| Title: | [?], Ontario "To Father" |
|---|---|
| ID | 2828 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, James Alexander/105 |
| Year | 1802 |
| 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 | Smyth, John James |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | son-father |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 511068 |
| Date | 12/12/1892 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 535 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Incomplete letter] South Woodslee Dec 12. 1892 To Father I have just received your letter tonight I was down at Prayer Meeting tonight so I am not long in they [the?] rest is gon [gone?] to bed so I thought I would write this letter tonight. The Minister was up here visiting this evening (they dont give it out the Sunday before like they do at home) they just come when they like. I may tell you something about they [the?] kind of preachers that is [are?] here I dont think I told you before. [page 2] The first thing is I have never been in a presbyterian Church since I came here there is no presbyterian church nearer than the [St?] Centre there is a Methodist Baptist, Roman Catholic and Sal [Salvation?] Army in Woodslee I have been in an English church twice, we go all the time to the Methodist they are pretty strong all through Canada and very good there is Church twice every Sunday and prayer meeting Monday and Thursday. And now for Lodges I may tell you how many is in woodslee Orangemen, Royal Tempelars [Templars?] of [Temparance Temperance, Odd fellows, Young Brittons, Workmen Patrons of Industry and Patrioatic [Patriotic?] Sons of America. [Page 3} Orangemen and Young Brittons [Britons?] is [sic] nearly alike only they [the?] young B [Brittons?] are all young boys Workmen is an insurance lodge Uncle is in it I dont know much about Odd fellows Patrons of Industry is a farming society they all buy ther [their?] good [goods?] from one man and then they get them very cheap and P S of America I cant tell what they are but I know they are bound if possible to keep Catholic out of office you cant tell who belongs or who dont very secret so that is the lodges that is in Woodslee not a night in the week but there is someone I may tell you I joined R.T. Temperance last friday night. I got through in one night there is about forty five members there was [sic] two young girls joined with me so I had not to go through alone [page 4] Friday night now is Election of Officers I will tell you something more about it when I see much I can tell it is a secret Lodge like all others signs passwords and so on I might be able to tell you some of the the pledge I am glad to hear that Mary Duncan and Alex is getting better now I think it would been [sic] nicer if they had went [gone?] home quietly write soon and give me all their [the?] news about it I am glad to hear of so many young Orangemen but it dont look well to have them fighting so soon I think I would slack upon whisky around there and not give these young ones the habit I would hate to be digging potatoes now I dont think I would like it very well I see you had Betties up will [well?] thats very good to visit each other like they do here [dont?] trouble any more about that Alphabet it did not matter whether I got it all or not only just to see it [End of loose letter] Transcribed by Tony Flanagan |
