [96?] [Stamped] [---TON?] [03?] JU 21 [96?] [Written in pencil on back of envelope] Arrived here July 3rd 1896 Friday " [Page 1] [South Woodslee?] Essex June 25 1896 Dear Father & Mother In reply to [your?] letter of May 27th I am glad to know that you are all in good health. I have just finished writing a little note to the Orangemen I expect it will be there before the twelfth of July I enclose it in the same note as this so some of you can read it to them. I was always for writing but I thought I would wait & send it in time for the twelfth [Page 2] I have not said very much except what is common I was afraid to say much for for [sic] fear the [they?] would get offended I toched [touched?] slightly on what I wanted to say. I hope they [there?] will be no disputing amongst them this year, I will go with the Orangemen this year They are going to a place called Wheatly [Wheatley?] about 20 miles from here If I did not go this year & be trying my examination next year I could not go as that is one of the days, We have had three examinations this week for promotion into the higher forms I will enclose the [Page 3] papers in this letter for Mary She can have a look over them The other set are next week and Government exams the following week on the remaining subjects I think I took good marks on these three & the subjects for next week are Grammar Literature Composition & Latin. I expect to take good marks on these as they are my best subjects The Government is the hardest but if one fails they can take the two together next year, quite a few is doing that this year, I hope you will get over that row alright I am afraid some of you will get into trouble If you do not watch [Page 4] I would advise you do as little fighting and [law?] as possible, Keep out of rows hard to tell what might happen, I am sorry to hear of Charles Gordons death, he did not last long I had no notion he would die so soon, I was down at Uncles last Saturday but did not go down to-day as I had these letters to write & I wanted it done School closes on Tuesday week Then we have a week out & come back and write [on?] our exam, Fine hot weather here. Give me all the news, I think this is enough I am getting tired writing Jas A [James Alexander?] Smyth I will send Mary all the papers as I get them Transcribed by Mohamed Souissy |
