| Title: | Thomas Hay India to Bella M. Smyth Castledamph |
|---|---|
| ID | 6691 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hay, Thomas/37B |
| Year | 1898 |
| Sender | Hay, Thomas |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | soldier |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | India |
| Destination | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smyth, Bella M. |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 604167 |
| Date | 02/02/1898 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | |
| Word Count | 474 |
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| Transcript | [Letter 2] Castledamph 2/2/98 Plumbridge [Tialhot?] Dear Cousin In answer to your loving letter which I was very pleased to receive Dear cousin In an [------?] yours I am very sorry to hear of Uncle I received the [----?] day and cousin William being so if [Gilfillan?] ill but hope it is nothing serious [----------------?] and hope they will [------?] Castledamph Castledamph time you [----------?] few lines [Londonderry?] {--------?] James Smyth Dear Cousin we have Castledamph Derry [J Gilfillan?] Castledamph [--?] Mr John Jame May 13 Mr John James [page 2] from Pindi back to Tialhot which is a good job our two squadrons as [sic] come down from the frontier there were eighteen of the two squadrons died. Dear Aunt I suppose Bob and Jack never got over to see you all at Christmas as Bella says in her last letter I as [sic] only wish I could get over every year for too [sic] see you I would be pleased but I hope to see all my friends again as we parted. Dear Aunt I received a letter from little Maggie in Gortin last week also a nice little card also a Bible and letter from Uncle John and he gives me very good advice to look after myself. Dear Aunt this is a nice station we are in now I hope they [page 3] they keep us here but I fear they wont there is a rumour about us going back to Pashawar two squadrons of the fourth Dragoons have gone back again next month I cannot say much about what is going on it [sic] up there I have not seen any fellows coming down from the frontier Dear Aunt I wrote to Cousin James a fortnight after I landed in [Pindi?] but received no answer as yet I was thinking he must have been ill but I think he must not have got it I would like to hear from him very much but I will write to him next post and I and my chum are getting our Photos taken on Thursday [page 4] So I will send him one as soon as I get them & also one to Tilda Gilki [Gilkinson?] Dear Aunt I had a letter from home last week they are all well. Dear Aunt I think I have said [sic] all this time hoping the next time I hear from you William and Uncle will be better give my best love and wishes to all I have answered Uncle Johns [John’s ] letter I will send Uncle James a line next post only I forget Aunts [Aunt’s?] name I will now draw to a close wishing you all good bye also happy New Year I remain your loving Cousin T [Thomas?] Hay to his Dear Aunt and Cousins Xxxxxx Pte T [Private Thomas?] Hay C Squadron IX Hussars T [Thomas?] Hay Tialkot Tialkot That is a nice piece of India poetry of Bella’s |
