| Title: | J Smyth, Ontario, to J J Smyth, Castledamph |
|---|---|
| ID | 2751 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, James Alexander/29(2) |
| Year | 1897 |
| 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 | |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | writes to his family |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 0505036 |
| Date | 13/07/1897 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 25:05:2005. |
| Word Count | 555 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr John Jas Smyth Castledamph Plumbridge Co Tyrone Ireland [Back of Envelope] (Written on Back) Arrived July 25th 1897 [Stamped] [JY 13?] [97?] [ONT.?] [Page 1] So [South?] Woodslee July 13th 1897 Dear Father & Mother Bros & Sisters I suppose the twelfth of July is all over now and I hope that it has been a good day. I spent the day at Ridgetown and had a very good time. I got home last night a little before twelve O’clock. There was four counties represented at Ridgetown so if that was in Ireland it would be a large turnout but here it was not so large, although there was a large number of people. They [The?] celebrations here lack that fine appearance which they have over there. They usually walk two deep and pretty far apart at that, so that it is a very long procession but not a large one at all [Page 2] As far as no. [numbers?] of flags. It was the largest number I have seen before. Then for music there was only seven bands two fife & Drum bands and five brass bands. By each lodge having a band like you people have it makes the procession look very much better and more than that they are usually hired band for the day, so that they don’t play any more than they have to here and with you they are different in this respect. We had a little rain in the afternoon and it spoiled the day for a while. One thing noticeable was after the speakers were through, they had no more marching and did not form in line again However I would rather see Plumbridge and Newtownstewart districts together than all I have seen in this [County?] yet very few girls goes with them here [Page 3] I think this is enough of twelfth Of July news. I am writing this morning for I might not have time this afternoon if it is dry as Uncle has a good deal of hay to put in yet. He has only [5?] acres in of all the crops so wheat oats and remainder of hay is to put in yet and there is a lot of work in that. I was expecting all the hay in when I get through writing but it was not, I am not much in love with the job of haying or harvesting here. I finished up with the examination of Saturday 10th and I think I done fairly well with all, of course I am not sure, it is hard to say how the examiners will mark but I think I should get through that is my own Judging [Page 4] Some of the paper [sic] were very easy other [sic] were not paper [sic] on Latin French History and Lit [Literature?] was [sic] not so very easy although I knew most all of it. I was afraid of history but I think I got through it. We had very warm weather writing all through Sunday 11th was the first day of the change so we got the very hottest weather while writing however if I get through I will be all right [alright?] no matter how hot it was [sic]. Willie John Duncan is gone home I hear, I expect that he is home by this time. I was surprised I did not think he had any notion of going home, I will send these exam papers tomorrow. I think this little note will do to day [today?] James Smyth Transcribed by Elizabeth Prentice |
