| Title: | J. J. Smyth, Castledamph to James A. Smyth, Ontario |
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| ID | 2876 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/73 |
| Year | 1893 |
| 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. | 410205 |
| Date | 28/09/1893 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 28:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 279 |
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| Transcript | Front of envelope Mr James-A.-Smyth Southwoodslee-p-0 Box 4 Essex-County Ontario Canada STAMPED NEWTOWNSTEWART D SP 28 93 Handwritten Rec Oct 10 93 Ans Oct 10 93 time 3 00 pm Back of envelope POSTMARK PLUMBRIDGE C SE 28 93 POSTMARK HAMILTON 11 9 OC 93 POSTMARK SOUTH WOODSLEE OC 10 93 ONT. (Letter One) Castledamph Septemer [September?] 28-93 Dear James In answer to your letter wich [which?] we recevied [received?] wrote (sic) from Cornell Sept [September?] 5 wich [which?] informs us of you still being in good helth [health?] - and we think that you are in Better Spirits than in some time ago (sic) - William Gilky has also recevied [received?] your Letter - is that place like unto our [Brae?] not Dangersom [dangerous?] But we hope your stay there was not long - well - I think The two letters before this one that Bella wrote will give you all about harvest we had all in on the first of September A fine early harvest the weather is wet now and a little cold. you want to know about Shooting The [there?] were four meen [men?] come [came?] about the 10th of august to Glengaw and Shot over the hills- The Keeper Robert McFarland give (sic) chase and the [they?] tourned [turned?] on him and fired 4 shoots [shots?] at him two of them taking affect [effect?] on his legs arms and face - the police then watched it night and day so that not a shoot [shot?] could be fired. The [There?] were four meen [men?] arrested at the cross and Brought to the plumb [Plumbridge?] Barricks [Barracks?]. Joseph McConnell Andrew J Campbell and McFarland was taken Down But the [they?] could not identify them and the [they?] got off. But it has poot [put?] an end to shooting this season - The people anyhow is not on very goot [good?] terms - almost worse than when you were at home. William and Tomy [Tommy?] intended to write this time William is at a Drawing of turff [turf?] to W Gilkson [Gilkison?] to Day [today?] Tomy [Tommy?] is up on the mountain with Glenrone meen [men?] these two Days helping them to wire we have run our wire to the top straight- with McConnells out side [outside?] fence - William Ballantine has his wired along the roadside and up to Genrone [Glenrone?] Ditch -Glenrone has wired Down Andrew Duffy to the road now the [they?] are going up the hill to [till?] the [they?] meet our post on the top. So they asked Tom and James Hay [uncle?] to give them a Day or two. So after sometime sheep will not get Down very handy - Charles Gordon is wireing [wiring?] along the roadside in [Meenmore?] Barned [Bernard?] McNamee and Any [Andy?] [Bartely?] will soon have there [their?] farms all wired - We kept all the lambs this year and Bought 16 Besides at 5s and some at 6s 5d - each the [then?] sold 11 [weathers?] at 11s-6d each - I cannot tell you how manny [many?] the [they?] have althogether [altogether?] But they will give you ancount [account?] when the [they?] write. we intend to join to Dig the potatoes to morrow [tomorrow?] friday. The [there?] are some has now commenced But not manny [many?] I supose [suppose?] you will wonder when you read Bellas [Bella's?] letter about over the Burn ones - If you write to them at any time wach [watch?] what you will put in it. So that they will not have anything to talk of - as there [their?] tongues is (sic) pretty loose at the present time. I remain your father J.J Smyth |
