| Title: | Eliza Smyth, Castledamph to J. A. Smyth, Ontario. |
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| ID | 2680 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Eliza Catherine/120 |
| Year | 1899 |
| 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. | 0505581 |
| Date | 07/11/1899 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 08:04:2005. |
| Word Count | 1179 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr James A. Smyth Windsor Box 626 Ontario Canada [Stamped] [NEWTOWNSTEWART?] PM 10 0 NO 7 [99?] Back of Envelope [Stamped] [PLUMBRIDGE?] A NO 7 99 WINDSOR PM NO 17 99 ONT. [Page 1] excuse Castledamph this writing November 7th 99 E C S [Eliza Catherine Smyth?] Dear Brother In reply to your letter which we rec. [received?] today always glad to hear of you doing well the envelope was open up one side and across the top it must have bursted [burst?] so we had not the trouble of opening it Bella wrote last week also we sent papers we will send more paper's today I suppose war is the talk of the day every where [everywhere?] The English has [sic] lost a great deal of men already the Tyrone C.[Constitution?] will give you an account of what men is leaving about Omagh The strangest news I have to tell you is about John McFarland being at meeting on Sunday so you see Lizzie Dunbar has converted more than Mr Steen can all he preaches they were all in Dunbar's [Page 2] seat the bride looked well but the groom was not so charming Old Robert has settled again I think they are angry because he has turned his back upon the [dipper?] The Foundation Stone of N.T.Stewart [Newtownstewart?] Orange Hall will be laid on the 18 inst this lodge got an invitation and has agreed to go they were gathered here last night today is the Co [County?] Meeting in Omagh David Houston [Huston?] & Jamey McKnight is [sic] up they are getting a new pair of symbal's [cymbals?] and a drum head part of the money was collected last night Perhaps the weather will be roug [rough?] and put it all up side [upside?] down it will look strange to see flag sashes & drum's [drums?] now in winter [Page 3] they are to be in Newtown [Newtownstewart?] at one oclock I think they will leave here at nine if this letter reaches you in time no doubt but you will think you see & hear them play as in days gone by John C [Charles?] was down in Newtown [Newtownstewart?] on Sunday night 5 Nov their [there?] was a sermon preached in Presby [Presbyterian?] Church and all members wore sashes he says nearly all black sashes he travelled down and up & was home at ten. We sent down a copy of our Photas [photographs?] and will get two more we will send you one as soon as as we get them and one to T [Tommy?] Hay if we ever get word from him the last letter he wrote he said he was going [Page 4] to Egypt & for us not to write until he would write again so we will have to wait he said he had wrote [sic] to you but rec [received?] no answer but if we get a letter we will send you his address as quick as possible Hallow eve [Hallowe’en?] night passed over quietly about these doors although Master James got his door smashed up there was a party in Jas [James?] Campbells they [the?] guests were a girl from Derry Master & Miss James Tommy & John [Charles?] and a few others which I need not mention they started for home about 2 oclock but when they get to the master's his door was open the lock being smashed with a stone there was a couple of stones in the kitchen the [they?] say he was in [Page 5] a great rage so they went in & stooped [stopped?] untill [until?] six in the morning she played on the Harmonium & I suppose they never felt the time fly by Mrs [Conan?] had an auctin [auction?] on all her furniture & every other thing none of our folk were down I belive [believe?] everything went its value she is going to reside with her daughter in England they put a new head stone on the old Doctor the New Doctor & wife has took [sic] a seat in our Church up with they [the?] Hamilton's he has Mrs Nelson's new house all but the shop which Lousia [Louisa?] Campbell has charge of James Houston [Huston?] is writing to you he got your address last night he said Catherine would write a little bit [Page 6] Tommy & James Gilkison [Gilkinson?] is threshing Young's corn in our barn these last few days they look like blacks as there is some smote [smoke?] in the corn it has blackened them Did you get your new suit yet as Wm. [William?] has got his he had it for Sunday week Sacrament Sun [Sunday?] it fits him well you should have a new over coat [overcoat?] if possible mother thinks you are not keeping yourself dressed like the others to not spend the money you do with as little as possible you ought to have the last money by now Father was going to write today but I said I would try and give you as much news as possible I know if I was away I would [Page 7] like to get lots of news but some how [somehow?] one does not like to write everything the [they?] hear perhaps the half would not be true if Tom & Wm [William?] would write they could tell you more news about the place than we can John McFarland & Lizzie Dunbar was the talk of the country if you would hear one say this & another something else you would wonder John had anything to do with her Fiddling & Dancing will soon be in Eden now old Robert used to say the Fiddle scattered house’s but I dont know what scattered his We are all well at present Mother has good health now better than Father and it used to be different We have all the [Page 8] potatoes dug the weather is very stormy at present a great deal of lighting [lightning?] after night. The hiring time is coming round again but I think I shall stop for another term Perhaps if I would change I would not be as well. James Jack has got a young daughter in the glen 5 sons and one daughter the McColgans are all gone out of the glen to England Nicholas has his farm Susan McNamee is back from America she says she could not stop there atall [at all?] so it was leaving out money for nothing John McConnel [McConnell?] & old Mary it [sic] still living in the glen Lizzie is for death up in Omagh Ann is married so Lizzie is with her old Wm [William?] Hay & Bell also Kate & Jamey are all living in the glen: Arter [Arthur?] Art is still running about Good bye Eliza Catherine Smyth [Small note with letter] P.S. We will get the Irish Times & send it to you as there are a great [sic] of wants in it Master James says their [there is?] more people learned for schools in Ireland than their [there?] is [sic] schools for them but perhaps you might have a chance some time we will send you as much news about them a [sic] possible E. C. [Eliza Catherine?] Smyth [Note at bottom of Page 3] We will send you more mony [money?] as soon as posible [possible?] J.J.S. [John James Smyth?] |
