| Title: | Bella M Smyth, Castledamph to, Mr. James A Smyth, Ontario |
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| ID | 2566 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Bella Maggie/45 |
| Year | 1896 |
| Sender | Smyth, Bella Maggie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | farming household |
| Sender Religion | Presbyterian |
| Origin | Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth. |
| Doc. No. | 0604142 |
| Date | 23/01/1896 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | |
| Word Count | 357 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Front of envelope] Mr. James =A= Smyth [In?] Essex, Essex county Ontario [In?] Essex Canada [Front of Envelope] [Stamped] SOUTH-WOODSLEE FE 6 96 ONT [Stamped] [NEWTOWNSTEWAR?] [--?] [10 0?] JA [25?] 96 [Stamped] [NEWTOWNSTEWAR?] [--?] [10 0?] JA [23?] 96 [Red Postage Stamp] Postage & Revenue One Halfpenny [Purple Postage Stamp] Postage & Revenue One Penny [Purple Postage Stamp] Postage & Revenue One Penny [Back of Envelope] [Stamped] HAMILTON CANADA 1 FE 5 96 [Stamped] ESSEX FE 6 96 ONT [Stamped] [SOUTH WOODSLEE?} FE [?] [96?] [Page 1] Castledamph January 23rd 1896 Dear Brother We received your last letter on the 13th We are glad to hear that you are well and. all the rest also, the weather is keeping on good for so far I dont think we will have any winter this year ploughing and all other work is going on well William is down to-day at James Young's he has Eliza Glass's field ploughed [Page 2] He would [sic] been done now only they were drawing stones from Joe Glenn [sic] land to the road and that kept him back they have a good many out now ready for breaking There is a wedding at plumbridge today, if you remember Barney Shearing and Miss Lizzie McCullagh [philimy?] they are married by this time 7 cars altogether most of all the plum [Plumbridge?] people is [sic] at it The Miss Dunbars was up on Tuesday night and Daniel came up from the road so we had some music while he was here, Tilda [Page 3] Willie and us was down last night spent the night playing the piano and singing They were up in Mr William Duncans, on Tuesday night week, Martha invited them up, and William was asked over you know Sandy and him is [sic] always comrades There was a dance in Elkins last night week and a far better one up in Eden on Friday night every one paid one shilling and they drunk two gallon [sic] whiskey left at six oclock in the morning McKelveys, Mc Namee's, Morris. Elkins Johnnie Glass Bob Johnnie Dunne and Daniel Oh I forgot Willie Houston Eden [Page 4] I dont think that we told you that Moses Stewart has got married at Xmas I dont know her name but he got her above Omagh, Andrew McKelvey [p.C?] has got married to a girl in Raphoe the name of Orr. he did not come to Eden after all, We are sending you a violin string along with this letter it may not be a very good one but we will send a better one before long Some of this news not worth writing but its better than none No more at present Bella M Smyth Transcribed by Mohamed Souissy |
