| Title: | John J Smyth, Castledamph to Mr James A Smyth, Ontario |
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| ID | 2850 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/3 |
| Year | 1892 |
| Sender | Smyth, John James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | father-son |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph,Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 305042 |
| Date | 15/01/1892 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 13:05:03. |
| Word Count | 646 |
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| Transcript | Envelope Addressed to:- Mr James Alexander Smyth Southwoodslee Box 23 Essex County Ontario Canada Postmarked on Front [Newtownstewart?] Jan 15 Postmarked on Back [Toronto?] [Ontario?] Ja [January?] [2-?] 92 Dear James I have just Been Down at the road this morning and has got your letter of Date 28 Decemr [December?]. We are happy to hear that you are all well .- I suppose Anne and Sarah Anne Thought as much long as you Did. But they got home sooner - But Be content when your health is good and be - careful of it - as helth [health?] is before anything else in this world. Young Said the Note Book was not all in it But No more could Be got.- I think you have all the tunes thats in it except the 10th Paddy would you now - anything els [else?] you would require you might let us know of and we would try our Best Snow Storm Dear James - my last letter was Dated January 7th a very heavy fall of Snow - friday the 8th tremendous Driving wind very high umposibly [impossible?] to go out any length - Saturday 9th Still Snowing = William & tomy [Tommy?] goes to Glenrone. Sheep all [wreathed] - all roads and Glens and Ditches level - They pulled 20 of ours out of one Glen - They only want one at this date Sunday the 10th not so bad But a Sharp cutting north wind tomy [Tommy?]and William went to Meeting - I havent Saw Such a Storm I dont know how long - Monday 11th went to look about the Missing Sheep No trace of it could be found Tuesday 12th appearengly [appearing?] to thaw the agent has come today wensday [Wednesday?] 13th tomy [Tommy?] & the [Gilkys?] goes to Glenrone takes shovels with them gets 3 dead Sheep one of ours one of Gilkys one of Uncles [Uncle?] Charles all together - we have all ours at home at this date this is two we have los [lost?] this year very little [thaw?] as yet the agent went up through to all the snow to day to the foot of McConnels land in the comming [coming?] Down I had a sharp word or two with him at the gate - none of us was up with him - he told me we had know [no?] wright [right?] to wire on the 12 acres - and is going into Strabane to prove the same so tomorrow Thursday the 14th will tell the fate so the [there?] will be some foon [fun?] yet as we Bought this portion and all that Joseph McFarland held today the 14th Strabane case heard Fitzmaurice Sworn Said he never give up those 12 1/2 acres to those that he let it to Joseph McFarland By its self and that said McFarland paid him the last rent for it I swore that I bought all that J McFarland held and that McFarland and me went to A Duncan and that he entered My Name in the Book for it he said he never recognised me as a tenant [now?] that I never paid him any rent the case was Dismissed - now J Mcfarland and me and fitzmaurice for it But at the present time the case is appealed to Omagh Assizes to be heard in March- it has took many a tourn [turn?] now McConnell and [Mcaurice?] has nothing to do with it if I do not Become tenant for it all I must get Back My Money [or?] all the land he held You know all about the Bargin [Bargain?] and if Joseph McFarland sold me land and cannot give it to me the law is not near Done -- as I will look about my Bargin [Bargain?] after the Assizes I will write next week again. We are all well at present your Mother is quite well again - the snow continues with hard frost no signs of a thaw I remain Yours John J Smyth Transcribed by Jim Buchanan |
