| Title: | J A Smyth, Ontario to “Dear Parents Brothers & Sisters” |
|---|---|
| ID | 2794 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, James Alexander/56A |
| Year | 1892 |
| Sender | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farm labourer |
| 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. | 507004 |
| Date | 28/03/1892 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:07:2005. |
| Word Count | 516 |
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| Transcript | [No Envelope] [Page 1] South Woodslee March 28th 1892 Dear Parents Brothers & Sisters I once more take the pleasure of letting you know that we are all well in this Country I received your letter last week I see that you got beat [sic] in your case I suppose you wont get your £4 - 4 now I think you might [sic] knowed [sic] for not to bring the case to the Assizes and the grand jury both it will cost a good deal of money anyway I suppose the [there?] [Page 2] are hot times now about Old Margets [Margaret’s] money but again it goes to law there will not be much for each When does Willie J Duncan and Joe think of comming [coming?] the best time for them to come would be in April; do you know are the [they?] Both going to College or what are they going to do Willie J wrote to Cassie about going to College Have they there [their?] grand house finished yet I suppose that will be the nicest house there [their?] Cousins will see when they go over there It will take you to have yours better furnished in every way than it was when I left or else [I?] wont let them go back with me I think you [Page 3] might plant some triss [trees?] and fix it up someway nice this spring if they [the?] women and girls were out here a while they would learn what a nice house was and how to keep it it [sic] much nicer with a pair of slipper [sic] on walking on a carpet besides over there picking one step through the floor for fear to get wet I am giving you long enough warning about these things Me and Uncle was [sic] rolling the lawn in front of the house to-day for to have it smooth to play Croquet on after a while The weather here has been very fine for the last week it is drying up the ground very well it will be the middle of April before we commence work on the farm yet We have seven sheep now [3?] of them has [sic] lambed the first one [Page 4] lambed about two days ago [it?] was cold at the time and I dont watch them as well as I did at home and she had two lambs and the [they?] were both frozen in the morning the others had only one We have 12 head of cattle 2 of them is [sic] calved one of them just calved to-day they never look about anything in this Country let the cow calve alone and pigs and everything the calve [calf?] was running along with the cow to-day when we noticed it no trouble sitting up with anything here not much trouble Feeding cattle either the [they?] never be in nor never gets any tnips [turnips?] we feed them corn fodder night and morning (throws it to them in the yard and that [sic] all they get I attend the horses better than you do) No more at this time Jas Alex [James Alexander?] Smyth South Woodslee |
