| Title: | Mary Smyth, Ontario, to Eliza C. Smyth, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone |
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| ID | 2960 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Mary/32(2) |
| Year | 1904 |
| Sender | Smyth, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | student |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Presbyterian) |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smyth, Eliza C. |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 0410270 |
| Date | 25/05/1904 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 29:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 681 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Miss E. C. Smyth Plumbridge Co Tyrone Ireland [Stamped] ST THOMAS MAY 7 04 ONT [Back of Envelope] [Stamped] NEWTOWNSTEWART AM 10 [faded] 8 04 [Written in Pencil] Castledamph Loyal Orange Lodge (-----) Day Miss E C Smyth Castledamph [Page 1] St. Thomas, Box [1103?] May 25th 1904 Dear People All I have been waiting this last few days for a letter but Seeing [that?] I've got [sic] nor don t know when I thought I would write anyway. I wrote to Bella a few days ago so that you will know I am Still well This is hot weather we are having now today it is as hot as I want it so I took to writing letters Just finished one to Jim it was too hot for practicing My hands perspire so that it breaks all the strings. Everything is looking nice now the trees are all out and the grass is green Well yesterday was the 24th a Public holiday We were all to Port Stanley, a summer resort about [Page 2] Seven miles from here. We left here at 11 o clock in the morning and returned at 7 o clock at night. I never saw such a crowd [on?] the train before they were sitting outside on the [steps?] and we stood going down and coming back. There is a Mrs Marker visiting Annie, a distant relative of Charlie s so she has a sister living down there where we had dinner & supper. There is lots of hills around there. Annie and Mrs Marker did Some puffing going up the hills today we are all crawling around. Charlie he worked all day, or part of it anyway. There are [sic] lots of People has cottages down here & lives here during the hot months. It is nice to be able to do that. Is Father & Mother going to the Seaside this Year? When I get home if that won t be too late they could go then, I could help a little with the work. I was looking over some letters, of last years, when I was cleaning out my box Monday So I [Sic] [Page 3] Some that I got after the 12th of July and I was wishing I could have been there. Now Ill [I'll?] miss it this year again they [the?] people out [here?] though laughed when I wanted to get home for the 12th but I suppose we were brought up to it that s why we think So much of it. It is not merely that that [Sic] I wanted to go home for [Sic] but all will be home on their holidays then and I would like to See Some of them. It s too bad it couldn t be postponed for a month or So. Well when I go back I hope [they?] will be so kind as to play a tune for my sake. Tilda has promised [to?] give me a wee party when I return so that you will have to make up friends then I had [Sic] letter from Maggie McClelland a few days ago she is taking care of [rachel?] her father s [C.?] master s wife now [Page 4] She Says she is not in very good health now but she was telling me about her boys she has a corporal in the Royal Irish fusiliers who takes her to balls etc. She wants to be remembered to Tommy whatever [the?] reason for making the Choice. She says she often thinks of the Plum [Plumbridge?] I wonder why she dont go down some time it wouldn t cost so much, but it is against the rules of the churches in Ireland to go visiting I think Willie John has never written to me yet I wish he would hurry up. My correspondents have all been neglecting me lately and I don t [know?] why I always like to get a letter no matter from who or where in particular Hope You are all well after having to work so hard. I think You, Liza, have got enough work to do inside without going out there is four men of them if they can t do it let it go. I suppose there are no more signs of [marriages?] around there hope not any way till I [get?] home Write Soon Good Bye M [Mary?] Smyth Transcribed by Elizabeth Prentice |
