| Title: | William Gilkison, Castledamph to "Dear Cousin" |
|---|---|
| ID | 1176 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Gilkinson, William/57 |
| Year | 1896 |
| Sender | Gilkinson, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Essex, Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 410221 |
| Date | 02/07/1896 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 28:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 335 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Page 1] Castledamph July 2nd 1896 Dear Cousin In answer to your letter which I received in due time was glad to hear of you being well we are all well here at Present. I think we are going to have a very wet Summer this year it is raining every day it will not be as easy getting the turf gathered as it was last year we will have the gravel all out in about five or six days it is far better than it was last year but not as easy to get it. [Page 2] Tomorrow is the bench so we will get another idle day if it does us any good. The band is for the Plum [Plumbridge?] tomorrow evening we are going to Omagh on the 12th this year it will be very far but I suppose we cannot always stop at home. We will have a very small band this year we will want the Gordons this year on account of their father being dead I think we will only have about twelve fluters. Robert McFarland has got married at last she is one Miss Fulton they were married in Strabane stamp office by the clerk of the union there was no wedding. [Page 3] Well you want to know about the Miss Dunbars I think they are doing well as far as I know. They dont come up this way now at all nor we dont go down often to see them either. They are very great with the Campbells now so that is a change [judice?] when this letter reachs you you will be through with your examination. I hope you will come through all right [alright?] Matthew & andrew has no argument now at all. I was not able to make out any of the Latin so when you write again let me know what it was I have no more to say at Present But remain yours (sic) Loving Cousin Willie Gilkison Castledamph I will give you all the news about the Bnch [bunch?] Next week. Transcribed by Steven Grant |
