| Title: | J J Smyth, Co Tyrone to James A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2897 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/99 |
| Year | 1899 |
| 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. | 603101 |
| Date | 16/03/1899 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 10:06:2005. |
| Word Count | 1002 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr James A. Smyth Essex Essex Co Ontario Canada [Stamped] [NEWTOWNSTEWART?] PM 10 0 MR 16 99 [Handwritten upside down] Answered [Back of Envelope] [Stamped] A PLUMBRIDGE MR 16 99 [Stamped] ESSEX MR 27 99 ONT [Page 1] Castledamph March 16th – 99 My Dear James- As I am not able to be in The plumfair [Plumbridge fair?] I though [thought?] I would write a few lines – as I am abel [able?] to do nothing Bell. [Bella?] I supose [suppose?] told you last week that I had to give up work with pains in my leg and hip joints I was very Bad and confined to my Bed for a week - I am up to day [today?] and writting [writing?] you this letter just to let you know that I am getting Better I have not been out yet But I think I will be all wright [alright?] in a fue [few?] Days Thomy [Tommy?] and old Gilky [Gilkinson?] Was [sic] in Omagh yesterday and got the money £39 2s 6d not so very Bad after all - if we had new [known?] in time we might haven [have had?] it all any Body [anybody?] that went before the Grand Jury got all there [their?] money in full as it was the last time for them to sit- [Page 2] Tom Bought 3 sheep in Gortin fair William and him is [sic] in the Plum [Plumbridge?] to Day [today?] to see if the [they?] get any [sic] - we are done ploughing and has [have?] a Kill [kiln?] of limestone at home - the weather is splendid and likely the [there?] will be some sowing next week the other sheep is [sic] up this long time I think its 33 the [they?] had up to date we have kept Jamys [Jamey’s?] part for cutting it looks pretty good - we are going to sow one Bag of flax seed in youngs home [holm?]. and the remender [remainder?] in corn Well stilling [distilling?] has went [gone?] to its hight [height?] Bob Warnock and Jamy [Jamey?] Ballantine has [sic] run one here and there this long time they had made up with they [the?] police in Both Baraks [barracks?] - so They thought the [they?] were [sic] no danger - at any time On Saturday they [there?] come [sic] Both parties and surved [surveyed?] all the 16 acres where it was went round it in all Directions and left - they had agreed with them to put in two stone of sugar in the potch [poteen?] and [Page 3] and lave [leave?] them the old Still – this was not all Johny [Johnny?] Warnock went Down to the plum [Plumbridge?] and stoped [stopped?] till the Sargent [Sergeant?] come out and then then [sic] told him that all would be right for them next day told him where it was and how they were forit [for it?] - Sargent [Sergeant?] Bid Johny go home and he would keep the men in - fortunately [fortunately?] the [there?] were only 3 men in each Barack [barrack?] - just at 3 oclock on Sunday morning they had all taken they were nearly done [singling?] when the police shouted to them that they were all prisners [prisoners?] the [there?] were 5 men in the house to [two?] of the police caught 4 the other police was [sic] a fue [few?] yards Behind they tumbled the police and they only held two of them Bob Warnock and James (Ann) McNamee James McNamee. Jamy [Jamey?] Ballantine and William Ballantine got off - for the present - they handcuffed them togather [together?] sent for W [William?] our horse and cart and just at 9 oclock they comming [came?] down past our house with [Page 4] all. - on a Sunday morning and on till [to?] Gortin and found Bail till [to?] the Binch [Bench?] they say they have give in two of the others - Jamy [Jamey?] Ballantine is off for Scotland I hear [[heard?] a few moments ago So the [there?] were [sic] no fun in this nights work - they will not Kiss and tell again they have just got what they wrought [worked?] for and plenty are not very sorrow [sorry?] - James Ann was going to have a ploughing and he wanted some for it - none of they [the?] others new [knew?] the plot with the police or they would not [sic] been there - it will learn the young fellows a lesson in future But I think this will end it - something els [else?] would [sic] filled some of them as well The [There?] are great times now in regard to this Bill - I will send you th [the?] paper with all the names who is going to stand as local men around here the [they?] will be up to everything thats game - [Page 5] Dear James - I supose [suppose?] its hard for you to know what till [to?] do after July we all hope you will come out well no matter what course you will take afterwards - But we could not advise you as you know the old and new conterys [countries?] - and almost everything now its money go where a man will to get started at anything after that money is comming [coming?] in as fast as it was laid out if men could mak [make?] money without first leaving it out then every one would be at it and it would come to [too?] easy [Page 6] how is your Money lasting Sometimes we forget how long its away - then you might be short awhile but we [work?] pretty well -and we had to Borrow not one- penny for either you or ourselves as yet we neither get stuck [stock?] nor interest from James as yet But I think he must do something before long your note will be 4 years again June - don't let the money be out before you tell us - this is not very well wrote [written?] and I am nearly tired sitting up - But you need not be uneasy about me as I think I have the worst of it over. I am up cince [since?] 9 oclock and now its 3 oclock. So Good By [Goodbye?] J. J. [John James?] Smyth |
