| Title: | John J Smyth, Castledamph, to, James A Smyth, Ontario. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2856 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/21A |
| Year | 1896 |
| 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. | 310016 |
| Date | 09/07/1896 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 17:10:2003. |
| Word Count | 276 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr James A. Smyth Essex Essex Co. Ontario Canada [Stamped] [NEWTOWNSTEWART?] JY 9 96 [Written at top] S Woodslee [Back of Envelope] [Stamped] PLUMBRIDGE JY 9 96 [Stamped] ESSEX JY 20 ONT. [Stamped] SOUTHWOODSLEE JY 22 96 ONT. [Letter 1] [Page 1] Castledamph July 9th - 96 My dear James Again I take the pleasure of letting you know that we are all in good helth [health?] at present-The [Binch?] is over and nothing Done it lasted for 2 hours and none Sworn in our side But [Tom?] about 6 wards - The Magistrates They had no jurisdiction and left it open the police had no law for going to arrest [tom?] if they had Been killed nothing would com [come?] on [them?] Sarah & [Johnys?] ware [were?] plenty [Page 2] They had Carson and we had Mr Goligher [Gallagher?] some say The [they?] are going to try it again - tomorrow night Friday the 10th the lodge will be all here and I think your letter will be read to them and on the twelfth morning we are all for Omagh We will leave Newtownstewart at 1/2 past 11 o'clock. I think the [there?] will be a big Day The 12 and your examination will all be over when you get this note we hope you got through well and we will be thinking long to we hear [Page 3] I hope you will have a good Day on the twelfth - The weather is got wett [wet?] now We can get nothing Done we have not all the gravel out yet [Nor?] we have not the turff [turf?] gathered yet the weather is so Soft they are [napping?] [these?] days The Judge comes in on Saturday and will be There on the 12 We will soon Draw again I suppose you will be ready for some again that time We will send it as soon as possible I have not much news his [this?] time |
