| Title: | Thomas Hay, England to Bella Smyth, Castledamph |
|---|---|
| ID | 1375 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hay, Thomas/60 |
| Year | 1900 |
| Sender | Hay, Thomas |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | soldier |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Destination | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smyth, Bella M. |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 604015 |
| Date | 1/10/1900 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 323 |
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| Transcript | [Front of envelope] [Stamped] Canterbury 10 PM OC 1 00 Miss B. M Smyth Castledamph Plumbridge Co-Tyrone Ireland [Handwritten at bottom in pencil] Oct 6th 1900 Saturday [Back of envelope] [stamped] [Newtownstewart] AM 5 [0--?] OC 3 00 [Written in pencil] Arrive A October 3rd E C Smyth Oct 11th [1900?] [windy Day?] [Page 1] 1/10/1900 Cavalry depot Canterbury Kent My Dear Cousin I now answer your kind and welcome letter which I received a few days ago I am very sorry that I kept you waiting so long for my first letter but really Dear Cousin I was thinking that you would know I was alright when I had not wrote. Dear Cousin I did [Page 2] I think the same as you were [sic] how could I ever forget such good and kind people as you and my dear Aunt and all my Cousins I could never forget you I should be a very poor minded chap if I let myself go like that. [Written in pencil] I let myself gt [get?] like that. Dear Cousin I am surprised about that chap getting married there was no talk about him going off when I was at home with you [Page 3] I suppose that will liven we [wee?] Andy up a little to look for a young Lady it is very near time he had got his better half dont you think so Dear Well Dear Cousin I suppose you all have go [got?] best part of your hard work over for this year we are getting plenty of work here at present there are one thousand men leaving here for different places abroad this month and I wish I was going out abroad again I cannot content myself [Page 4] here at all I wish I was over with you again [Written in pencil I was over with you again. Dear Cousin I cannot say any more at present hoping these few lines will find you and all my friends in the best of health I quite forgot about playing that joke with the letter but if I knew where that young Lady had gone too [to?] I should play a joke with her. I now conclude this letter with Love and best wishes for you and all I remain your Loving Cousin T Hay xxxxxx Transcribed by Christopher Devenney |
