| Title: | [?], Castledamph to "Dear Cousin" |
|---|---|
| ID | 1183 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Gilkinson, William/86 |
| 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. | 511042 |
| Date | 28/12/1893 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 276 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | [no envelope] [part of letter missing] Castledamph Dec 28th 1893 Dear Cousin In answer to your letter which I received on Friday 22nd inst and was glad to hear of you being well we are all well here at present we have the Ball over us now and a good one it was it was the best [page 2] I have seen yet there was not an angry word all [night?] nor not even one Drunk everything was quiet Dan gave the best of music and there was lots of dancing it was clear before they gave it up Christmas was very dull here this year I might say it was not worth talking about The weather is very wet here now it is raining away every day [page 3] there has been very little snow this winter yet but we may have enough of it before May you want to know how me and Alice is [sic] doing well I will tell you that I was not in their house since you left nor I have not even been talking to them this long time they have made perfect flirts of themselves they have not one to speak to them now unless and I guess he will do them [Page 4] very well. I see minnie Duncan often but not near enough to speak to her I have not seen Beck Dunne this long time her and Annie is [sic] still at home for the rest they are all well Miss Dunne is getting along well but fear [sic] you would not care for being at School now they are all small ones that is [sic] at it now Joe is still with Uncle Charles and he is getting along well. [letter incomplete] Transcribed by Greg Floyd |
