| Title: | B M Smyth, Co Tyrone to James A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2610 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Bella Maggie/103 |
| Year | 1898 |
| 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, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 0410029 |
| Date | 30/12/1898 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 26:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 769 |
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| Transcript | Front of envelope Mr James A Smyth Essex Essex Co Ontario Canada STAMPED NEWTOWNSTEWART DE 31 98 Back of envelope POSTMARK PLUMBRIDGE DE 31 98 POSTMARK ESSEX JA 16 99 ONT. Castledamph Dec 30th 98 Dear Brother This letter will finish up another year and I suppose there will be less cost for the next year let us write more or not We rec [received?] your last letter on Monday 26th. glad to know that you are still in good health We are all in good health at present and has [have?] got the soiree over another time and had a very good night but not as good a gathering as the one you were here for Dan was the musician and charged ten shillings and only played his part Uncle Charlie was there and helped him well, along with a lot of others The tickets [ticket?] sellere were Jamie McKnight,W Gilky, W. McKelvey and Tommy, tea was served by our three, two Gilkys. J McKnight Willie Ballantine W. McKelvey and W Barker helped to make it, all passed off quietly as usual about here. and dancing was kept up till six in the morning They settled up all last night and has four pounds savings but would have more only they got too much bread and tea The Rector gave Old Moses Ballantine all the handling and he has got the money and will see it expended on the school Xmas passed off quietly no idle days neither before or after The Soiree served for it this year Alex Duncan, Alice and Beck and all the Elkins was there but gave no annoyance the [they?] were as quiet as anyone and Alex was saying that he was married and intended to settle down, so it may come true Joe Gilky is home for a week,, but John could not get down and he was sorry for he would like to (sic) attended the soiree Willie Gordon has got a month holidays he is two years and a half away and got no holidays till now so he was in luck for the spree We got a paper from Jamie this morning and we see W. A Ballantine marriage in it Sergeant R.I.C. so we believe its. Willie. Landahussy but Andy will soon tell it if its him We rec [received?] a grand present from Tommy Hay on Tuesday the Parcel was valued at £1 8s and its worth more to buy it here. there were ten pure silk handkerchiefs in it, different colours. two of them for [T?] Gilky, two white shawls with [cruel?] work on one corner 4 set of studs real good ones, and a brooch, he says he is knitting a black shawl for mother so then every one will get something. All the friends we have we never got as much from any of them as we have got from him So you see he is worth all the trouble we had with him as he intends to pay back all he got We have had hardly any snow here this winter yet it has been pretty good for so far Our men is busy planting a hedge up the [pad?] as it was talked about long ago it may be done this winter. they are rooting the one across the head of the garden and taking it down. it will look a bit better comming [coming?] up once it is all finished. Georges Jamie as they call him will have an auction on his farm to morrow if he gets rid. he will go to live someplace near Omagh His father in law [father-in-law] has a farm ready for him. The 'dippers' has made a great change on him and family as they have gave up dealing in horses. since they were dipped They have done some damage to the church about Gortin and they are preaching in James McFarlane now Mr McFadden has got up a preaching at the Plum [Plumbridge?] against them and he is proving that there is no immersion in the Bible. but after all there is a good many goes to hear them and too many gets dipped Mr Steen has been in a terrible rage this last few Sundays on account of the damage they are doing to the Church and what they believe in. Old Robert says that Mr Steen preaches nothing but damnation, its a wonder they dont dip him for he would have need of it there is no change on him yet nor I think wont They threw pigs pudding in the dipping hole at Gortin the first went in had them round their neck No more this time So Good Bye [Goodbye?] for this year wishing you a happy new one B M S [Bella Mary Smyth?] |
