| Title: | Charles Ballantine, Newtownstewart to James Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 112 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Ballantine, Charles/58 |
| Year | 1893 |
| Sender | Ballantine, Charles |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | mentions intention to emigrate |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Newtonstewart, 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. | 410260 |
| Date | 03/04/1893 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 28:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 380 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Dear friend James, i take the opertunity [opportunity?] of writing to you hoping when these few lines reaches you the [they?] will find you in good health i was always thinking of you and you went away. On account of been [being?] companions when I was at home in Landahussey and you at home I never rued anything as mutch [much?] as that i did not go with you and i had a great mind [to?] go only the [they?] would not let me go i suppose you will wonder when here [hear?] of me going out there i think i will go out to where you are i can not tell you very [mutch?] much about the plum [Plumbridge?] part of the country as i was not there this year i may say only there has been very little marages [marriages?] since you left if i will be speared [spared?] to get over i will tell you all. Your cousin Miss Gilkison is not married yet i am at Ardstraw this year or so that is three miles from Newtownstewart so i am going up in the plum [Plumbridge?] soon and i will go to see your people for i intend to see you when i go over there if i can at all i was going to write to you every day this lond [long?] time and it always went past i was in strabane one day and i saw Willie Gilkison and he gave me your adress [address?] i think the ship i intend to go in is going to sail on the 21 of this month, so i intend to go where you are first i suppose i would hardly know you i hear william John Duncan is near you you can tell him i was asking for him i need not ask you to write for you would hardly have time but if you think you would have time you might just kindly write and let me know where you landed and something like that i think you might have time i have no more to say at preasant [present?] I will tell you more when i go over i suppose you will wonder to see me writing to you goodby [goodbye?] your loving friend. Charles Ballantine adress [address?] [Arbleragh?] Ardstraw Newtownstewart Ireland Transcribed by Tony Flanagan |
