| Title: | John J Smyth, [?] to James A Smyth, Ontario |
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| ID | 2849 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/1 |
| Year | 1892 |
| Sender | Smyth, John James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | father-son |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph,Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 305043 |
| Date | 07/01/1892 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 13:05:03. |
| Word Count | 690 |
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| Transcript | In Envelope Addressed to:- Mr James Alexander Smyth Southwoodslee Box 23 Essex County Ontario Canada Postmarked on Front [Newtownstewart?] Jan 15 Postmarked on Back [Toronto?] [Ontario?] Ja [January?] [2-?] 92 Thursday 7 January, 1892 No.2 Dear James We received no letters from you cince [since?] the one of Nov 19th and we were glad to know that your health is good and that you are as heavy as ever - I think I mentioned in my last one of getting the pictures of the house all wright [alright?] - many a one has looked at them cince [since?] they come they say its a fine house we new [knew?] where yous [you?] were all Standing By the likeness Cassie did not look as like herself as the rest of yous [you?] will With regard to John Mcfarland he is Back again and married and the law is not [one?] But I think this time at Strabane will finish it So I am afraid you will not be Back. It appears that potatoes is not a plentiful crop There I suppose [suppose?] its not on potatoes and Buttermilk yous lives [you?] [live?] in that countery [country?] - It seems that Irishmen is not much in respect in that countery [country?] especially when they go there and using vulgar language people is made fon [fun?] of when the [they?] come Back with their cramp language John James Mckelray is come Back again and you would think he was all his life in america Their land is up for cropping Dear James we have a new fall of snow yesterday and to Day it appears to be a good Storm We have a nice lair [layer?] this morning - I suppose [suppose?] you would like the hot Summer Better then the cold winter- it appears yous [you?] had a cold day or two we had plenty a [of?] rain up till now But its cold Today - William is away to the mountain with Uncle James Greyhound But its not a good Day for hunting - Do the [there?] be any hunting There - is there any hares there or any [Moorefowl?] - or any fishing I suppose [suppose?] its Different from our contery [country?] in everyway Dear James you want to know what we think of the engagement -we think its very good for a Start its not Bad pay for one [so?] going There so young as you are and one inexperienced as you were if the work is not to [too?] heavy for you you may think the time long But it will soon go round your Uncle will not stand with you nor you with him So I think you are all wright [alright?] William & Thomy [Tommy?] says they would be long here before they would have as much - let us know how your Shirts and everything els [else?] is Standing you and how you are dowing [doing?] with regard to everything take good care of everything and watch your helth [health?] for helth [health?] is before welth [wealth?] - the people here is all complaining and a great many Death (sic) of what is called influenza. James Ried [Reid?] Daughter Sarah is verry [very?] ill today its a verry [very?] unhealthy [unhealthy?] year. Dear James I supose [suppose?] you had a Better Christmas there than we had I heard that Amy and Sarah Ann was to be there so I hope you had a good Day and Night of enjoyment and pleasure, we [never?] got up to Omagh to have our likeness taken your Mother took a slight cold and was very horse [hoarse?] for some time just at the time of the wake and funeral. She [never?] was over all the time But she is all wright [alright?] now. The [there?] are (sic) nothing particular to send onely [only?] little Archy from Derry was up with his Misses at Christmas none of us saw him - I saw Joseph Glass twice cince [since?] you left he was asking about you - Joseph Duncan stops in Newtown - I was not down cince [since?] you left -I think he paid 10s. to the pound for W.J.- but they keep all to themselves - Write soon and give us all the particulars so good by [goodbye?] from your father John J Smyth Transcribed by Jim Buchanan |
