| Title: | William Gilkinson, Castledamph, to James A. Smyth, Ontario. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1179 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Gilkinson, William/72 |
| Year | 1893 |
| 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. | 508025 |
| Date | 28/09/1893 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 24:08:2005. |
| Word Count | 417 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr James Alexander Smyth South Woodslee Lock Box 4 Essex County Ontario Canada STAMPED N.T.STEWART D SP 28 93 IRELAND Handwritten Rec [Received?] Oct 10 93 Ans [Answered?] Oct 10 [Back of Envelope] [Stamped] C PLUMBRIDGE SE 28 93 [Stamped] SOUTH-WOODSLEE OC 9 [93?] [Page 1] Castledamph Sep 28th 1893 Dear Cousin In answer to your letter which I received on the 23 inst I was glad to [sic] from you again we are all well here at present we had a very nice day on the Twelfth and at Barnscourt [Baronscourt?] too The band is pretty good now only it has lost Alex and Nox [Knox?] but we can manage very well without them James Barker is beating the big drum since they left and he is far better than Alex [Page 2] They told a lot of lying stories about your ones but I will not mind telling them now you will likely hear them before you get this letter I am sure you have not forgot the kind of them yet If you go to the Worlds Fair you will see a great many wonders there but I think a Bridge accross [across?] the big Brae would be as big a wonder to the people here The weather is very cold and wet here now it is not a good time for digging the potatoes [Page 3] we did not commence yet but it will not be long now We are going to have a few horses this afternoon drawing to [sic] turf but I am afraid we will not get a good day Uncle James is doing very well now I think he is doing better than when the wife was living John is still with Uncle John but I think he will not stay much longer with him he has not got any pay from him yet so he must either give him some or he will not stay longer than the new year [Page 4] John and Tommy has [sic] left off courting Alice They have not been in it this month or more and the rest has [sic] lost all their boys too all on account of their own bad tongue I have only 5 sheep now I sold my lambs to Uncle James they are gitting [getting?] a little Dearer now than they were There is very little fun here now and no dancing at all I did not get the address you wanted but I will write next week and send them if I can have you any mind [intention?] to come home soon but I know that these [those?] nice girls thats over there will not let you away I will give you more news next week no more at present But remains [remain?] yours [your?] c [cousin?] Willie Gilkison [Gilkinson?] write soon Transcribed by Alan Houston |
