| Title: | Incomplete Letter, Ontario to "Dear Jim" |
|---|---|
| ID | 4024 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | 1931-40/13 |
| Year | 1935 |
| Sender | unknown |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | former politician |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Perth, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | old friends |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.c |
| Doc. No. | unknown |
| Date | 24/12/1935 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 09:11:2004. |
| Word Count | 302 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | [Page 1] P.O. box 148 Perth Ontario, Canada Dec 24 1935 Dear Jim, - Ruth and I were talking about old friends the other night and this turned my mind in your direction. May I first tell you about ourselves and some other things that may [be?] more or less news. The economic collapse in the Border Cities has been much [worse?] than [elsewhere?] I know anything about [Page 2] At one time 35% of the entire population were on relief among them wary people one would never imagine would or could be nearly all those [out?] on relief lost all or nearly all capital and [income?] Equally [amazing?] has been the recovery of many and the local leadership through it all sufferers themselves some have been able to triumph J [cro--?] Loughlin, Colonel Brodie the latter a native of [Scotland?], Wallace Campbell Mrs [Page 3] Herman of the B.C. star [and?] many others are notable examples. I have met Harry [Lynes?] several times at Toronto the past several years also [shirley?] and their two children Harry is a [barber?] and seems [sic] doing well [Tim?] is still at London I have not seen him for a while you all remember when they had the only shop of its kind on [Ouilletle?] ave - since those days when we [used?] to frequent the [place?] nearly all the [-----?] is [in?] that street right up to [Urgenuth?] my brother Bob is still in practice there he has three children two boys and a girl January 1934 I was [appointed?] to this post in Lanark County. The work is light. you may not have heard but I had a [bad?] [break?] with [perivious?] [anaemia?] and had to give up [practice?] and politics my present situation suits my physical needs [well?] We have three children also two boys and a girl and lovely children they really are ... Transcribed by Tony Flanagan Word count: 302 |
