| Title: | William Gilkison, Castledamph to James A Smyth, Ontario |
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| ID | 1191 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Gilkinson, William/117 |
| Year | 1891 |
| 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, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 410040 |
| Date | 22/12/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 26:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 274 |
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| Transcript | Front of envelope Mr James A Smyth South Woodslee Box 23 Essex County Ontario Canada STAMPED NEWTOWNSTEWART O DE 27 91 Handwritten 1891 Back of envelope POSTMARK HAMILTON PM 12 JA 7 92 CANADA Castledamph December 22nd 1891 Dear Cousin I am glad to tell you that we are all well here at present with the exceptions of Uncle James's wife and she is very ill she is lying this three weeks They have to sit up with her at night we have very nice weather here at present there is some frost here these these (sic) last two days and it looks like snow I think we will have a white Christmas it is not very cold here this winter yet. but I suppose it is cold enough with you by this time We had a Soiree in Eden Meeting on Thursday night last and it was a very good one There was about 180 tickets sold and they have five pounds of savings I suppose you are doing well I think you have done well in engaging for this year with your Uncle and I believe you are getting good pay I am sure the work will not be very easy but you would work a long time here before you would have 25 pounds I suppose Sarah Anne is not there now Your Uncle must have a very nice house it looks so very nice in the pictures It surely took a lot of money to put it up it must be very nice in the inside I suppose the frost is very hard there in the winter I am sure there is not much work can be done outside now you have got over thinking about home by this time I have no more to say at present But remains your loving Cousin William Gilkison Please write soon Transcribed by Alan Houston |
