| Title: | James A Smyth, Ontario to “Dear Brother” |
|---|---|
| ID | 2706 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, James Alexander/10(4) |
| Year | 1905 |
| Sender | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | school teacher |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Methodist) |
| Origin | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smyth, John Charles |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 0605028 |
| Date | 03/04/1905 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | |
| Word Count | 248 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Page 1] Essex, Ont April, 3, 1905 Dear Brother, You [Your?] letter of March 24th to hand today. Do not know if this will reach you before you leave. If not the folks at home will get it. Well I am glad to see you branch out and give us some of your opinions whether on religious lines or on any others. I like to see a person say what they think and also to express themselves. I believe John you will make a pretty good Methodist when you land in this Country. However I have never taken very much interest in this conversion [idea?]. Your scriptural quotations are right to the point. Well there is no use in my [Page 2] making a long letter. I have been writing letters all night up to 5 o’clock this morning about this position that I have got under the Conservative government. I am sleepy tired and cranky in school today. I drove to [Leamington?] yesterday and back again. My appointment is creating some dissatisfaction in the Con. [Conservative?] Party. So they say, but that would have happened no matter who got the appointment Well recess is up. So I must close. I may again say glad to know you are coming and hope to meet you in Toronto. [You?] are coming to Halifax? Are you not? Yours J A [James Alexander?] Smyth [Page 3] PS You [Your?] letter is the best written that I have got from home in a long time, also best composed. J A [James Alexander?] Smyth Transcribed by |
