| Title: | J J Smyth, Castledamph, to J A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2895 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/96(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 |
| Doc. No. | 507008 |
| Date | 18/10/1898 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:07:2005. |
| Word Count | 621 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] [Printed at Top] REGISTERED LETTER This Letter Must Be Given to an Officer of the Post Office To Be Registered, and a Receipt Obtained for It. The Address Must Be Written On This Side Mr J A Smyth Essex Essex County Ontario Canada [Stamped Twice] A PLUMBRIDGE OC 18 98 [Stamped] NEWTOWNSTEWART PM 10 0 OC 18 98 [Numbers on Envelope] 124 742 [Back of Envelope] [Printed] INLAND REGISTRATION Subject to the Conditions Published in the Post Office Guide as to Registration, compensation for loss or damage is given in respect of Inland registered Packets of all kinds According to the table:- Fee Limit of Compensation 2d …. £5 3d …. £10 4d …. £15 5d …. £20 6d…. £25 7d…. £30 8d…. £35 9d…. £40 10d…. £45 11d…. £50 [Stamped] LONDON PM OC 29 98 CANADA [Stamped?] ESSEX OC 31 98 ONT. ST. THOMAS & WINDSOR W OC31 98 M.C [Page 1] £10 pound Castledamph October 18th-[98?] My Dear James I supose [suppose?] by this time you stand in need of some money so we now send you £10 pounds so that you will not be in want for some time it saves trouble here and I supose [suppose?] with you also we would have sent it sooner But we were weating [waiting?] to [sic] after the auction of those farms - well Bo [Bob?] Ballantines farm was put up yesterday fair day at houstons [Hustons?] Johny Warnock put it up at £80 & him and me put it to 145 pounds I let him have [at?] no Bidders But us two McLaughlins was settled and John Campbell Master sold the 3 acres up in Glengaw [Glenga?] to Charles Fullerton at £55 So land is worth something now when the rents is Brought Down [Page 2] John Charles has gone over to Gortin he has entered on his third week he says he thinks no long [he does not think it long-lonely?] as yet he comes home every Saturday night and gose [goes?] off on Monday morning So the help is not so good now but he Did not care for farming and we let him have his will we had the stones all loadit [loaded?] up at the first of October But he is not come round yet we have the half of [sic] potatoes dug But we have a fue [few?] rough Days now and we are dowing [doing?] nothing to day [today?] they sold or finished up [sic] sale of the sheep for this year the [they?] took 25 pounds of profit out of what they Bought cince [since?] this time last year they have 16 now for the winter So they are handling pretty well and they thought if they had got Bob's it would [Page 3] [sic] Done no harm But it went to [too?] high and Warnock woud [would?] bid on no mater [matter?] how much we bid - Barney McGillion is going to sell his in the Spring so I dont know what about it we never got any interest yet from James - nor they cannot get it of [sic] Straughroy man either I think they will pross [process - summons?] him again January it is £4.16.0- We got the paper and that program [programme?] we are expecting a letter this week I said long ago that I would write to Woodslee people But I have not done so yet we hope you are all wright [alright?] now and that you are getting a long [along?] well in every way tak [take?] good care of yourself in those amusements wich [which?] is comon [common?] in that contery [country?] very little amusement for the young people in this contry [country?] nothing But work work and on we go [Page 4] I think I said in the last that the pen was Bad and the writting [writing?] was Bad but I think this one is worse. the only part of this one that is good is the Begining [beginning?] of it its not so much matter about the remender [remainder?] when you receive the money let us know as soon as possibly [possible?] give plenty of news - I might not say so for you give a good letter Some of the others was [sic] to write before now But they did not - give our Best respets [respects?] to all - there [their?] friends is all well - we ourselves are all in good helth [health?] – thank God for all Thomas is now going down to the PlumB [Plumbridge?] to send this off - So I hope you will Get it all right - Good By [goodbye?] for the present - Yours father John James Smyth Castledamph plumbridge Tyrone Ireland |
