| Title: | James A. Smyth, Ontario, J J Smyth, Castledamph. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2735 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, James Alexander/23A |
| Year | 1897 |
| 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 | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | writes to his family |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 604041 |
| Date | 26/06/1897 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 572 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Letter 2] [Page 1] PRIVATE Essex June 26th Perhaps some people like to hear my letters so anything I want to say I put it by itself and you can as you please with it. I got your last money all right $24.35. I must thank you for this as I had intended to do without this last amount although I might have been a little stinted. I suppose all I have to do is pass the examination and then I wont feel as it is spent badly. You see passing the exam . is not very hard in one way, all you have to do is write nine or ten sheets of foolscap on each subject and they supply paper, pens ink, etc but the only condition is that you write what is wanted and herein sometimes lies the difficulty. I sometimes feel afraid of failing but when I look at our standing [Page 2] during the year I have as good a chance of passing as any of the others and in fact better than the most of them. The teachers think that I should get through all right if I be careful. Don’t send no more money; I will give you a fair idea after all is over how I got along and then I will judge what to do I have enough money now until school commence [sic] and after that & I can earn money during holidays so dont send no more until I tell you. James A. Smyth P.S I will put a Canadian Jubilee stamp on this letter if I can get one. You will notice it anyhow, it is different from the others. |
