| Title: | James A Smyth, Ontario, to Mr. John J Smyth, Castledamph |
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| ID | 2734 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, James Alexander/22 |
| 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, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 0410104 |
| Date | 26/07/1896 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 677 |
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| Transcript | Envelope addressed to:- Mr. John J Smyth Castledamph Plumbridge Co Tyrone Ireland Postmarked on Front:- [SOUTH WOODSLEE?] 96 ONT Postmarked on Back of Envelope:- HAMILTON. CANADA 8 JY 28 96 [?] P[?] JY 27 96 ONT NEWTOWNSTEWART AM 10 45 AU 6 96 South Woodslee July 26th 96 Dear Father and Mother I received your letter of the 9th inst last week and am glad to know that you are all enjoying good health We are all well here Annie came up from St Thomas yesterday evening and has the two boys with her and they are keeping everything moving to day [today?]. The weather here this summer has not been very dry usually some rain every week. We have all the wheat in and about 5 acres of oats cut. I am working every day with Uncle when we are cutting grain I set up the sheaves after the binder and one does not have much idle time I don t find farming one bit easier now, than it was five years ago I think if I was going to farm I would rather take the Old Country for it. More pleasure and not every minute kept at some kind of work like the men are here I am glad to know that Elkin did not win at the law, I suppose he ll have to pull in a peg now. It is a new thing for an Orange Sermon in [Glencull?] I should think some people would think that as bad as the introducing of hymns I expect to get a full report of twelfth proceeding soon now. We did not have a very good day here I did not think much of it It rained very heavy in the afternoon. None out of this house went but me. I met a young fellow that came out on the Parisian with us by the name of Weir he wore a black Sash so I suppose he was further advanced than I was I suppose you were expecting the examination news before this. I send you a newspaper and the five exam s paper (sic) and circlar [circular?] that you may get some news in that line You will see in the paper that I took fifth place that is on the paper which I sent home. But the exams to which these papers belong I will not know for about three weeks yet, though I am afraid I hardly got enough marks especially in drawing In No 1 quest. [question?] The drawing was a common biscuit box placed on a chair a wooden pail on top of box and a flat tin dish leaned up against the box all placed to the right My own judgment I am not sure whether I passed or not (My ink is done) If I did not pass I don t know whither [whether?] I will get second form or not so it would not pay me to spend another year in [Sin.?] [div?] of first form for those four Subjects. Before this there was only one part of first form but now they have added another form so that the one that we ten pupils have jumped (see newspaper) If one did not intend to teach School here they would not require the Commercial Examination. I wish you could send me paper set for Third Class or Second Class teachers in Ireland I would like to see how much difference there is between the two systems of Education. If there is no new [news?] on that Circular you can give it to Miss Dunn to She sees (sic) the regulation of these schools. Perhaps her or Miss Dunbar could give the papers set for the Teachers this year if they can send them to me If I get Second or First Class paper which was given (sic) this year I will send them to some of those School Teachers These finished their exams on the 21st Inst I think this is all the new [news?] I have to tell I hope you had a good day on twelfth Jas [James?] A Smyth I send you a grammar paper I think I Sent more papers (Written Upside Down Top of last Page) Annie say (sic) to tell Bella she will send a picture to her this week JS [James Smyth?] Transcribed by Elizabeth Prentice |
