| Title: | J. J. Smyth, Castledamph, to, J. A. Smyth, Ontario. |
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| ID | 2891 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/94 |
| Year | 1897 |
| 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. | 505571 |
| Date | 28/10/1897 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 07:04:2005. |
| Word Count | 718 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr James -A- Smyth Essex - Essex County Ontario Canada [Stamped] [NEWTOWNSTEWART?] PM OC 28 97 [Written on Envelope] Ans [Answered?] Nov 25th 1897 [Back of Envelope] [PLUMBRIDGE?] B OC [28?] 97 ESSEX NO 8 97 ONT. [Page 1] £5.0.0 Castledamph Octb 28th -97 My Dear James- A few more lines to let you know that we are all in good helth [health] only myself I have took [sic] a pain in my right ear on Sunday last - I never new [knew?] what it was before. But I still worked at the potatoes - We have all the field before the door pitted up and is [are] at up the Burn We have 13 ridges from the Big home [holm?] to the March ditch But they are at two [Dugs?] - I never saw Better weather for diging [digging?] potatoes – the potatoes [sic] Crop is not as good as those other years - about the half of what was the year you left last - we have some pigs to eat them We have a litter of 12=6 weeks old. We have one Comming [coming?] shortly and one fatning [fattening?] So we will consume some of them - the potatoes would pay Better then [than?] the pigs now [Page 2] Dear James I suppose you are getting along pretty well with the learning how Did you do with the appeal I am afraid it was lost money - But nomatter [no matter?] it will Satisfy you— I am now Sending you 5 pounds wich [which?] will Keep you going a nother [another?] five weeks -- if they were not working hard and making some it would not be so easy sending it But thank God we never miss it - We have never got any from Uncle James - yet - Nor did I get it from W Gilky [Gilkison?] he was talking about it the other night - the road is keeping us going now we have to keep a man on every Day The [Stiff?] will be measured this week at least we expect so - by the [county?] himself - so we will get a right share times is [sic] changed with contractors Now no more money to be made easy [Page 3] Joseph McFarlands ones – is [sic] seperating [separating?] now they have a fine house putt [put] up on Petters [Peter’s?] farm – [Armee?] James is going to it Joseph is getting the one they are in Old Joseph [sic] and Charly and the girls is [sic]- going to the Plumbridge to live there They say the [they?] are tired with [of?] farming they will [Deride?] Shortly - So how will the [they?] do without anyone old Joseph was telling your mother comming [coming?] from Meeting on Sunday that he has two hundred pounds for each of the girls - and that they would work no longer - Tomy [Tommy?] and Willim [William?] has [sic] sold all the sheep But [sic] what the [they?] will keep at home - The hight [height?] was 16s-6d to 12s-6d So prices is not to [too?] high But We Bought some of them at 5s-6d -So that helped - I will tell tom to give you an acount [account] of all some time They had a great Day dipping at McClellands They dipped 150 the [they?] Sold Some of them to Will Huston [William Houston?] [Page 4] Dear James - when you write give us all the news how you are Dowing [doing?] and about everything I never wrote to your uncle yet I suppose they will not Be pleased for not writting [writing?] before this tell them we are all well and give them our best respects - and tell him that old Margets [Margaret’s?] money is never menchioned [mentioned?] Nor the funeral expence [expense?] never paid yet. Alexander and William Huston [Houston?] never comes up now to see the old place I think they thought a great long [at great length?]at the time they left We are for putting out Denial Henery [Daniel Henry?] to-morrow night. I expect a big night I think I will have to attend the comng [coming?] Meeting this time against John Farland I have nothing new to Send I am writting [writing?] this letter in a hurry at 8 aclock? AM [a.m.?] as William is going down to Draw turff [turf?] to the post – and I am Sending all Down with him as I am so Muffeled [muffled?] that I can go no where [nowhere?] for Some time – So Good By [Goodbye?] from your father J. J. S – [John James Smyth?] |
