| Title: | J. J. Smyth, Castledamph, to J. A. Smyth, Canada |
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| ID | 2892 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/95A |
| 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 |
| Doc. No. | 505580 |
| Date | 11/11/1897 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 08:04:2005. |
| Word Count | 658 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr James: A- Smyth Essex - Essex County Ontario Canada [Stamped] [NEWTOWNSTEWART?] 10 0 NO 11 97 [Written over] Ans [Answered?] 25 Nov 1897 James Smyth Received Nov 22 97 [Back of Envelope] [Stamped] [PLUMBRIDGE?] [NO 11?] 97 ESSEX NO 22 97 ONT. [Page 1] Castledamph No.11th -1897 To J -A –S [James Alexander Smyth?] My Dear James once more I take the pleasure of sending you a few lines to let you know we are all in good [helth?] [health] at present I myself is [sic] not to [too?] well. I think I told you in the last that I took a pain in my right ear The pain has left it But the noise still continues and I cannot hear very well - But I am still Dowing [doing?] something - your mother is in good helth [health?] now she goes on with the work as usual they have got through with the diging [digging?] of the potatoes I never saw such good weather for diging [digging?] we have a little change now But not much rain as yet the ground was very Dray [dry?] and potatoes was [sic] easy to dig- [Page 2] We have some trouble now with the Orange Buisness [business?]- We expeted [expected?]Daniel Henry on October 29 – The [there?] were [sic] a District Meeting called for the same night in our house So none of the plum [Plumbridge?] men come [sic] up James Gordon went Down to them and after our privet [private?] lodge was over we opened the District We had no District Master This last year Willie Barker was D D M [Deputy District Master?] so we had just enough Members to open 5 [forms?] a [corom?]] we elected all and sent for a District [form?] The plumb [Plumbridge?] man done [sic] the same - Daniel appealed against Decision of our lodge - he also Brought a charge agains [against?] me for stoping [stopping?] him on the land he Brought a charge against James Campbell for going to the opening of the new chapel PmBidge [Plumbridge?] and for paying one pound [Page 3] Also one against William Barker for paying offerings at Michl Badly [Michael Bradley’s?] Son [sic] funeral all to the county S lodge I had a charge against John McFarland for not giving us the anual [annual?] William Barker had a charge against Willim McCleay [McClay?] for refusing to Call the District [lodge?] to where he appointed it so we all [went?] to the County Meeting on the 9-[9th?] past to Omagh and as the [there?] were [sic] that much to do nothing was heard and a Deputation was call [called?] and ordered to go to the Plumbridge and have all trayed [tried?] at some convent [convenient?] time So we will have a day at the P Brdge [Plumbridge?] Some time shortly the countery [country?] nearly knows it all as Daniel kept nothing hid [hidden?] - I did hear the half of what was going on in the hall and I was as content that nothing was done as I hope I will [sic] better before they come to the plumbridge as I would lik [like?] to be able to talk to them [Page 4] in our last, I sent you 5 pounds wich [which?] I hope you have got all wright [alright?] I have been told to let you know that Nixt [next?] week we will send you the price of a Suit for we think the others must be well through by this time Tom has all the Sheep Down Now William is at the plum [Plumbridge?] getting the young horse shod he is for Strabane tomorrow the 12 [12th?] with the Mare She must be sold and sold scheap [cheap?] as we cannot keep hir [her?] – we have got another D [District?] Survayor [Surveyor?] the name [Moon?] he has not come our lenth [length?] as yet - I only wish we were out of it the [there?] are some changes now But as John is going to fill up a sheet he will give you all about everything as Bella and the others is [sic] to [too?] Bussy [busy?] at the machine So we hope [sic] are getting along well. We got your letter and newspaper So Good By [Goodbye?]from your l[loving?] father John J Smyth |
