| Title: | Mary Smyth, Ontario, to E. C. Smyth, County Tyrone. |
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| ID | 2935 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Mary/18 |
| Year | 1903 |
| Sender | Smyth, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | student |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Presbyterian) |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smyth, Eliza C. |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 0310028 |
| Date | 17/06/1903 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 17:10:2003. |
| Word Count | 743 |
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| Transcript | Envelope addressed to: - Miss E. C. Smyth Castledamph Plumbridge Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Postmarked on Front: - ESSEX ONT. JU18 03 - T10 2d Envelope also front-stamped "J. C. SMYTH" Postmarked on Back: - NEWTOWNSTEWART JU [28?] 03 Essex June 17th, 03 Dear sister:- Rec. [Received] your letter on Monday but still no further news. I suppose you know it all by now. I intended to [write?] Sunday but I went down to Uncles' on Friday Night and so I had no paper only to borrow so I came back Monday. Well my School work is all over nearly I have got all our exams over and made 72% for the year (honours) so that is not so bad. I don't need to go any longer but I thought I would go till Tuesday, that is our last day. Well I suppose the twelfth is drawing nigh I would like to be there for it this year on account of them coming to the Plum. I suppose you will go down. I suppose it will be 10 or 11 years before they are back again. I had a great dream about A. J. one night. John Duncan has met Jamey John Campbell. I think he is near Winnipeg not very far from where [John?] [Alex?] is He was going to spend the 25th May with Jamey. Jamey is working on a farm & John says get (sic) [say?] $3 a day. So he is doing alright I suppose Bob will be [starting?] some day soon when he know (sic) how well Jamey is doing, I am going [up?] to [the?] city Saturday to a circus Jim & I are going I will send you a piece that I saw last night in the paper about it. I [expect?] [I'll?] see wonders. I'll give you all particulars after. This is noon so I have to go to school now it is getting near time lovely day but we had a great thunderstorm last night. I was a little bit frightened. Good Bye for the present Wednesday night try to finish this now I suppose by this time you are all sleeping over there Well I think Campbells and McKernans are great one month and out the next. I suppose Alex & Kate will get the knot tied at last I think you should go to the wedding. No signs of Andy starting yet. I suppose as long as Belle is able to do the work he'll remain single. I'm sure Charles' folks must be ashamed of Tillie [when?] she is working in a Kitchen. I expect that is why she has not written to us She don t want to let us know what she is doing, but I suppose she had to do something and I don't know what else she could go at unless the sales lady perhaps she would not take very well here. Well I don't expect to have to go into the kitchen but I would like it for a while just to learn how things are done and all that. How is Houston s folks getting along still keeps Barney I suppose he had his usual ramble to Scotland at the 12th, What about John Duncan does he keep a girl? no signs of [him?] getting married to "our Kate". I suppose Mary Jennie is still alone also Sarah I almost forget about these all. I suppose Mosey and Jamey and Jane are getting big boys & girls. I think you asked me one time the name of Cass baby Well it is called Charles Alford Bennett (Charlie) I saw them all Sunday getting pretty big. Annie is a nice little thing it is so lively, full of mischief. I see by Jim's letter that John and the master are having some rides together. Well I've never rode a wheel yet but I say I'm going to learn in holidays. They are almost gone out of fashion [here?] not very many rides them here a few rides to school but none for pleasure. What is John Charlie going to do now? I suppose he still plays on the violin. Where Jim boards next door they have some goods times. Jim plays the violin Mr [Bengough?] (boarder also) plays the mouth organ & Mr Green the coronet & Mrs Green the piano quite an orchestra I was over one night so I had to play a few times. Good Bye M. [Mary?] Smyth. P.S. I don t think I will write to Bella till I know that she is mama, (mamay) as we used to say. I hope she gives her The write [right?] pronunciation - "Ma" & "Pa." no Daddy. Transcribed by Jim Buchanan Verified by Mohamed Souissy Validated by Lorraine Tennant |
