| Title: | Mary [Smyth?], [Canada?] to James Smyth, Ontario |
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| ID | 2990 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Mary/56 |
| Year | 1904 |
| Sender | Smyth, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Presbyterian) |
| Origin | on her way to Ireland |
| 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 |
| Doc. No. | 410298 |
| Date | 28/8/1904 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 29:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 335 |
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| Transcript | Front of Envelope Mr. Jas. A. Smyth Essex Ontario Postage stamp [Rimouski?] AU 2- 04 [Quebec?] Back of Envelope ESSEX AU 29 04 ONT [Faine] Point Friday night 7.30 Dear Brother;- Just a few lines more as I haven`t time all mail closes at 10`o clock we get to Rimouski by three 0`clock tomorrow morning. We got off at Quebec for a few seconds they didn`t want to let us but we went they said it would only stop a little while and it was stopped a quarter of an hour. There was one man went up town and got back as the ladder was almost down. There were quite a few got on there but all french. We passed the Oceanic this afternoon it is a large boat we could not get a full view of this one at Quebec I suppose I won`t have a change now until I get off There are lot (sic) of music tonight but we are writing in the dining room so we can hear it. There was gentleman (sic) [singing?] this afternoon and he was very good. I asked the chiefsteward for a passenger list so he has just brought me one now but they will have other ones by morning as they have to be corrected or something he said I notice some that I have seen but didn`t know their names. One of those people Revd McAvey are sitting beside me now writing. I guess they are priests. This Mr [Cgeorge?] That Iv`e marked I was talking to him on deck today he is a married man left his wife & children in Ottawa he hasn`t been home for sixteen years he said he sent his wife last year but still they were not satisfied until he would go He is about thirty five. He has a field glass so he gave it to us to see the Ship passing. Just after showing this list to the preacher so he is very deaf & I couldnt make him hear so I had to write where my home was & he wrote his, Must close now as they are getting lunch out Good Bye Mary. Transcribed by Gary Campbell |
