| Title: | John J Smyth, Co Tyrone to James A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2868 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/56 |
| 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. | 410288 |
| Date | 25/06/1896 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 29:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 741 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr James A Smyth Essex, Essex County, Onterio, Canada POSTAGE STAMP [NEWTOWNSTEWART?] 2 1/2 d ANS [Answered?] 96 [Back of Envelope] Stamped Essex JY 6 96 Ont [--ton?] CANADA 23 JY 5 96 [PLUMBRIDGE?] JU 25 96 [Page 1] Castledamph June 25 96 Dear James, Once more I have the pleasure of letting you know That we are all in good helth [health?] hopping [hoping?] you are all well we were expecting a letter this week But the [there?] are (sic) none as yet. Willie gilky received his all wright [right?]. Nothing More about the law cince [since?] the [3rd?] July will be the Bench again they have not interfered [interfered?] with the watter [water?] cince [since?] They are out £6 10s I am only about 7s 6d as yet how it will go I dont know. turnips all in - at the [gravel?] those [these?] Days and john and old Gilky [napping?] the stones. We have not the turff [turf?] gathered as yet the weather has changed and the moss I [is?] getting wet. Crops looks (sic) well with the rain our flax looks good its in the field before the [Door?] I am going to cut the upland [hay?] this evening its all cutt [cut?] mostly now we have only [Shaws?] field. [Page 2] Well the Band has met every friday they will be for the plumb [Plumbridge?] friday week. The county Tyrone is all meeting at Omagh we intend going to [too?], it is expected the [there?] will be a great day if the weather permits. I have got Joseph out for life for that plum [Plumbridge?] fair evening - his name appears in the last report - young Robert McFarland Barness [Barnes?] is getting married some place To Day on (sic) a Miss Fulton Duglas [Douglas?] Burn the were [there was?] only himself Maggie Bella and John So the party is not large - William McKnickle [McNicholl?] Gortin Second son who was a [trawler?] with a man in Derry him and 4 others went out on a Boat in Derry on Friday last the Boat capsized and he was Drowned - Great Grief about gortin Joseph Duncan is not well now some say through Drink others say it's the typhoyd [typhoid?] fever Magy [Maggie?] was ill some time ago But we hear she is Better so the [they?] have there [their?] trouble [Page 3] I see you have some trouble over there with elections as well as old Ireland the [there?] are some hot speeches on all sides I think the [they?] are as bitter against each other as they are in Ireland if not [worse?] I saw some papers that William sent to Archibald he sent them up - you may let your uncle know that I intended writing to him every week and I always [always?] put it of [off?] for another week But I think I will have time shortly give our best respects to them all - not forgetting Mr & Mrs Allison and family I hope they are all well. We have the sheep all clipped only one that he cannot get as yet I sold it all in Strabane on Tuesday last 1cwt-1[g?]-2 1/3lbs at 4 1/2d per pound I will send you a witness with this letter to you see how the general assembly handeled [handled?] the hymns the [they?] are carried by a large majority hymns at last the instrumental Music comes next - So I think orthodox is left to [hunt?] the fox and tallyho the hound [See?] [Page 4] Nail [rd?] Morris [sic] daughter Sarah is got married to James [McConvey?] Glenrone petter [Peter?] is crying every day when our lads go up the cows is on milked [unmilked?] and what not a great many at Strabane Sessions to day Fitzmaurice [prossed?] the mall [Ellen?] Smyth got 9 [I?] McNamess [McManus?] 2 Ballantines J. Gilky J [Ried?] and 3 to themselves its hard to make up rent now everything is so cheap well the [there?] are [sic] no stilling this while. I can [sic] think of anything more I saw some Thing blotted in willies letter I suppose [suppose?] you talked about the money likely you will be ready for some as soon as we Draw it - we hope you will come out Bright at the examination in July we will be thinking long to we hear [abtee?] it will be [ord?] - and if you fail in some do not loose hart [heart?] But try again is a good [maxim?] for old and young we now wish you good succes [success?] - and may God be with you in all you [your?] work So good By - from a loving father To James A Smyth John J Smyth |
