| Title: | Jas A Smyth, Ontario to Bella M Smyth Castledamph |
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| ID | 2686 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, James Alexander/3 |
| Year | 1896 |
| Sender | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | student |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Methodist) |
| Origin | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smyth, Bella M. |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 0604166 |
| Date | 25/01/1896 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | |
| Word Count | 93 |
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| Transcript | [Front of envelope] Miss Bella M Smyth Castledamph Plumbridge Co Tyrone Ireland [Stamped] [ESSEX?] JA 25 [96?] ONT [Stamped] [---?] [--?] [Written on right] arrived February 6th 1896 [Written across top] Arrived [February 6th 1896?] [Back of envelope] [Stamped] [NEWTOWNSTEWART?] AM 10 45 FE 5 96 [Stamped] [HAMILTON CANADA?] [--20?] JA 25 96 [Stamped] [WINDSOR AM JA 25 96 ONT [Page 1] [Written in pencil] [I H I G?] Sunday 16th 1896 Essex Jan 25th 1896 Dear sister I received your welcome letter a few nights ago and tonight I received the Irish Times I see by your letter that you are having nice weather in the green isle this winter. We have had some cold days in the early part [page 2] of the winter but the last few weeks have not been very cold: to-day it has been snowing all the time though it is only a few inches yet. Last week we had some skating but this thaw has spoiled that part of it Father wanted to know what religious persuasion our teachers were of Two of them are [Presbyterian?] and the other is a Methodist I was at a prespyterian [Presbyterian?] church to night for the [page 3] first time since I came back. I did not go to Woodslee to night as I intend staying up here part of the Sundays [sic]. I changed boarding houses as the first place I was in the room was to [too?] cold to study in so I just went to a better place The people that I board with are Methodist though a young girl school teacher that boarded here is a prespyterian [Presbyterian?] and one of the boys in Eng [English?] Church, so we are a mixture [page 4] We have a kind of entertainment every two weeks on Friday night so this was our evening It usually last for an hour and a half after four we had one funny scotch reading from one of the teachers today I did not tell you what I paid for board now. I pay 2 dollars per week if I go to Woodslee Friday evening and 21/4 If I stay all week so it does not make much difference whether I go or stay. [page 5] I think from this forward you had better send my letter to Essex as I will get them quicker than at Woodslee How does the Miss Dunbar get along with teaching and other ways I intended writing to them but I have delayed I also forgot to write to the lodge well I will some day soon I will give them a few words perhaps it wont be to their praise either [page 6] I have got so many books . I ponder over that I hardly have a minute to spare I will have to try an examination again June so I would not like to fail and I dont know any too much yet. I have a letter from Jas [James?] Ballantine about a week ago. I suppose Daniel cut quite a figure after the fishing I’m sure he would make a good race . [page 7] I see by your letter John got a thorn in his leg. It must have been quite a branch If he is going to school and going for some [benefit?] it [sic] all right I suppose Mary studies his lessons all right [alright?] She ought to take up algebra now. She will not find much difficulty with the first three rule [sic] except remembering the signs We are working at simple equations If I was in Marys place I would not work much & would attend to books [page 8] I wrote a letter to Charles McCullagh and never got [sic] answer yet What [sic] the matter with him I suppose. I owe J Houston one well I will soon answer. Is Willie going to stay at home now. I dont think I can think of anything more so I will finish and go to bed. Write soon and put all the news you think of it in [sic] Jas A [James Alexander?] Smyth Essex Co Ont Canada P.S. Please dont criticize my fine writing in this letter |
