| Title: | Mary Smyth, Castledamph to J A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2998 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Mary/123A |
| Year | 1899 |
| Sender | Smyth, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | student |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Presbyterian) |
| Origin | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, 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 |
| Doc. No. | 506601 |
| Date | 18/11/1899 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 16:06:2005. |
| Word Count | 414 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr James A. Smyth Windsor Box 626 Ontario Canada [Stamped] NEWTOWNSTEWART PM NO 21 99 [Back of Envelope] [Stamped] PLUMBRIDGE A NO 21 99 WINDSOR PM DE 2 99 ONT. [Written on Envelope] pschhylogy. [psychology?] [figures and sums also written?] [Letter 1] [Page 1] Castledamph Nov 18th 99 Saturday Dear Brother We have just came in after leaving the orangemen down at Gilkison's [Gilkinsons?] for Newtown [Newtownstewart?] to leave [lay?] the foundation Stone there are seven cars of them They thought the [they?] would not travel it this time the first is Willie Orr's our own second Willie Barker's third John Orr's fourth Andy McClelland fifth [Page 2] Andy John Campbell's sixth & Tommy Houston's [Hustons?] seventh four cars & three traps the band went in front and played to Elkin's lane and the cars [horse drawn passenger vehicles?] behind if you would see the length it was from the first to the last of them going down the road here the [they?] got all on the cars at Elkin's They are getting a lovely day sun shining like middle of summer. Tommy Houston [Huston?] says the sun would be shining if the [they?] were going out in the middle of winter They gathered out well not many missing The Plum [Plumbridge?] Band when they heard that this one was going on cars the [they?] sent for a waggonete [waggonette?] [Page 3] to Newtown [Newtownstewart?] and took them It looks like the Twelfth of July only the Bushes are all bare. John Charles was up at the drums about six oclock the [they?] left here I think about nine we will be lonely to they come back and they will not be home till afternight [after night?]. I may tell you that John Charl [Charles?] has got a watch Uncle Charle [Charles?] got one from some of them men in the Plumfair [Plumbridge fair?] at one Pound so he gave it to John it is keeping going on yet He was always talking about getting one so he has one at last it may do him for a week or two but thats all [Page 4] I suppose you are near done with the learning now I dont know how you will do at the teaching if it be wee ones you'll be teaching You will be cross I would think. James Houston [Huston?] rec. [received?] your papers [sic] think the [there?] are lots of news in them besides the papers here. Master James gave us that paper which we sent to you a few days ago he think your papers are not to [too?] easy. Well I have wrote a good deal & I think after all that there is not much news in it To J. A. S. [James Alexander Smyth?] No more at Present Mary Smyth |
