| Title: | Eliza Smyth, Castledamph, to J. A. Smyth, Ontario |
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| ID | 2673 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Eliza Catherine/75 |
| Year | 1897 |
| Sender | Smyth, Eliza C., Mary and John C. |
| 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 |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 505584 |
| Date | 25/02/1897 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 08:04:2005. |
| Word Count | 904 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr. James A. Smyth Essex Essex County Ontario Canada [Stamped] [NEWTOWNSTEWART?] PM 10 [torn ] (Written on Front) Ans [Answered?] April 24th [Back of Envelope] [Stamped] [torn] [Essex?] MR 13 ONT 97 [Page 1] Castledamph Feby 25th 1897 Dear Brother We received two letters from you last Week. We were greatly astonished when we got the second as we had only the other one read You need not mind answering our letters so soon if you send one every month it will do very well. We will send you a Shamrock Next Week Its a wonder You will [sic] wear a shamrock and you an Orange Man but I suppose its no harm. Father sent you last Co Report yesterday hope you will receive them allright [alright?]. [Page 2] The daffodils are not in Bloom yet but they are knotted Willie Gilkie [Gilkiinson?] has one or two of them in the Garden so we will get them from him I think Mary ought to be able to give You all news about it James Moore Hamilton is dead he died on Monday Night after a short illness was buried yesterday in Corrick [Corickmore?] that is the end of drink with him I think he was hardly ever sober he leaves Lizzie and one child behind. The weather is very stormy these few days I suppose you have received W John’s [Willie John’s?] letter, he passed into the first Book at his examination. Mary did not get [sic] since but she says that she will go back but I am afraid not I think for all she would be going [sic] for she has enough of learning but she is going to write now So Good Bye Eliza C [Catherine?] Smyth [Page 3] Castledamph Feby 25th 1897 Dear Brother As they are all writing to day I think I will write a few lines too We have got our examination over us for another year we all passed except three or four I passed out of the second stage of the Sixth He asked me a great many questions but I was able to answer them all. I was not at school since the examination as I would not be let [Page 4] but I think I will go a few days when the papers will come. We had the two Miss Dunbar’s up visiting us on Monday night they were not up for three weeks before. We sent you a first string some time ago and Father will have one out from Strabane on Tuesday to send to you. I think John has wrote you a long letter and gave you all the news. he has been reading a book of Irish wit & humour so I think he has got a good deal of old chat out of it I am, Your Loving Sister M [Mary?] Smyth To J A [James Alexander?] Smyth [Page 5] Castledamph Feb 25th 97 Dear Brother I had that many mistakes in the last letter I don’t know whether I will be able to finish this one or not. Well as Danil [Daniel?] Henry says in the first place The weather has been very unfavourable this [sic] four days and no appearance of a mendment [amendment?] either. The ploughing will be retarded for a while. We are morrowing [cooperative farming?] with Gilkison’s [Gilkinsons?] since we sold the horse we only plough the young one odd times We are not very far ahead of the [Page 6] people in the vicinity Joes ones is [sic] done ploughing all to the potato ground but we will not be as long this year as we were every other year The [They?]] were thrashing [threshing?] at Youngs corn this four days The last two stacks that we thrashed [threshed?] The [There?] were 143 stone [sic] of corn And we have not the other two equally divided yet and for straw I dont know how much was on them The [They?] will miss me badly this year as I dont Intend stoping [stopping?] with them as wages was a little low and they say it’s Dear bought to feed me. I would [sic] been away long ago only I never could get away. You’ll find they will miss a good man [Page 7] The [There?] are three of us writing to day [today?] so I think you ought to get as much news as would do you for “eleventeen” months Well I forgot to tell you about Danil [Daniel?] he has set out with the [bas ect?] again. But I think its more for his belly than any thing [anything?] els [else?] He will happen with something That he would not get with Wilson in Glengaw [Glenga?] But its one thing he’ll never come near us any way [anyway?] Joseph Gilkison [Gilkinson?] was up in Uncle Charles on Sunday and come [sic] on over the hill But he did not stop long [Page 8] on William and James Gilkison [Gilkinson?] Left him at Legfadrum [Ligfordrum?] School [house?] I think He likes Strabane very well. He and other Carpenters was [sic] out in Country for a week The [There?] were [sic] a car drove them out and in Again. The Debates has [sic] stoped [stopped?] in Gilkison [Gilkinsons?] I think Mathew [Matthew?] is beginning to learn wit if Mathew [Matthew?] joins [sic] to argue any time [anytime?] the whole house turns again [against?] him I dont think I was telling you about the night he was going to fight Joseph McConnel [McConnell?] and me He had the door opened to go out to the street But we would not be let go out But I think he would [sic] had black eyes next day Excuse this Writing. John Charles Smyth (I am in School [by?] [now?] Don’t be interrupting again) Transcribed by Elizabeth Prentice |
