| Title: | J J Smyth, Castledamph to J A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2904 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/113 |
| 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. | 410146 |
| Date | 22/11/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 552 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Front of envelope Mr James Alexander Smyth South Woodslee Box 23 Essex County Ontario Canada STAMPED NEWTOWNSTEWART [?] NO [?] 91 IRELAND Handwritten: Nov 6 1891 Back of envelope POSTMARK HAMILTON 11 AM NO 17 91 CANADA POSTMARK SOUTH WOODSLEE NO 18 91 ONT. Handwritten: Important One Castledamph Thursday 22 1891 Dear James I once more take the liberty of letting you know that we are all in good helth [health?] and I do hope the arival [arrival?] of this note will find yous [you?] all well also We were at Strabane Sessions on Thursday last with McConnell and McNamee the case went only a little lenth [length?] when McConnell [McConnell s?] atorney [attorney?] pulled out aletter [a letter?] from the agent asking to put back the trayel [trial?] till he would come Down again November So the [there?] were (sic) nothing got don [done?] it will now be January before it [its?] setteled [settled?] either at the law or without it - it has made enemies on all sides. we had [to?] summoned (sic) Archibald [D----?] to the asises [assizes?] at Omagh to give evidence he summond [summoned?] us to gortin Binch [Bench?] for 10s for his day [day's?] pay and got it Archibald has took McConnell [McConnell's?] side to the highest pitch and has collected plenty of money for him and is dowing [doing?] his verry [very?] Best for him the day the police come (sic) up we had to go down to sign an oath and Tildia [Tilda?] locked the door on police and all of us = Archibald and me had some sharp words so we neither spoke nor go (sic) in cince [since?] so he is Dowing [doing?] his very best for McConnell - and at the time the parteners [partners?] got this Archibald was and is the witness and should have the agreement paper Betwixt landlord and tanent [tenant?] and will not give it up - So his preaching and craying [crying?] and lecturing goes verry [very?] little lenth [length?] in many a man [man's?] eyes now - I would listen just as fast to a Dog Barking as to him after what I heard him swear at omagh and at Gortin - it [its?] over with him in my eys [eyes?]. Dear James I am in a hurry now as it is near post time the weather has Been verry [very?] rough still all is gathered in we left over our flax on Tuesday 5 good load [loads?] - we are at the potatoes now we will be half Down this week the [they?] are very good Willie Gilkison has got your letter I heard it read on tuesday morning when going away with the flax your Uncle John got your picture that night after I had posted the letter your Uncle Charles has got married to a [Miss?] Nickle a Daughter of John Nickle of [Cloughnery?] up the watter [water?] I see you have got a new fiddle what kind are the [they?] there I have been speaking to J Young he has to write to Jamey to Cotland [Scotland?] so I'll be able to till [tell?] you in my nixt [next?] - tell uncle that we [wee?] Mary has the Broon [Broom?] seed gathered now and she is determined to send it some time. Give our Best respects to Mr and Mrs Allison - we wish them every success in there [their?] new life We send our love to yous [you?] all. - I remain yous [yours?] John J Smyth my nixt [next?] will be longer as the post is comming [coming?] |
