| Title: | J J Smyth, Castledamph to J A Smyth, Canada |
|---|---|
| ID | 2901 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/105 |
| Year | 1891 |
| 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. | 506606 |
| Date | 30/07/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 16:06:2005. |
| Word Count | 700 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr. James. A. Smyth South Woodslee Box 23 Essex County Ontario Canada [Stamped] Newtownstewart AU 13 91 IRELAND [Written in Pencil] Aug 24 91 [Stamped on Back] [Hamilton?] 3 AM AU 24 91 CANADA [Page 1] Castledamph July 30 1891 Dear James I now take the opportunity of letting yous [you?] know that we are all in good helth [health?] at present hopping [hoping?] that yous [you?] are all well. Thank god for his Kindness to us all- We received your last letter of July 1st on friday 17 July- next day after we last wrote we were expecting one this week But the [they?] have [sic] come none as yet. Dear James Sarah of Straughroy come [sic] down with William and stayed 2 weeks with us William Bell [Bella?] and Elisa went up with her on Saturday they have there [their?] likness [likeness?] taken But its not come Down yet Ill post it next week - as soon as we can Get away we will. get the others Done But its not easy getting away either to Strabane or Omagh as some of they [the?] young heifers is ill [hardly able?] to milk- [Page 2] We. are. going to wire in glensass we have all the posts at home and the most of the wire we will Be ready to Begin on Monday we will. Join at the road and go up round McConnell [sic] land and McNamee [sic] land then up to the top Close to the fences. So that McConnell may close up – and a Great Many others may sell there [their?] sheep about £8 10s 0d - I think will Do this part - Dear James you wanted to know who were [sic] angry – well Joseph Gilky Nobles and Ried [Reid?] were the worst - and others who kept it closer – I beleive [believe?] J Duncan got your letter - him and me had some sharp talk one Day in Strabane about McConnels [McConnell’s] horse he took the horse on grass in Eden, then we got him often on our side So that Eden is not what you would expect them to be so the [there?] are [sic] no commerse [commerce?] now [Page 3] Dear James the weather now is cold and rainey [rainy?] the upland hay is all safe up - we have the turnips all Dug up and this Day we are Letting the plant land, we are Diging [digging?] the potatoes every Day. I have had my Dinner of them [7?] times they are good ones Down in the we [wee?] home [holm?] Dear James we had the to [sic] two year olds weathers [wethers?] in the plum [Plumbridge Fair?] I got 22s with great Struggling the same as the others But the winter one Sold the other- Moses Ballantine sold 20- at 18s each out of 40 - Noble Sold his at 14s 6d each and not Bad ones either. cattle is low in price - our flax looks well and the potatoes in all the contery [country?] looks well.— word has just come in that Willie Burke [sic] mother Ann Ballantine is Dead. The [They?] have been weating on hir [waiting on her to die?] this week and more so the [there?] are [sic] allways [always?] some a calling [someone being called?]home and to give in there [their?] account. [Page 4] Dear Brother William I do hope yous [you?] are all getting on well and that James is learning to farm in the - Canadian style I hope he will not Be ill [unable?] to learn as he was smart at learning anything at home I do not Know what would make them think [any long?] – we had to laugh when he said if he was at home now he would tray [try?] some of the machines has he forgot the Big rocks - that he was Blowing up in spring - William Hay is going off again Thursday again John McFarland letterbratt [Letterbrat?] is [sic] come Back again a very Short Stay. your friend W Duncan Eden they have the house nearly at the squere [square?] it will be a fine large house all your friends is [sic] all well. So far as I know when yous [you?] writes [sic] give us all the particulars of the contery [country?] and how you are all Getting along – I now conclude By sending all our love to yous [you?] all - in the Kindest manner. I remain yours John James Smyth Transcribed by Greg Floyd |
