| Title: | John J. Smyth, Castledamph to James A. Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2864 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/47 |
| Year | 1901 |
| 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. | 604111 |
| Date | 7/6/1901 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 529 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | [Front of envelope] Mr J: A: Smyth Essex Box 313 Essex. Co. Ontario Canada [Stamped] 3 JU [?] 01 [Postage stamp] Postage and Inland Revenue One Penny [Back of envelope] [Stamped] [PLUMBRIDGE] [-?] JU 7 01 [Stamped] [HAMILTON] JUN [17?] 2-0 01 [Stamped] ESSEX JU [1-?] 01 ONT [Page 1] Castledamph June. 7th 1901 My Dear James Your letter of May 27th arrived on Friday this day 7 June we are all pleased to know that you are comming [coming?] home to see us all:- once again what joy and pleasure to meet [once?] again all I trust in good helth [health?] But There are many whom you would like to have saw [sic] who is now mouldering in the Dust and there [their?] names will soon be forgotten as though They had never been in existance [existence?] But Thank God we all have Been speared [spared?] in helth [health?] up to the present wich [which?] is a great Blessing [Page 2] Well I suppose Bella and May [Mary?] and Elisa [Eliza?] have given you all the news of everything our churning machine is dowing [doing?] well. But we had no [cases?] by hir [her?] untill [until?] harvest [We?] had plenty of hard work this Spring - William is Gribbing [grubbing?] the potatoes today Tom is on the mountain gathering the sheep to clip he clipped 22 yestardy [yesterday?] I do not know how many the [they?] have untill [until?] I would ask them The [they?] were verry [very?] Dear in Gortin fair on wensday [Wednesday?] Cattle is also very Dear from £10 – to - £16 for any kind of a good one. So the [there?] never was a Better time for farmers - young pigs is up to 28s - each [Page 3] when you come home you will see all the new changes But everything takes money and time it will cost you a good amount to come home and go back again But what about it if people has There [their?] health look at old John and Marget [Margaret?] Better the [they?] had Spent some of it in There [their?] day as the way it went look at Archy how he lived awlys [always?] at his Books and Died £300 in Debt at leist [least?] it So Said we have got none of it yet But our colicitor [solicitor?] has sold some of his property in Glencoppagh knowen [known?] as Rose, fidden it went £60 - they thought they never would have to pay it [Page 4] Well they are all for portrush on wensday [Wednesday?] the 12 inst W. J - M - E- and Bella The 5 so it will take a pound for the trip the [they?] are getting from N Stewart [Newtownstewart?] for 2s each [shillings?] So The [they?] will See Some things new your Mother and me was at it the time we were at Downhill they will have be in Newtown [Newtownstewart?] at 7 a. m. –So that will be early - I suppose [suppose?] another time writting [writing?] will nearly do as the [they?] are [sic] not much use in Sending when you will not be there You may Give our Love and best respects to all woodslee people I have nothing new to tell you so I will mak [make?] this short note Do at this time trusting it will find yous [you?] all well as it leaves us at present So goodby [goodbye?] from your father J. J. [John James?] Smyth J. A. S [James Alexander Smyth?] Transcribed by Mark Gallaher. |
