| Title: | J A Smyth, South Woodslee to M Smyth, Castledamph |
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| ID | 2798 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, James Alexander/58(2) |
| Year | 1899 |
| 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, Mary |
| 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, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 0410165 |
| Date | 08/10/1899 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 790 |
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| Transcript | Front of envelope Miss Mary Smyth Castledamph Co Tyrone Plumbridge Ireland Postmark WINDSOR PM 0C 9 99 ONT. Postage Stamp Canada Postage Two Cents Back of Envelope Postmark NEWTOWNSTEWART 5 3 OC 20 99 Handwritten arrived Saturday 21st October 1899 Windsor Ont October, 8th 99 Dear Sister, I had just posted my last letter when I got your's and also the papers, I asked for to have a few papers sent me and it wont hurt to have a few more, After Xmas when I get settled I shall subscribe for one of them and then I shall get one weekly and have all the news The weather has [is?] now warm again and its comfortable in the house now without a fire. This is Sunday night but I am not at church as I did not get my suit yet and this city is rather stylish to go with an old one. I am wearing the same pants everyday since the beginning of July. so they are not very good now. If I had money to pay for a suit on hand I would not wait for the Essex man, but he told me he would do without the money until Xmas so that is the reason I am waiting on him, I don't think I can get the money all for [for all?] my books, I have twelve dollars worth of books on hand and I don't want to give them the books until they have the money as I know they are not very good on the pay. I have 4 dollars left yet so you need not delay very longer sending me some more money I must get enough some where [somewhere?] to do me until I get through here. The Wellington (sic) are Methodists Church gave at "at home" (sic) to the Model Student Friday night; We had a good time after the address of welcome our principal Mr Chislane[?] made a reply and in finishing up he said they had a "real live Irishman" at Model School and to get him up here, so I had to go forward and I may say I was pretty will [well?] embarrassed. I hardly knew what to say but I said something and so got over it. I spent the forenoon yesterday in Harpers Hospital Detroit with the Medical Students and was in the operating room with them when there were three different operations performed One was where the patient had a pain in the side, so the doctor's opened the side and examined the bowels and found what the [they?] call a case of appendicitis Everything was sewed up again and that [was?] the last we saw, There were three or four nurses standing all the time I [tell?] the Doctor was good on surgical work. He seemed to be quite at home and lectured to the students as he was working. I suppose all you folks are interested in this yacht contest that is going on now I hope the Shamrock wins, so far in the three races she had done good work. Everybody here is anxious everyday of racing to see how she comes out, They all line up in front of the newspaper office to see the news posted up about every ten minutes as the races are progressing. Far more interest taken in the yacht races than are in the fact that England is going to war in So. africa [South Africa?]. I expect to hear of Paul [Kriegher?] get his fill to overflowing of the war spirit before he get (sic) through with the British Soldiers, I also notice that it is an Irishman White that is going to Command, I want to see the British successful as will [well?] as wish to see Sir Thomas [Lipton?] carry back the cup to Belfast Well I have one weeks teaching ended I taught three days last week. The first day I taught the "relation of noun clauses in a sentence" second day it was an information lesson on Sir Walter Scott so that when I got through the class should be able to write a composition Third day it was a drill on the manufactures of Principal cities of England and teach the situation of each, I did not do very well in either case, There were about [60?] in the room, and it is no easy job to keep your eyes around and see that they are all paying attention to you, see that they give their answers in correct English in fact there are a hundred and one things to be on guard for, I think I shall go down to Woodslee next Sunday of [if?] all is well, I shall send the Examination paper's this week, I have not them all I lack one or two However, they will give you a good idea of the nature of it. No more at present James A Smyth finished this in Model School with this ink |
