| Title: | J J Smyth, Mary Smyth, Co Tyrone to James A Smyth, Ontario |
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| ID | 2896 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/97 |
| Year | 1899 |
| Sender | Smyth, John James and Mary |
| Sender Gender | male-female |
| 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 / siblings |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 501006 |
| Date | 02/03/1899 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 10:01:2005. |
| Word Count | 652 |
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| Transcript | [Front of envelope] Mr James A Smyth Essex Essex Co Ontario Canada [Stamped] NEWTOWNSTEWART PM 10 0 MR -2 99 [Back of envelope] [Stamped] PLUMBRIDGE A MR 99 [Stamped] ESSEX MR 13 99 ONT. [Letter 1] [Page 1] Castledamph March 2 99 Dear James I was in Strabane on Tuesday and I went in and asked all about the law its rather an expensive buisness [business?] if you have got =B =A to your name you would have to serve three years. as an apprentice and pay £100 s d then pay £75 as licence Duty and attend in Dublin two or three months in the year for two years to hear or make lectures - then if you would not have B - A - to your name you would have to serve 5 years and pay the same amount of money So you see it takes capital as well as learning to come out a Solicitor its not much wonder the [they?] charge plenty in a case Houston charged £1 1s 0 that Day in Omagh in tom tom [sic] case and had very little to do - I am afraid you need not think of law The [There?] are any amount of solicitors in Omagh and Strabane now some of them not very good P obrine's [O Brien?] son had to give it up he was no good, Mr Conroy told me on Tuesday that it took The full of my hat to Bring him out and was no use he had no power of speech and he told me the same as the atorney [attorney?] told with regard to the cost J J S [John James Smyth?] [Written at left-hand side of Page 1] Mary is finishing up this letter I was going to write more but she sad [said?] she had enough So Good By [Goodbye?] John J Smyth [Written at top of Page 1] we will send you some papers that will let you know how [AM?] [Bill?] is dowing [doing?] |
