| Title: | J J Smyth, Castledamph to James A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2893 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/95(2) |
| 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. | 410033 |
| Date | 30/09/1898 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 26:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 585 |
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| Transcript | Front of envelope Mr James A Smyth Essex Essex Co Ontario Canada STAMPED NEWTOWNSTEWART PM 10 SE 30 98 Handwritten Ans Oct 10 1898 Back of envelope POSTMARK PLUMBRIDGE B SE 30 [98?] POSTMARK ESSEX OC 10 98 ONT. Castledamph Sep 30 1898 My Dear James We were looking this [these?] few days [for?] a letter and it arived [arrived?] this morning Friday the 30 Sep - we see by it that you have not been well for a few days But we hope you are all right now - it appears you have had a good time of it But I would advise you take propher [proper?] care of yourself as stone throwing and such like is not very [good?] the [there?] are some exercise (sic) very good but the [there?] are some dangerious [dangerous?] - and such ought to be avoyed [avoided?] if posibly [possible?] for health is before wealth especially in a Strange land they [the?] boys would rather get sitting down some times to rest themselves then [than?] anything els [else?] - we had all the stones to put up in Cubit Yards from the one end of the road to the other the [they?] are finishing them this day - so they had some shoveling [shovelling?] there [their?] knees was (sic) sweled [swelled?] like a loaf especialy [especially?] J.C - we have all our corn in a week to day [today?] friday we have 8 stacks up the Barn 14 in number one of them off J. Youngs (sic) We were ready to put in our hay on Tuesday But the weather has changed - it was a grand harvest we have 17 cocks of hay this year we have 5 of them under the road down to the Burn we are going to Keep it now. This is the first year for it - we have not got our turff [turf?] home yet But the horses will have nothing till [to] do now but draw - them - I think we will loose [lose?] some of our help - as John intends going to his Uncle Charles to learn the carpentertread [carpentry trade?] he dose [does?] not care for farming and its not easy to know what best for him to goto [go to?] - we are all tired with the road as they are so terbil [terribly?] ill to please - John Gilky was home on the Plum [Plumbridge?] fair day he looks well comming [coming?] [I?] called to see J [Gordon?] he looks like a Gentleman and got one hour (sic) and we had a treat together he like it well (sic) we had a very good time at the show - and we are all in good health every one dowing [doing?] what they can to keep everything going the [there?] were [was?] a marriage yestarday [yesterday?]in our meeting house Miss Jane Huston [Houston?] Lisnascreaght to Sam McLaughlin Glencoppagh [Glencoppagagh?] post Boy - Brother of Tildia [Tilda?] Duncans Mans (sic) so the Hustons and the Duncans is dowing [doing?] well. We hear that A Duncan is going to auction Robert Ballantines farm on the 16 October he has William McFarland [passed?] for 60 pounds - Barney McGillion is going to sell his shortly or have to do it - we hope by the time This arrives with you that you will be at your school again - we had Miss Mary Dunbar up seeing us on thursday 22 - she looks thin but likes the place well - some of the others will write again This is Bad writting [writing?] and a Bad pen - Miss Dunn thanks you for you [your?] papers she is glad you done (sic) so well - No more at present John J Smyth |
