| Title: | John J Smyth, Castledamph to James A Smyth, Ontario |
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| ID | 2862 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/42A |
| Year | 1894 |
| 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 |
| Doc. No. | 605051 |
| Date | 02/01/1894 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 563 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr. James A. [Alexander] Smyth Southwoodslee Box 4 Essex County Ontario Canada [Postage Stamp] 36 2½ [Stamped] NEWTOWNSTEWART D JA 4 93 IRELAND [Written across top] Jan 16 1893 [Written sideways on bottom right] Ans [Answered?] Jan 19 [Back of Envelope] [Stamped] HAMILTON 3 JA 16 94 CANADA [Stamped] [--------?] JA 4 94 [Stamped] HAMILTON 3 JA 16 CANADA [Letter 1] [Page 1] Castledamph January 2nd 1894 My Dear James Once more I take the pleasure of writing a few more lines we have just received your letter of Dec.18th and it was read with more tears falling than any you sent almost cince [since?] you left here your Uncle William Hays son come [sic] over and was present at the reading of it after it was read he had to go to Barness to put in this Day and night in it Uncle William would not get off for 2 years so his son Thomas came in his place he come [sic] by Belfast and then to Omagh his Uncle Charles met him in Omagh on Saturday 23 he stopped in gortin to Wednesday he come [sic] to J. [James] Hays [Page 2] he stopped in Johns till friday Friday morning he went to Bradkeel and in the evening to Roberts [sic] McFarlands Saturday he come [sic] up to Gilkys [Gilkinsons] and to our house in the evening him and William Tomy [Tommy?] J. Gilky [Joe Gilkinson] W. Gilky [William Gilkinson] went to old William Hays he then stopped with us that night went to meeting on Sunday then on Monday he left. Being New Year morning Down to the road our ones was all down Jamey [James?] Hay and Kate W. Ballantyne Andy [Andrew?] McClelland W. [William] Houston [pucked?] Andy [Andrew?] Ballantyne and all themselves So they had all sorts of amusement to 12 o clock your Uncle James was away Stilling somewhere this day Tuesday he is away to young K McFarlands Barness tomorrow night they are all invited to W. [William?] Ballantynes Moses and on Thursday night to James Hays then on Friday morning he will have [Page 3] to go to Gortin and off to Omagh Then Direct to Liverpool again He says he stopped to [too?] long in Gortin he is about the height of Tom he looks pretty well he showed them all sorts of new plays and I think they are all pretty tired today. William is in bed all day he does not feel very well Dear James this winter has been stormy nothing has been done on land. These days is fine now Well I have not sold my flax yet the half is only scutched yet I have got another ticket yestardy [yesterday?] at £3-15s-0d per hundred £3-10s-0d was the first so I’ll not deliver it yet I think I might get more. We attended 3 auctions yestardy [yesterday?] John Armstrong Master Campbells and William lunney. Some of Campbells went £5-5s-0d for corn, We got [Page 4] some of Lunneys he sold them two fields into the road next A. [Andrew] Campbell Andrw [Andrew?] Campbell got the one [-ct?] his march [marsh?] at £6.10d.0d we got the other at £6.7s.6d So land is dowing [doing?] well now. James Young will have one again Saturday. we expect Some more [---?] perhaps nexy year might not do so well. I have not been at the river yet nor did I see a fish dead or alive or on there [their?] jorney [Journey?] this winter John McConnell and Whittagar [Whittaker?] is [sic] pretty sharp so we do not lave [leave?] ourselves in there [their?] power I have not bought any cattle yet nor sold any of they [the?] cornstacks. William was in Ballyarton with one load of corn 13/4d per stone was all he got we have not commenced to plough yet I will finish Bella and your mother will finish of the remainder of this letter so good by [goodbye?] wishing you all a happy new year J. [John] J. [James] Smyth |
