| Title: | Eliza Smyth, Castledamph, to J A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2632 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Eliza Catherine/8 |
| Year | 1904 |
| Sender | Smyth, Eliza Catherine |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Castledamph, 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. | 0507019 |
| Date | 23/06/1904 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 16:08:2005. |
| Word Count | 889 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr J. A Smyth Essex Essex. Co Ontario Canada. [Stamped] NEWTOWNSTEWART PM 10 0 JU 25 04 LONDONDERRY COLONIAL PKT AM 10 15 JU 24 04 [Written on Envelope] Ans [Answered?] Aug 10 04 [Back of Envelope] PLUMBRIDGE A [JU 25?] 04 TORONTO, CANADA JUL 2 8-PM 1904 ESSEX JY 4. 04 ONT. [Page 1] Castledamph June 23rd 1904 Dear Brother After some delay I will try a [sic] write a few lines today We rec [received?] your letter a fortnight ago Tue. so I am sure you are thinking of rec [receiving] an answer soon I would [sic] wrote sooner only waiting to get the address of a few in this town who are in Philadelphia and around there I hope I am not to [too?] late By this time most likely but you have heard of Tillie [Matilda?] McCullaghs marriage which was to take place on June 8th the lucky man is by name Fitzpatrick Their [there?] is or was a notice [Page 2] of the marriage in Tuesdays Sentinel he is from Castlederg so the paper says John was over in Chas [Charles?] the day the [they?] got the letter but she did’nt say where he was from only that he was an Irishman the [they?] got another yest [yesterday?] there was to be 90 at the marriage she was to have all the girls from here that she knew I suppose you hardly got an invitation she will have a new address now only that I would send you her old one but just ask Kate McKelvey and she will direct you as she was at the marriage. Tell Mary to be sure and have all particulars as I am sure Chas [Charles's] ones will be anxious to know how she has done anyway it was better for her than to come home Charlie was’nt pleased so John says but the anger of [Page 3] marriage doesn't last long we have seen enough of that about this locality within this last 4 or 5 years. Jane McFarland a [sic] Liza are home about a month they are [sic] gone to Glasgow this week to see Bella she has set up some kind of a store there we had them here one evg [evening?] on their way up to Glensass Old Bell Gray is dead so they went up there I dont know how long they are for staying. We have lovely weather here at present at the begining [beginning?] of the month it was warmer but its splendid for the potatoes Wm [William?] and Father are moulding [burying?] them up today Tom is with Jas [James?] Duffy clipping sheep and John is with John Orr doing some carpenter work. Tommy Houston [Huston?] has just [Page 4] [sic] so he is just after telling us they were pretty near loosing their young horse by giving her green hay I suppose Mary has got that concert over I hope she was successful she likes the violin well she told us you had given her a full outfit and that she thinks she will never be able to repay you for all you have done for her. We had master James here last night we have him and Andy Ballantine about once a week. Tillie [Matilda?] Mc [McCullagh?] was all the talk last night. Mother thinks you will be sorry parting with Mary and having to go back to work but another year will soon pass in and do your best to save as much as possible The 12th July celebrations will be in Fintona this [the?] band has started [Page 5] to practise last Friday night they will have a Journey this year its 5 miles above Omagh if Mary had been here we would likely [sic] took in the trip as there will be a good many together and it would [sic] been new for us I think Mary said your place would be Winsdor [Windsor?] John has wrote for a catalogue of Drums to Belfast they are for getting a new Brass Drum. I think John will fill Father's shoes if it was left to William and Tom I don't suppose It would be much [sic] would be done We were telling Master James about that young man from his Co [County?] that you were talking to he said he was likely a fine sample of the community I saw an account in the free press of the death of that man its [Page 6] Just the same all the world over work work till death cuts the string I also saw the last debate you had I see you carried the day although I don't say anything about whats in the papers the [they?] are read by all We don't get any now only an occasionally [occasional?] one but what you said I would rather have the Herald as any of the lot the place [sic] that interest [sic] me John would’nt only give it a glance and I am just the same with what he read [sic] he likes to read all about the war etc and I never notice it I am going down to the Plum [Plumbridge?] this evg [evening?] I think when Mary comes we must get a bicycle to run errands. I have been busy this last while getting everything in order putting a new touch here and there I was in Nobles and Moses' yest [yesterday?] evg [evening?] so I was telling Mother their [there?] is as much odds in their houses and ours as in ours and in America. [Written up the side of Page 6] No more Eliza C [Catherine?] Smyth [Notes on Page 1] I am giving you a few addresses today and I intend getting John Haigenys [Heagney’s?] they were for coming home soon Kate McKelvey c/o Miss M Biddle Chestnut Hill Philadelphia _________________ Eliza Noble 1419 Fasker St Phila [Philadelphia?] Pa. [Pennsylvania?] ___________________________ James Ballantine 418 North 23rd St Philadelphia ________________________________ Moses Ballantine 3403 Fairmount Avenue West Phila [Philadelphia?] ________________________________ Transcribed by Greg Floyd |
