| Title: | John C. Smyth, Castledamph, to, James A. Smyth, Ontario. |
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| ID | 2840 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John Charles/78 |
| Year | 1897 |
| Sender | Smyth, John Charles |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | carpenter |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 310012 |
| Date | 21/04/1897 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 16:10:2003. |
| Word Count | 504 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Envelope Addressed to: - Mr James A. Smyth Essex Essex County Ontario Canada Postmarked on Front: - NEWTOWNSTEWART AP 21 97 Postmarked on Back of Envelope: - PLUMBRIDGE AP 21 97 ESSEX ONT. AP30 97 Castledamph April 21st 97 Dear Brother In answer to your letter which we received a few days ago. We are glad to hear of you getting along so well with your school work I think if I had got to school I would been able to hold tag to you, you talk about my few words been high sounding they are some of yours are as sonorous as mine I thought to myself when I heard your letters reading that you had eat the two thirds of the Dixenary [dictionary?] they?] were enormous multitude (sic) of them they were like the sows pigs they were three and four at a [clat?} I thought when I looked at the letter that it was some councilors [councillors?] writing. You must know if you have read any papers this while that you (sic) writing is condemed [condemned?] I am am (sic) a very bad scholar anyway I hardly ever got more than to read it between high sounding words and good writing. You need never apply for any situation In Ireland [to?] you learn to write I m not to [too?] good myself but It will have to do I ll never be any better Well I think I have give you enough now. James McKelvey came in-today and he told us Maggie Duncan was Dead. She died this morning at three o clock. They had a great [Distillery?] Last week, And I think they sold none to Sunday they [gathered?] from all parts of the Globe. Maggie has been in [Newtown?] since she took bad and remains there yet she will be buried again Friday in Badoney Graveyard. The annual anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne will be celebrated at Newtownstewart again the coming twelfth a great Demonstration is Expected. No more at present John C Smyth Dear James I hurried up John with this note - he did not get time he says to write enough - But he can write again We are lending you £5 = pounds Belle and Eliza is lending you 2 of the £5 of their own earning to keep you pocket (sic). N Gilky has given me one of yours yesterday so that will make [3?] to your pocket and two for Board - we got the flax c[?] 3s 0p price 32s. I sold 3 heifers in Plum [Plumbridge?] I get 20 pounds for them William & Tom Has now 52 sheep they have only 8 lambs yet. The weather continues wett [wet?] we got the one half of Jamys park sowed yesterday and the other half I don t know when as no horse can go on land the [there?]are no potatoes got in yet with any one. We cannot get it cross ploughed yet so it will be last this year. Miss McKernan that was Brought up in [Karkas?] had a young one a few weeks ago. Sam Dunn is suposed [supposed?] to be the father. We are all well at present hopping [hoping?] you will come out well. J. J. Smyth Transcribed by Elizabeth Prentice Verified by Mohamed Souissy Validated by Lorraine Tennant |
