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Title: J.A.Smyth, Ontario to Miss Mary Smyth, Co.Tyrone
ID2688
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileSmyth, James Alexander/3(3)
Year1905
SenderSmyth, James Alexander
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationschool teacher
Sender ReligionProtestant (Methodist)
OriginEssex Co., Ontario, Canada
DestinationCo. Tyrone, N.Ireland
RecipientSmyth, Mary
Recipient Genderfemale
Relationshipsiblings
SourceCopyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com
ArchiveMr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge.
Doc. No.0401008
Date24/01/1905
Partial Date
Doc. TypeEMG
LogDocument added by LT, 08:01:2004.
Word Count493
Genre
Note
TranscriptFront of envelope

Miss Mary Smyth.
Castledamph,
Plumbridge,
Co. Tyrone,
Ireland

STAMPED
ESSEX
JA 24
05
[ONT?]

Back of Envelope

STAMPED
[------?]
FE [5?]
05

Essex, Ont.,
Jan 24 05

Dear Sister,
I received your letter
yesterday. I was wondering why I
had not heard from home for
so long as I see it was because
Eliza was not well. I can see
no reasonable cause why, and it
has always been so, when any
one is sick you won't write That
is the time you should write
Suppose on one of these occasions
the person sick died then I would
know nothing at all about
it until the worst came. Such
idea as this have no defence
pro nor con -
I was sorry to hear of Lisa
sickness. Did the [she] have an
operation? If not I am afraid
the same will happen again.
In this country operations are
undertaken immediately,
[Annie?] Wigle was telling me she
had written you. Do you get the Free
Press at all I never hear it
mentioned and I was wondering
if you got it. Do you mean a
gold dollar or a gold $ 5 piece?
My certificate does not require
renewal until next December
I got an increase of $50 in
salary last Board meeting
night making my salary $700,
I have been making a
great success in addressing
Public meeting (sic) in the
Present campaign. I have
got to be a good Debater so
they say at any rate. I
addressed a meeting at Harrow
on Friday 13th Elford 14th
Monday 16. South Woodslee
Thursday 19th at Leamington
Friday at Ruthven Sat
at Gesto, at Gesto I spoke
for 1 hr and 55 minutes the
longest address I made
during the campaign. Last
night I spoke at Comber
Sayer House Windsor [---?]
against Messrs Clarke M.P.
and John Auld Ex M.P.P.
I just got back this
morning at 9.10 a little late.
To night I go to Kingsville
and that is the end. I have had
to meet the best speaker on the
reform side. It has been a
very bitter campaign Very very
hot fight - To morrow is polling
day. and no doubt we will
have a hot time in the Town
Hall at night. Some people
think I should take no part in
political discussions. At any
rate I am known now all
over the county as a good
Debater. Nearly all these important
member (sic) of parliament tell
me that I am foolish wasting
my time teaching schools,
So it may be possible that
I shall go into politics
or Law. At any rate I am
going home in early part of
July this years (sic) and I shall
see afterwards. Now that I
have another raise in salary
I can afford it - This must
do as I must go for Dinner
I am writing this in school, I
have very little time to eat - I
am out every night until about
3 o clock. At Leamington we had
an audience for about 500
Uncle heard me at Woodslee -.

J A [James Alexander?] Smyth


Transcribed by Alan Houston