| Title: | J & M Smyth, Castledamph, to James A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2890 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/93A |
| Year | 1898 |
| 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. | 410028 |
| Date | 05/09/1898 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 553 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Front of envelope] Mr James A Smyth Essex Essex Co Ontario Canada [Stamp Torn Off] [Back of envelope] [Stamped] PLUMBRIDGE B SE 10 98 [Stamped] ESSEX SP 23 98 ONT. [Letter 1] [Page 1] Castledamph Monday Sept 5 1898 My Dear James We received your welcom [welcome?] letter on friday the 2 Sep - William Gilky got his the same morning and all the papers - with the result of the exam. I was on the road and we towned (sic) with him to see the result the paper was first opened (sic) and saw your name there the first said thats all wright [right?] he is passed - we all feel satisfied with the result its [it?] seems that you did not idle your time - you cannot immagine [imagine?] how glad we are and content to know that you were not among the onsuccessful [unsuccessful?] - now it will give you more courage to goon [go on?] for a nother [another?] year in form 4 - wich [which?] we hope and trust you will again that time come out bright and closer in all subjects - and be a credit to yourself and others - I think by the time we had [Page 2] this letter you ought to have the one with the money in it and telling you to go on for another year - and you need not be afraid of us keeping you going if we be speared [spared?] health and strenth [strength?] and God Blessing us all - in all our labours - thy [they?] all wish you to go through and each one is dowing [doing?] there [their?] best to make as much as posibly [possible?] to keep you going I give you an account of how we stand in the last [one?]. Stock and all - we have got none of the money we give to your Uncle James - nor no interest either I think instead of paying off any he is taking more on - the sheep we sold to your Uncle A Duncan Straughroy he has not given on [one?] penny as yet they intend to soon [press?] him - So its hard to get money Back when you lend it - especially to your friend’s [friends?]- we have no trouble with over the Burn since John fined them we commenced the corn on Saturday 3 Sept harvisting [harvesting?] is going on now everywhere so it wont last long - up the Burn will not be ripe for some time [Page 3] Your Mother and myself were at Downhill the weather was very warm for a few Days But the last tow [two?] or three days was not so good. I sent you the weekly I [Irish?] Times from it we come [came?] home on Wednesday the 31 August we feel quit [quite?] well cince [since?] but the noise still continues in my ear they say they never missed us - all went all wright [right?] in our Absence - James Huston [Houston?] received your letter he come [came?] over to hear how you did and was glad to know that you passed your letter has been read to a good maney [many?] who wish to here [hear?] it we are nearly done with the breaking of the stones but the [they?] have to be all filled up in the carts and left at regular Distance on the lenth [length?] of the road in Cubit yards So its a regular hunbig [humbug?] and trouble to us to fill them all up inside this month |
