| Title: | J C Smyth, Castledamph, to James A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2846 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John Charles/99 |
| Year | 1897 |
| Sender | Smyth, John Charles and Bella M. |
| Sender Gender | male-female |
| 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 | siblings |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 410030 |
| Date | 28/12/1897 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 26:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 464 |
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| Transcript | Front of envelope Mr James A Smyth Essex Essex Co Ontario Canada STAMPED [NEWTOWNSTEWART?] [Torn] Handwritten Ans Jan 15th 1898 Back of envelope POSTMARK [PLUMBRIDGE?] DE [?] [9 A?] POSTMARK ESSEX JA 10 98 ONT Letter 1 Castledamph December 28th 1897 Dear Brother We received your letter on Monday 20th we are always glad to hear of you getting along so well with your school work. I would think it a very easy thing running to school every day I think if I had got as much learning as you got I would been (sic) a Q.C. by now. Well I may tell you about the Christmas that we had. Willie Houston and James and me went away on the morning to McKernans land and we went away over through the mountains and got a shot at a hair [hare?] But missed James nor me did not fire at it because it was too far off When we came back again to McKernans Willie's dogs set a rabbit (sic) in the quarry and willie [Willie?] dug to [till?] he got it out so that was all we got the whole day. The [There?] were (sic) only one fall of snow yet but they [there?] were (sic) more nor (sic) that on the mountains. Hairs [Hares?] are very plenty this year But as the America man says I guess they will not be as plenty again the end of March. Rabbits are very scarce this year I have got only one this winter yet. We had a letter from the Miss Dunbar and also Christmas Cards Mary says she likes the school far better than Eden Beck is at home working away. I am nearly killed this Winter I have all the thrashing [threshing?] to do and then go to the road to night [tonight?] I don t [don t] know what they will do when I leave them They always say I do nothing But its [it s] an old addage [adage?] you will never know the want of the water till the well goes dry so it will be the same now Tomy [Tommy] is ploughing nearly every day alls [all s] well till the mare joins to fling again If she joins some day and nobody with him it will be a total wreck. But I suppose its like every thing [everything?] els [else?] he will learn by degrees. We have the big field nearly all ploughed He was up ploughing in the upper field to day [today?]. I suppose you got a good deal of Christmas cards. I am sure if I was to start to morrow [tomorrow?] morning I would not be done at ten oclock [o clock] So you may guess I got some I have got no New Years cards yet Joseph Gilkison was up for Christmas you would hardly know him he has got that thin He got a hurt about three weeks ago and I think he is hardly right better yet He has had a sore back this long time and very little renews it again. William is mending every day but he wont be able to do much work this spring Between me going away and William not able to do nothing I'm thinking how will the threshing go on it will be like the ploughing it will come very strange to him No More At Present John Chs [Charles?] Smyth Castledamph Good Bye [Goodbye?] 28.12.97 |
