| Title: | Bella M Smyth, Castledamph to James A Smyth, Ontario. |
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| ID | 2587 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Bella Maggie/83 |
| Year | 1900 |
| 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. | 0605072 |
| Date | 08/02/1900 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | |
| Word Count | 817 |
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| Transcript | Mr James A. Smyth Box 234 Essex Ontario Canada [Printed at top] REGISTERED LETTER R This letter must be given to an Officer of the Post Office to be registered, and a receipt obtained for it [Stamped] NEWTOWNSTEWART PM 10 0 FE [?] 00 [Stamped] PLUMBRIDGE A FE 8 00 [Printed at left side FEE PAID. [Back of envelope] [Printed] INLAND REGISTRATION Subject to the Conditions Published in the Post Office Guide as to Registration, compensation for loss or damage is given in respect of Inland registered Packets of all kinds according to the following table: - Fee Limit of Compensation 2d £5 3d £10 4d £20 5d £30 6d £40 7d £50 8d £60 9d £70 10d £80 11d £90 1s 0d £100 1s 1d £110 1s 2d £120 [Page 1] £ s d £6-0- 0 This is all we can give at the present time we are tendering on [no?] [more?] roads J J S [John James Smyth?] Castledamph pk 8/2/1900 [february?] Dear Brother We have always a notion of writing once a week but some how we never manage it I believe its over two this time, but there isn’t very much to write about. We have a storm of frost & snow this last week or so & no appearance of leaving yet the wild birds are very tame and hungry looking so its not a good sign. It always looks like a storm when you see them at the door & especially black birds. Ploughing will be kept [Page 2] back badly if it continues now Wm [William?]is complaining all ready that he didn’t begin sooner. There has been a few sudden deaths since father wrote & some of these deeply lamented. Miss Sarah Campbell trained nurse in Omagh Asylum was laid to rest on Wednesday last, she died on Monday of Typhoid fever. They did not bring her home at all the funeral left Porter’s Hotel at 8o’clock and was in Donagheady burying ground about two, a little over 40 ml. John Gilkison [Gilkinson?] & another boy put a wreath on costing one pound. They are very sorry after her. Old James Houston [Page 3] Lisnascreigh [Lisnacreaght?] was buried on Friday he was not in good health this last while but they did not expect him to go so sudden as there was no change on him. Old Paddy Toner Glenrone [Glenroan?] has been laid to rest also [bonys?]. A son of Micky McAnneny’s [MacAneany?] Glenrone died of heart disease in Gortin, he was a well educated boy & was getting on well, he died at his work. John Charlie [Charles?] was acquainted with him. This is all the deaths & for marriages there is none about here & for births there is still a few, Mrs McKelvey Bradkeel has another young daughter & Mrs Wm [William?] Orr [P B?] a daughter, everything is kept going on except marriages but they may be some before lent. Uncle Charles has got some tools again & is [Page 4] commencing work he did not take it so bad as was expected but he came to a terrible loss if he gets nothing for it. John went back on Monday after a weeks hunting with dog & gun, he was never in the house a minute but got very little. He & Matthew Smyth are comrades now they go together to Gordon’s & sometimes to D Dunbar’s. Matthew got a great taunting at Houston wake & John was scolding. Tom next day he said they were all ways [always?] at him & that they should let him be some time. Matthew is still the same he wont hold his peace & then he gets in such a rage when any one speaks & he thinks Gordons girls would rather have him as any one else but its only his notion. [Page 5] Mr James gives Matthew no peace either, every time they meet he is taunting him. Its hard for him to hold his own with every body. How do you like teaching I’m sure you know what it is by this time, you had better take care & not anger the parents or you might lose the scholars like Mr James & Joe Glenn. Joe has sent his up to Miss Dunne because the Master did not attend the Soiree. It’s a great loss to Mr James now because the exam comes off in a week and Miss Dunne would rather want them, but I hope you have no one to deal with like Joe Glenn. Wm [William?] delivered the flax on Tuesday last it done very well they had £17 between the two of them but then the scutching came [Page 6] Out of that we are sending you six pounds to day thats all we can spare now, but you can let us know how much you would need after that & we will try & send it. The last £3 was made payable at Woodslee I hope you got it all right. James Houston PB is collecting for the twentieth century fund & we gave one pound & ten shillings [sustentation?] so there is all ways some place for money. I see they are doing something for this fund over there too. Uncle James attended the land courts on Tuesday trying for a reduction he does not know how he will come off yet but he expects to be a good bit lower. James Houston is sending you papers to day he thanks you for ones he rec [received?] we got ones about the same time. We are all in good health at present hoping you enjoy the same. So Good Bye for the present as any more might cost a [penny?] extra B. M. S. [Bella Maggie Smyth?] Transcribed by Liam Boyd |
