| Title: | Cassie [Smyth?], Canada to "Dear uncle aunt & cousins" |
|---|---|
| ID | 2624 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Cassie/83 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Smyth, Cassie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | works in an office and studies |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | writes to her 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. | 410234 |
| Date | 02/11/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 28:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 416 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Woodslee, Nov 2 1891 Dear uncle aunt & cousins, As Jim was writing home and I had not written before thought I thought I would write some this time. I scarcely know what to tell you as I suppose he has told you all the news has he told you any thing about the situation I have here I have to be in the office two and a half to three hours each morning and afternoon, but do not be busy all the time. The work is quite easy and I have time to write letters and to read or study besides. On wet days I do not need to come at all and I get a holiday whenever I like to ask for it. The pay is not very much $15 or £3 Jim would say per month. Of course if I had to pay my board would not work for that, besides not having to pay for my board I have a good deal of time at home. It is nice for that I got my medal two or three weeks ago - and that reminds me I must thank you for your congratulations. I wish I could run around with it to all my uncles, aunts and cousins to let them see it. It seems to me Jim is getting to like this country better but once in a while he gets a homesick fit yet, we can always tell when they come on him. We would be quite lonesome without him now, I like to hear him father and mother and Sara when she is here talk about the people and the country over there it makes me want to see you all. Suppose Jim told you that Annie has gone to a home of her own; she is living with Thomas - about 80 or 90 miles from here. She gets very homesick I am sure mother is going to her very soon. We Jim Belle and I were at a Halloween party Saturday evening Jim did not care about going but we all coaxed him, I do not think he enjoyed it as much as he would one in Plumbridge or Buck Eden or one of those places. Well I must close now as I have some work to do before going home for the night. I would like to have you all write to me; everyone put in a bit that is the way I like it. Your loving niece and cousin Cassie |
