| Title: | B. M. Smyth, Castledamph to J. A. Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2616 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Bella Maggie/116 |
| Year | 1899 |
| 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. | 0410213 |
| Date | 14/09/1899 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 28:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 378 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Front of envelope (R) REGISTERED LETTER. This Letter must be given to an Officer of Post Office to be Registered, and a receipt obtained for it. THE ADDRESS MUST BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE. 433 POSTAGE STAMP [Postmark] NEWTOWNSTEWART PM 10 0 SE 14 99 POSTAGE SEAL-MARK [Postmark] NEWTOWNSTEWART PM 10 0 SE 14 99 [Postmark] PLUMBRIDGE A SE 14 99 Mr J. A Smyth Essex County Ontario Canada Try Windsor [Box?] 626 567 Fee 2 Paid. Back of envelope INLAND REGISTRATION [Postmark] WINDSOR SP 25 99 ONT. 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 :- [Postmark] NEWTOWNSTEWART PM 10 0 SE 14 99 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. [Postmark] ST. THOMAS & WINDSOR M. C. SP 25 99 [Postmark] [LON?] AM [SE?] 25 99 [CANADA?] [Postmark] [ESSEX?] SP 25 99 [ONT.?] Letter Castledamph Sep [September?] 14th 99 Dear Brother We received your letter of Aug" [August?] 18th on the 31st and see that you are in good spirits: & enjoying yourself as well as possible & better I expect than if you had failed Miss Dunne is very glad that you done so well & well pleased with receiving the paper: she says none of her scholars remembers her as well as you There are a good deal of enquirers as to how you done & what you intend to do: I suppose by this time you are at Model School again We are sending money to day so I hope it will reach you in time & not have you wanting, the last few letters was addressed to Woodslee perhaps you did not get them: we expected you would be there mostly during holidays, the money will be made payable at Essex as usual Willie Gilky got papers from you & was informed that you were for spending a week at Cedar Beach Im sure you had a fine time: only for the cooking We are all in good health at present & very busy during harvest: we have the corn all in except one stack & it may all be got in today. Johnnie Elkin (sic) second daughter (Maggie Jane) is not expected to live very long she is very bad this last day or two. She got a hurt (sic) in June and never got better of it since, From what we hear. Joe & Willie was fighting & she went to sep- arate [separate?] them & some of the two gave her a kick: which I believe will be the means of her death. They had her in Omagh with Thompson but he could do nothing & she was at the shore for a week, but has got worse since she came home There is some talk that Willie John is going back again, & Mary Mc Knight is for going about the first of next month: she may be along with him I hope Aunt is all right [alright?] again I was for writing this week but did not do it yet she has our Photos by now No more at this time your Sister B M Smyth £5 today |
