| Title: | Eliza Smyth, Castledamph to James A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2672 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Eliza Catherine/68 |
| Year | 1896 |
| Sender | Smyth, Eliza C. and John J. |
| Sender Gender | male-female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Castledamph, Co, Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | siblings / father-son |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 604112 |
| Date | 08/12/1896 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 326 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr James A Smyth Essex – County Ontario Canada [Written at left side] Southwoodslee [Stamped] NEWTOWNSTEWART PM 10 0 DE 10 [Postage Stamp] Postage & revenue 2 ½ [Back of envelope] [Stamped] ESSEX DE 22 96 ONT [Stamped] PLUMBRIDGE O DE 10 96 [Stamped] [SOUTH WOODSLEE?] [--?] [--?] [Page 1] Castledamph December 8th 96 Dear Brother You must excuse us for not writing to you last week but I hope we shall remember every week again. Well I suppose I need not tell you about the weather and crops now as you hear so much about them both Mary and Willie John are gone to school now John C [Charles?] did not go today he has been writing a letter for Uncle James to T [Tommy?] Hay well I may tell you he has joined the army about two months ago he sent us his photo and a letter and one to Uncle James [Page 2] He says what he sees of army life he likes it well enough he is in full uniform in photo with spurs and all on he asked about all his friends and about you he is going to send Photos to all but he did not know their address so Bella sent them all to him his address is No 4102 11th Hussars Cavalry Depot, Canterbury Kent, well I think this is enough about him now We are sending you a paper so you will see that the Campbells are discharged after all inquiries Well all catholic people were saying O they let them out that killed the man and they [the?] poor innocent Maguires will be hanged [Page 3] but I am afraid none of them were innocent of the charge against them you will see in the paper that they [the?] maguires were found not guilty of murder but they are in now for robbery. Well their [there?] was great rejoicing every where Bands out all night even at Gortin it has went to party work, there was twenty pounds collected in Plumbridge Chapel on Sunday for to pay expenses for Maguires William was over in Gortin Yesterday and Uncle Charles was telling him about children of William Warnocks being in starvation I suppose you remember him coming here he was an Orangeman he has died a short while ago leaving a wife and six children behind [Page 4] Revd [Reverend?] Willoughby collected twenty seven shilling [sic] on Sunday night at a preaching for them he is going to get them on the Orphan society but he has to wait four months as he was not dead at the last meeting so they are going to lift as much as possible to keep them living as they are all small ones They are going to get up a soiree here in aid of them they [the?] men will be gathered in some night so we will tell you all about it I think it is the first time ever they had to give anything for such a purpose better to do that than spend it in drink and suchlike they are not paying anything to the Enniskillen Orange Orphan Society yet [Page 5] Tommy is blowing stones down in the Field before the door William and father is on the road so they are all busy John does the threshing and goes to school so he thinks he is busy enough Willie John is well improved with his lessons he can spell very well now he has been writting [writing?] letters to you every night but he has got none of them finished yet but it wont be long They [the?] Miss Dunbars is going to Chas [Charles?] McCullagh this evening Miss Dunne was down one day and asked them over today I think they will be up here Thursday so we will see about them papers Father has brought up they [the?] papers you sent to us they are all looking at them now so I must stop till dinner is over (12 o'clock noon) [Page 6] Father was in Strabane on Tuesday with ten young pigs he got nine & three pence each they are very cheap now but it is always something we only kept two so we have not very much to do now, Their [there?] is some word that Mary Jane Gordon is going to be married to a boy from Cappagh he has been in it three or four times anyway James Campbell comes with him he is the name of Lynch but I don’t know if it true [sic] or not Their [there?] is a cousin up in it now from NStewart [Newtownstewart?] Pinkerton Jamey and him was in Gilkies [Gilkinsons?] last night Willie Gilkison [Gilkinson?] received a letter from you yesterday I suppose you be looking for letters oftener than you get them Jas [James?] Houston was going to write to you long ago but [Page 7] Excuse these blots for I am in a hurry he is waiting for Catherine to write for him he thinks he is not good enough himself but I think any kind would do if this passes 2 oclock December 10th 1896 Well I did not think when I wrote this piece on Tuesday that the Soiree would come off so quick the tickets was [sic] printed yesterday it will be on the 18 inst it was not long from spoken about till it was agreed William is out today giving away some tickets to be sold Tommy & Willie Gilkie [Gilkinson?] is going to sell in this town and Drumnaspar to night and some of the others is going to sell down by the Plum [Plumbridge?] Uncle Charles kept 50 to sell about Gortin, John is busy cleaning up the barn their [there?] is so little time I think there will be a good night I will send you a ticket next week for I have none now as they need them all it is not an Orange Soiree so I think they will come more on that account I suppose if you had been here you would have took Dans Place (good bye) (Eliza) [Page 8] Dear James Elisa has wrote this note and I am going to finish it as to money matters its not to [too?] plenty just now. The attorney [attorney?] was £5 But he give [sic] one Back about £ @@@@@@@@done all. To [too?] much to throw away If we could helped it [sic]– the agent will be Down on the Tuesday 15 – Still we will send you [four?] pounds Now as perhaps you would be needing Some about cristhmas [Christmas?] - if we can manage [so?] much I hope we will have plenty – four now will Do you for a little we have a good stock of everything – and we have got Kow [cow?] cropping land this year Willie. Gilky [Gilkinson?] has never given us the money will you ask it [as?] will we William is well at present – we are glad you are dowing [doing?] well and that your marks is [sic] not the small number we hope you will come out Bright we are all well – I am now going to the plum [Plumbridge to send off the order for this £4 00 wich [which?] I hope you will [receive?] all wright [right?] Good By [Goodbye?] J J [John James?] Smyth |
