| Title: | J.J. Smyth, Co. Tyrone to J.A.Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2905 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/114A |
| 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, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 410198 |
| Date | 27/11/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 28:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 295 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | [Front of envelope] Mr James Alex Smyth South Woodslee Box 23 Essex County Ontario Canada [Stamped] NEWTOWNSTEWART NO 27 91 IRELAND [Back of envelope] POSTMARK HAMILTON DEC 7 91 CANADA [Stamped] SOUTH WOODSLEE DE 8 91 ONT. [Letter 1] [Page 1] Castledamph 1891 No 27 Dear James We received your letter on Tuesday 17th and we are Glad to here [hear?] that you ar [are] all in good helth [health?] thank god we are all in good helth [health] also as this laves [leaves?] us hopping [hoping?] the arivel [arrival?] of this note will find yous [you?] still in good helth [health?] We had a very nice time to day [today?] The potatoes we have a very good crop we have also a good crop of turnips we have about the half of them put up - I have Sold one [Flax?] on Saturday I left here at 5 oclock on friday and I was Back at [9 o clock?] on Saturday [Page 2] we had 46 [st?] -I got 7s per stone and I got two good Day [days?] going up and down - Joseph McFarland son John got married yesterday to a Daughter of William Steele Drumlee [Gortin?] he had 4 carrs [cars?] they came Back by the plumb [Plumb Bridge?]But hir [her?] carrs [cars?] would not come the [they?] had a fine Drive up through [Bainess?] - you [your?] friend Archy Duncan in Derry is going to get married to a Belfast lady I do not know hir [her?] name, yet we will be able to give hir [her?] name in the [next?] let Cassie know that the young ones will write to her [next?] week [Page 3] Dear James the [there?] will Be nothing Down with the [Gleen?] to the January Sessions your friends is [sic] all well at present we all join in Sending our love to yous [you?] all, - hopping [hoping?] to hear from yous [you]all as Soon as posibly [possibly?][sic] time will not let me write any more this time I remain yours John J Smyth |
