| Title: | John J Smyth, Castledamph to James A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2873 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/66 |
| Year | 1893 |
| 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. | 604058 |
| Date | 06/07/1893 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 559 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr James Alex Smyth South Woodslee Box 4 Essex County Ontario Canada [Stamped] NEWTOWNSTEWART D JY 6 93 IRELAND [Handwritten on Top] Ans [Answered?] August 13 93 [Back of Envelope] [Stamped] PLUMBRIDGE C JY 6 93 [Stamped] HAMILTON. ONT. 11 JY 15 93 CANADA [Stamped] [South Woodslee?] [JY?] [?] 93 [ONT?] [Handwritten on top] Received July 22 93 Castledamph July 6 93 Dear James We are all in good helth [health?] at present trust the arivel [arrival?] of this note will find you in good helth [health?] we are preparing hard for the twelfth our flag has come today its a splendid orange with grand paintings and blue fringe. She looks splendid The cost is £4 s10 0d - Big Drum £4.4s 0d one Side Drum £2 5s 0d Dum [Drum?] sticks 6s side Drum Sticks 2s I have sent for another side Drum wich [which?] will be £2 7s 0d more in all £13. 14s 0d So we have not done ill I have got all from Belfast and London [Page 2] I may tell you we will go out this year if well splendid They are 17 young members all strong young meen [men?] – [Gloud?] Hemming two sons has [sic] come the last friday night so we have a florishing [flourishing?] lodge at present I got 6 grand sashes from Belfast Willie Knox is the highest price 16s others 7s to 10s grand sashes on William Knox the two Mc Knights J [&?] young Aeck [Alex?] Duncan - the others got some in Newtown [Newtownstewart?] The one trying to Beat the other with trimming ornament and Beauty so the [there?] will be a splendid tourn [turn?] out if the Day will be fine Newtownstewart is all comming [coming?]up to the field of Mrs Dunn Aughlane that Big field at the head of J. Youngs Lanen [lane?] [Page 3] I went to Mr Steen yestady [yesterday?] to ask him to spake [speak?] So Mr Steen Mr Monteith and Mr Cristy will be in attendance So we expect to have a grand day - we hope you will have a good day some where [somewhere?] but alone amongst strangers Dear James may I send you the fiddle strings I am afraid you have not much time for play now know [no?] sighns [signs?] of J Duncan getting married yet the [there?] are [sic] nothing particular at present to send Crops will be very early the corn is well shoot [shot?] and flax is begining [beginning?] to colour ours looks well cattle is no better but [worse?] hay and corn is expected to be very dear Sheep is still low in price John Says he will have to write to you to tell you all about the sheep [Page 4] Mr Fitzmaurice has cut of [off?] his 12 acres and 35 perches so we are Done with that case McConnell and McNamee has it from I got into it is £8 2s 0d on us all and will pay by the sums so its not to [too?] heavy we have come to worse loss The old pig took ill on thursday 29 June and died on Sunday night leaving a 11 [sic] young ones 3 weeks old - young ones is very high now But we cannot help those things So long as we have our helth [health?] we ought not to complain John C [Charles?] can play all the tunes and beats the Drum J Huston [Houston?] John McKnight Beats the Side Drum Alex Duncan the Big one But the [they?] take them tourn [turn?] about - you would get [get?] Beating plenty now Joseph young is in cotland [Scotland?] so that is a loss - So good by [goodbye?] for the present John J [James?] Smyth Transcribed by Greg Floyd |
