| Title: | [J A Smyth?] Ontario to ‘Dear Parents, Brothers & Sisters’, |
|---|---|
| ID | 2826 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, James Alexander/95 |
| Year | 1892 |
| Sender | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| 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. | 605052 |
| Date | 22/11/1892 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 494 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | [no envelope] [letter incomplete] South Woodslee Ont November 22 1892 Dear Parents, Brothers & Sisters. In answer to your letter of the 20 ult. I am glad to know that you are all well, we are all well here at present. I intended to write a week or two ago but I waited to see if I would get another letter but I received none yet though it is very likely I will have one this week. I see by your letter you had another bad harvest If you could trade some of our weather for your wet thing [sic] (or [page 2] as they [the?] Irish say swap) that it would suit both places very good [sic] but I dont think we can swap it. They [there?] were [sic] good profit in them [those?] lambs of Laughlin’s a good way of making money, I would try and match the Smyths but dont get into law but as little as you can help and above all things dont have no [any?] arguments or calling you can keep from that It is not very nice for anybody: A fool uttereth all his mind but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. I did not here [hear?] any word about they [the?] letter that Cassie got nor I did not see it either I intended to ask for it but I did not I started this letter in Woodslee and I am going to finish it in St Thomas. [page 3] St Thomas Nov 24th 1892 I came from Woodslee here yesterday the folks here is [sic] all well Charles says he send [sic] his best respects to you and to tell you that they are all well There was about an inch of snow in Woodslee and there is about 14 here it looks like winter. I dont know whether I will go to Woodslee today or not I may stay till tomorrow. It cost me 5 dollars from Woodslee here and back The baby is quite a size now and is doing well I think they [the?] pictures should have been better when they cost that much that is dearer than they would be here I know they [the?] names of [page 4] of [sic] them [those?] young Orangemen I hope they dont get drunk like some of the Older ones. That is one fault is to find in Orangemen in every Country and another thing to [too?] many roughs among them, they are not so strict in regards drinking there as they are here, they dont use it in the lodges in no way here, I dont think I will get a place to learn Telegraphy I will have to give it up and I dont know what[?] about going to College I dont like farming it is too cold in winter and there is not much money it [in?] it I have saved about 110 dollars for my year that is about all the money I have at present [--?] all my spending [scored out] X |
