| Title: | J. J. Smyth, Castledamph, to James A. Smyth, Ontario. |
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| ID | 2888 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/90 |
| Year | 1897 |
| 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. | 310011 |
| Date | 02/09/1897 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 16:10:2003. |
| Word Count | 601 |
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| Transcript | Envelope Addressed to:- - Mr. James A. Smyth Essex Essex County Ontario Canada Envelope Postmarked on Front:- - NEWTOWNSTEWART SE 9 [97?] Written on Front of Envelope:- - [Aus?] Sept [24?] 97 Postmarked on Back of Envelope:- - ESSEX SP20 97 ONT. - [PLUMBRIDGE?] SE [97?] Castledamph Sep. 2nd 97 My Dear James - Once more I take the pleasure of letting you know that we are all well as this laves [leaves?] us - we had - intended to go to the shore long a go [ago?]. But when tomy [Tommy?] and Elisa came over we had to lave [leave?] it off So now mother William and myself [is?] going on to Bundoran Saturday the 4th Inst. Your Uncle Charles is going - he would lik [like?] Bundoran Best so it made no difference to us. But the weather is very stormy and continually raining so we can get nothing done we have [one?] field of corn ripe and cannot get it cutt [cut?] - fortunately we got a good day getting Down [and?] Turff [turf?] plenty of Hay is almost lost. We were in Gortin fair yesterday we sold 17 Ewes at 16s-6d?] each The [They?] were no sale [for?] [weathers?] So we will have to keep them for some time - The mare is Driving well anough [enough?] in the trap so she might come round yet we Bought none as yet The [They?] [are?] a grand time of it These Days at Barnscourt [Baronscourt?] But I think none from here will go Down--. I will send you some papers that will give you all the News of it all - we have done no more at the gravel cince [since?]. They have split up the gravel Bed and we will not get it so well now tomy [Tommy?] and Elisa left here on Monday and I tell you they were verry [very?] [acread?] he leaves Liverpool today Thursday for Canterbury he will leave it on the 15th inst for India. I give (sic) him your address he will write to you some time from india he had the uniform on here and looked well -. Well I suppose By this time you know all about the examination I sent you our advice in the last so I think by going another year - you will be able to go into anything - you may think Best - we will tray [try?] and keep you going - So I am sending you five pounds in this letter to make a start again and we hope that it will not be lost neither to you nor us as to giving you any other advice I think you have no call to get [one?] as you know much Better Than what we do here. Elisa says its from Canterbury that tomy [Tommy?] will write to you. The Potato Crop will verry [very?] Bad. this year very small and not good I never got Willie s money yet but I think he will give it shortly Joseph Ballantine is home on furlough I have not seen him yet [The?] are a young Daughter [over?] [in?] A [Huston's?] so that is strange. A [and?] [Wilson?] Is Dowing [doing?] well Down in John [K?] Smyth s I think they would not Come Back to Eden now for any money -- I have not much news to send so I hope you are all well give our love to all. - We are looking for them other papers the [they?] have not come yet You can let us know what subject you failed in - and what the principal thought - I will send our letters now to Essex to you let us know when to change [I enclose?] a program for this evening at Newtown William says now that he is going Down So Goodbye - from your father J. J. Smyth |
