| Title: | M Smyth, Ontario to J A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2988 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Mary/54 |
| Year | 1904 |
| Sender | Smyth, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Presbyterian) |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James A. |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 410159 |
| Date | 26/8/1904 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 686 |
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| Transcript | Front of envelope Mr Jas A Smyth Essex Ont. Postage Stamp Canada Postage Two Cents STAMPED MONTREAL 17 AU 26 04 CANADA [?] Canada [?] 26 [?] PM 1904 Back of envelope Stamped Essex AU27 04 ONT Toronto Thursday moring [morning?] 8.30 o'clock Dear Brother:- Arrived safe so far. Got a sleeper last night and had a very good sleep I couldn t sleep at first as every time the train stopped it woke me up. I got up about half past seven. I think just as I was dressing we stopped at {Dipire?] This train seems to stop at every little place along the way. It is stoppe [stopped?] here now for 30 min [minutes?] most of all the passengers have gone out for lunch So I had better have mine now. East of Toronto - Had breakfast and got the porter to bring me a cup of hot coffee I gave him a quarter and he is very attentive. [to me?]. These sleeping cars are very comfortable got a double seat [much?] to myself you know the [they?] have the beds folded up in the day time. I also have got a pillow so that I can rest if I want to just now the porter passing asked me if I was writing to you and he says to tell you that I am alright he says that you were talking to him last night This is quite a nice country down here quite hilly I can t see it very well as I have got the sunny side of the car & I have to keep the curtains down. I haven't been in to see the Essex people this morning yet. I tried to get one of them in with me last night but they could'nt unless they had first class tickets Just got the Globe now so I think I will read the news. [Menvers?] - 290 mls [miles?] from [Windsor?] - I see that I am more than half way now This part of the country looks as though it is only partly settled yet lots of woods, and other places lots of stumps of tree's. I was in to see the Essex people and I thought I would never find them as they there (sic) are three or four coaches between us now I guess they put them on at Toronto. They did not have any sleep during the night with people coming or going. They are still riding in a first class coach because there were drunk men in the second. Perth - I have been taking in the scenery all along until my eyes are tired there are lots of rock and trees along here and also a few small lakes. Perth seems to be quite a large place. There are very few nice houses along this road they all look rather poor. We are going much faster now than at first and dont make as many stops. It is raining now a little. Smith Falls is now in sight and we stop there ten minutes if I had had this finished I could have posted it here. We are off again past Smith's Falls, it is also a large place but you can't get a very good view of it from the station, It is raining very hard now quite a change from morning. My the train is going now so fast that I don't know whether you can make this out or not I am just beginning to get a head ache [headache?] have been feeling goo [good?] until now I had a sleep before dinner for about [ten?] or fifteen minutes Kemptville Junc. [Junction?] - 108 mls [miles?] from Montea [Montreal?] It is thundering & lightning now Hope it is over before we get to Montreal. I've just been back to Miss [Semple?] & Mrs Robinson & found out that the conductor had given them a transfer from the boat to the dock for their (sic) baggage & themselves & I had'nt got any so the conductor says that they had a coupon attached to their ticket & I had'nt but he will make it alright. I wasn't going to pay for the transfer but I did'nt know that I needed one. Guess I'll finish this now Good Bye will probably send telegram when I get there. Mary Transcribed by Greg Floyd |
