| Title: | M Dunne, Plumbridge, Ireland, to James A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 933 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Dunne, M/58 |
| Year | 1903 |
| Sender | Dunne, M. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | schoolmaster |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Plumbridge, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 310038 |
| Date | 21/10/1903 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 24:10:2003. |
| Word Count | 397 |
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| Transcript | Envelope addressed to:- Mr. J A Smyth Essex Cty Woodslee Ontario Canada Postmarked on Front:- NEWTOWNSTEWART 10PM [ ?] 22nd LONDONDERRY COLONIAL PKT AM 10-15 OC 23 03 Postmarked On Back of Envelope:- ESSEX No2 03 ONT PLUMBRIDGE OC22 03 TORONTO CANADA Oct 31st 8-pm 1903 PORTADOWN DOWN Oct23 03 Landuhussey [Landahussy?] Plumbridge 21 10 03 My dear James Many a time since we got your photo in Autumn. I have been thinking of writing to you but something always transpired to frustrate my good intentions. You could not look anything but well surrounded with so much culture, youth and beauty. The pleasing responsibility of looking after so many ladies must have a soothing effect on the hard working Principal. Coming down from Complimenting the ladies I must say a word about yourself. You look grand I Could scarcely recognise the fine broad shouldered man to be the same as the little boy who said his lessons at my desk in Castledamph. To make a long story short it is a good photo and we are all proud of it. Your people are working hard on the new farm they had a great lot of flax this year the harvest is very unfavourable. We have some of the oats unstacked and it is now the 21st October. We have Tom and John occasionally. John has set up his work bench in the late Mr. Stewart s he is doing a great deal of work for the people round here. I was telling him he was very lonely down there. We had the Plymouth Brethren at Plumbridge during the whole summer a great many of our people and Mr. Steens [Steins?] also attended the meetings regularly, their preaching here is rather unpalatable to the surrounding Clergy. Bella has a fine baby. They Call her Madge a new name in the family. We had a letter from Lillie to day. She says She is Coming home next fall . She likes the Americans very Much. Lizzie has joined Skerry s Correspondence Class. I hope she will be successful in getting into the Training College in September. The school is large at present they have got a new school in Glenroan. I think it will not be opened this year. The compulsory clause of the Education Act is in force in this District it has a salutary effect on the attendance. I hope Mary is well she was a clever little girl. I am sure her powers are nothing diminished. You must come home next year now that you have reached the top rung of the ladder . I am sure you can afford a trip. With love to Mary Your affect [affectionate?] friend M Dunne Transcribed by Elizabeth Prentice Checked by Lorraine Tennant |
