| Title: | John J Smyth, Co Tyrone to ‘Dear James’ |
|---|---|
| ID | 2865 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/51 |
| Year | 1896 |
| 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 |
| Doc. No. | 605069 |
| Date | 26/03/1896 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 580 |
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| Transcript | [Page 1] [no envelope] March 26 1896 Castledamph, Thursday Dear James, You must excuse us for not writting [writing?] sooner The Judge did not leave early this time so it kept us a week longer getting the money- we got it all £43 [some?]shillings But verry [very?] few got any atall [at all?]. There is no money got from the plumbridge to Omagh [sic] the people is robbed with this new county man I will send you the two papers that will give you his speach [speech?] before the grand Juries you will see the changes that he wants and must have - so it will be hard to please him this summer but we are all wright [right?] [for so far?] [page 2] We have a good many stones drew out in the winter and its nearly all scattered now But you will see the change he wants in that part of it - Dear James- I hope you are getting on well I suppose you will be ready for some money when this gets your length. I enclose you an order for £7.0.0 perhaps it is not enough but [they want to get some sheep Bought- and I had some to pay in Strabane that is for manure But this will do you for sometime [to we?] get more ready send word allways [always?] early So that you will not be wanting I need not be giving any advice for I think you know how and what to do in every way hoping and trusting that you will come out right again. [page 3] We had had a splendid [splendid?] winter up till March almost every day is reaning [raining?] since and very little is Being Done cince [since?] we are weating [waiting?] and ready to [sow?]. We have the whins pretty cleared of stones [and?] [then?] made a Ditch along the upper side and I tell you we had some hard word and some [tight?] lifts at it, we have the old road Dubble [double?] dug and we will Drill Down through all - the ground is very wett [wet?] and what time we will join to sow I dont know We are going to put down some potatoes this week up in the Stock garden. Well the police is giving eaden [Eden?] some sarching [searching?] now but got nothing I think the [they?] will have to give it up, as the [they?] are looking out sharp-this while [page 4] old tomy Tommy Nabs P’bridge [Plumbridge?] is dead today I sold 7 of the young pigs I got 22s each for two and 20s more to [two?] more 16s 6d for 3 in Strabane on Tuesday we have 4 of her litter yet the young one is Dowing [doing?] well She has 8 the [they?] are 2 weeks old now - you will see the price of everything in those papers so I need not cote [quote?] them But it is hard to make money I have [Marked?] to [Barkae?] trayel and Micky Davie [Maurise?][Glenrone?] so you will see them in the paper I am going to write to you [your?] uncle now so that these two letters will get off together we have got none this good while I hope nothing is rong [wrong?] - Bella wrote in answer to your last one we are all well at present John and Mary is still going to school- you friends is all well I hope you will have no trouble in getting this money I remain yours J J [John James?] Smyth Transcribed by Tony Flanagan Words. 580 |
