| Title: | Mary Smyth, Ontario to ‘Dear People All’ |
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| ID | 2983 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Mary/45 |
| Year | 1902 |
| Sender | Smyth, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | student |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Presbyterian) |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | |
| 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, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 0604085 |
| Date | 25/11/1902 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | |
| Word Count | 828 |
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| Transcript | [Front of envelope] Mrs J. J. Smyth Catledamph Plumbridge Co Tyrone Ireland [Stamped] ESSEX OC 13 02 ONT [Postage Stamp] Canada Postage Two Cents 2 2 [Back of envelope] [Stamped] WINDSOR 12 OC 1 [Stamped] NEWTOWNSTEWART AM [5 0?] OC 23 [02] [Three letters contained in this envelope. One is seen below. The other two have been processed separately and may be found by date 2 April 1904 and 1 Oct 1902] Essex Nov. 25th 02. Dear People All I don't think I need make amy [any?] excuses for my delay in writing this time I was always for writing but I never did. Well I might have written sooner but I am wrote you a long letter last week so I thought that you would know that we were alive anyway. Since I last wrote I have been down to Woodslee they are all well they would not want me to go home for a while yet they think that I would hardly pay for my trip. If you would see what apples they have about 30 bbls [lbs?] [barrels?] I guess. I get my fill of them now, They were talking if the [they?] could send a barrel often there but it would cost more than they are worth. I think that it is them that are making me so big I eat so many of them. Thursday week [there?] was a grand concert here in town. Oh! if you could just witness it it was grand. Words can't express it all. The next night Friday Jim I went to Woodslee there was one there for the Temperance cause it was pretty good Jim gave a few words on Temperance as you will see his name in the paper. I am sending you a paper especially too [to?] see my marks in French. I take French with the II Form so I did not do bad. Did I Two of [sic] [page 2] those who took the highest marks have been taking French for two years so I don't give them much credit. We had an examination last week on Writing & Algebra & this week we will have one on History. I will send you the result. We are preparing very hard for our High School Commencement. They are getting up a very good programme. Drills, plays, music &c I have to sing in the chorus & perhaps I will be in the drill I got a new white waste [waist?] just now for it As all who are in the drill has to be dressed in with waists & black skirts, it is a military drill. The Commencement is on 19th Dec. Our Lyceum programmes are still very good you will see an account of last weeks in the paper where I have marked. Well I don't know where I will spend Xmas yet I suppose in Leamington or Woodslee I don't know which yet, I would rather go to Leamington as Woodslee is a lonely place. Well Jim has got an extension on his certificate so he can teach for three more years if he want too [to?] I was beginning to think what I would do if he had'nt because I could not have stopped here & to have left at that time they would think we were pretty hard up. Well how are you getting along with your new farm I suppose you all will have enough to do [page 3] anyway. How will you do with what cows you keep on it Drive them up & down always or what I suppose you wanted a good deal of the amount to pay for it. Where did you get the balance? How is Bella getting along? Those photos are a long time coming. That one of Wms [William’s] is pretty good only he looks a little to [too?] cross looking, I’m not afraid to tell the faults. I would like to get one of Willie John now why does'nt he write and tell me about the ducks geese etc. I had a letter from Bella Campbell Saturday. She did not say much but she was telling me about those meetings and she says that young people don't try to do as much good as they should. She seems to have some admirer down by Derry but she did not want me to tell it so don't. She got it all mixed up & I could not understand it very well. [page 4] I suppose it won't be very long now to the snow will visit us. I long to see it, I always like to see the snow and especially here where we enjoy it. I must hurry up & get at my studying as I have it all to do yet. I am just about kept busy at one thing and another I am getting along fine at my music I would like if you would get a piano for me when I go back. If you would I might stay at home. I enclose a pattern of my waist It is very nice. A little piece would let you see & how it looks Good Bye Mary Smyth Write soon & give me all news I wrote to John some time ago [written up the side of page 4] Tommy Hay never answered my letter I wish he would send me a few feathers. What did you do with what he sent you & what are they like. Transcribed by Gordon Drummond |
