| Title: | Mary Smyth, Ontario to Mrs J. J. Smyth, Co Tyrone |
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| ID | 2957 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Mary/31A |
| Year | 1901 |
| Sender | Smyth, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | student |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Presbyterian) |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | writes to her family |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 506603 |
| Date | 4/11/1901 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 16:06:2005. |
| Word Count | 557 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mrs. J. J. Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Ireland [Stamped] SOUTH WOODSLEE DE 18 01 ONT. [Stamped] Canada Postage Two Cents [Back of Envelope] [Stamped] WINDSOR DE 18 01 ONT. [Stamped] HAMILTON DEC 19 14 - “OI” [Letter 1] [Page 1] Nov 4th 1901 Monday night Dear People, Just a line to put in the paper. It is snowing all evg. [evening?] & was freezing all day we washed today & they were no sooner out nor they they were frozen stiff. The weather has changed very quick last week was very warm I expect the hot weather is all over by now. We went to visit in Mr Jones on Thursday evg. [evening?] Belle & I Halloweve [Halloween?] day not much appearance of it here & Mrs Dr Millian [Millan?] was there when we went & Mr Myers the Minister came after us a while going to a meeting away South somewhere & wanted Mr Jones to go with him but it came on to rain & they did not go it rained all night & not one of us got away to 10 oclock so it faired up then & Mr Jones left us & Mrs Millian [Millan?] at home with two horses in the democrat & the Minister kept before us all the way it was very dark we did not expect it would rain when we [Page 2] left & took nothing with us so we had to get old clothes there so I had supper with a Minister & Dr's [doctor’s?] Wife. Glenn & Lesley was [sic] out here Friday & Saturday Jim came down Saturday on a Automobile him & another man goes by steam came down to hunt went down to town & went away to hunt with J.E. Hancock after quails Him & the man came here for supper I think he is a Doctor I had a ride in the Automobile Jim let me on in his place just for the sake of having to say I was on one Mother need not fret he is alright again. Yesterday I think was Sunday I'm not sure as I was not out any place there was no church down here on the morning as the [they?] had sacrament in another Church North so [sic] was fully determined to go at night but came on to rain & was very dark & did not get out atall [at all?]. I was in bad humour when I did not get they don't go out here in the rain atall [at all?]. How did you spend Halloweve [Halloween?]. I don’t know where [sic] will spend Xmas yet Annie was wanting [sic] all to go out there as they will be in the new house again [by that time?] that They all spend Xmas together I think we are going to Windsor on Sat an excursion the King's birthday Ethiel [Ethel?] the girl they had here is away they thought they could do without her I do some things for them made an “Indian Scon [Scone?]” this evg. [evening?] They are for getting in a furnace here in the house & it is needed badly for they [the?] stairs is [lot?] cold No more at Present M. S. [Mary Smyth?] [Note on top of Page 1] I wish you could send me either one of them [sic] pink silk slips or a yellow one it don't [sic] matter which I would need it for the inside of my Jacket I think you could send it in a newspaper had a letter from Bella Campbell I see you had a big night the Plum [Plumbridge?] fair in Gilky's |
