| Title: | Annie Smyth, Canada to "Dear Uncle Aunt and Cousins" |
|---|---|
| ID | 2557 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Annie/29 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Smyth, Annie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | North America |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | writes to his uncle, aunt and 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. | 410240 |
| Date | 29/05/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 28:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 388 |
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| Transcript | Dear Uncle Aunt and Cousins thought I would write you a few lines when James is writing to [too?] as you know that we are all well hoping this will find you all the same James told us that Auntie was not well hope she will be better by the time this reaches you Cousin James arrived here safe on tuesday eve the 26 he had a quicker passage all the way through than sarrah [sarah?] Ann did we were all very glad to see him and will do all we can to keep him from getting homesick thinks he will like the place very well when he gets accustomed to the ways of the people and the work the farm work is so much different here than it is there we are having an unusual cold spring this year the fruit is nearly all spoiled by late frosts have had some very harsh fruits this month and that is very unusual for this country all the rest of the crops are looking very nice. James nor sarrah Ann have not saw Cassie yet she is away tending [attending?] College has not been home since the first of April and will not be home before the last of June she would liked very much to have come home to see her cousins but was so busy that could (sic) not get away we were sorry that James did not bring his fiddle with him but father is going to get one as soon as he can get to the city has one borrowed now so we will have plenty of Music him and I are going to learn to play the Organ and fiddle togeather [together?]. well think I had better close for this time hoping to hear from you all soon I remain your loving Neice and Cousin Annie Smyth [Written sideways at top of first page] there was not any person at the station when James came father had been there to meet three trains did not expect him on the train he came on but he got along all right [alright?] as we only live half a Mile from the station and one of the young Men came part of the way up and showed him where we lived were very sorry that some of us were not there to meet him. Transcribed by Tony Flanagan |
