| Title: | J. A. Smyth, Ontario, to John J. Smyth, Co. Tyrone. |
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| ID | 2694 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, James Alexander/6 |
| 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, John J. and wife |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-parents |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co. Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 308014 |
| Date | 09/02/1896 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:08:03. |
| Word Count | 232 |
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| Transcript | Envelope addressed to: - Mr John J. Smyth Castledamph Plumbridge Co Tyrone Ireland Postmarked on Front: - ESSEX FE [February?]10 96 ONT. [Ontario?] ESSEX FE [February?] [--?] [--?] [---?] Written on front of envelope: "arrived February 22nd 1896 Saturday" Postmarked on Back: - NEWTOWNSTEWART FE [February?] 20 96 Fe [February?] 20 96 ONT. [Ontario?] HAMILTON,CANADA FE [February?] 11 95 Envelope contains two letters and a brief note Letter 1 Essex Feb 9 1896 Dear Parents I received your letter last Thursday night I am glad to know that the people are all well This is Sunday night. so I am writing this letter before I go to bed as I think I would not have much time tomorrow I was down at Woodslee since Friday. came back this eve. because there is some snow and it would not be very nice to walk to-morrow morning I do not go down to Woodslee every Sunday but I was invited to a party last Friday night so I went and had a good nights fun. I see by your letter that the Duncans had a big spree well its is not a very creditable affair to have a lot such as they were. We are having weekly examinations at school now, these are just for the purpose of seeing what progress the pupils are making I took third place in geography paper last week 68% Our next examinations is in Grammer [grammar?] it is on Tuesday I dont think I will do very good in it as the papers are pretty hard for me. We have an entertainment every other Friday and there is a paper that the [they?] call the Argus & anything That one see (sic) going on during these two weeks or see any pupil do anything or say anything that you would Think would be a drive on him or her (as the case may be) It is put in this paper and then read out at the meeting some time there is some pretty comical [pieces?] [wit?] It has not been very much Winter here yet and I dont think the [they?] will be much this year now; today it has snowed some but it is not cold. I do not think it is near as cold as some other Winters I have been here All Woodslee people are well I think Sarah Ann is in Windsor now but I don't know what she is doing, Well I think this will do for this time so I will go to bed Yours James A Smyth |
