| Title: | Mary Smyth, Ontario to John J. Smyth, Castledamph |
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| ID | 2972 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Mary/39 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Smyth, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Presbyterian) |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smyth, John J. |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | daughter-father |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge |
| Doc. No. | 604088 |
| Date | 01/07/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 436 |
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| Transcript | [incomplete] Mary Smyth Castledamph Co Tyrone Ireland South Woodslee July 1st 91 Dear Father I received your letter on Monday 22nd and I am glad to hear that you are all well you wanted to know how I got along in the train I had no bed in it I sleeped [slept?] the most of the nights and some in the day time for I was tired I did not sleep much on Sunday night in the ship we landed at quebec on the grand trunk side and then we got on a tender and crossed to the C P R side I had no trouble at any time I was first off and had [2] my Railway ticket got my box was not opened till I came to Windsor I opened it and he put his hand down at one corner of it and that was all evar [ever?] done I bought some bread at quebec [sic] and that was all the meat I took till I came hear [here?] except some apples that I bought along the way I was down on Detroit today along with Sarah and Annie and Cassie Sarah and me got our likeness taken but it will be a a month yet before you will get it It cost us 10s a piece get yours all taken [3] as soon as it is convenient for you all Cassie has only come home on Monday night from Collage [college?] Yous [you] wanted to know how many cattle horses and sheep uncle had He has five horses 8 milk cows 6 heifers 7 calves 17 sheep the sheep are much the same as your big bred ones like sheep are not a very good price then now I told yous [you?] before I left that they were as good a price then as they would be if had a good bed on the ship both bed and meat was as good as you could get but I had not much [4] pleasure for the first two or three days with either bed or meat when you write again tell me who were angry because I did not go to see them And thell them who ever they are. That I will go to see them when I go back whatever time that may be mother thinks I should be failed now I am not as heavy now as I was in Spring I am 10 stone 12 lbs yes but I was not that when I came out here we did not sow any of the corn this year we sowed some off the whin seed in a little box they are about an inch high now Transcribed by Greg Floyd |
