| Title: | W Smyth, Canada to "Dear Brother" |
|---|---|
| ID | 3016 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, William/24 |
| Year | 1890 |
| Sender | Smyth, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Essex, Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smyth, John J. |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 410219 |
| Date | 14/06/1890 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 28:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 191 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | South Woodslee June 14th [90?] Dear Brother We received your note and pictures last night and was very glad to see the pictures of you and the boys. I think they are fine boys you have plenty of help to drive on the work. we have 65 acres under crop this year I have 15 acres of indian corn we are goin [going?] [intow?] it with the cultivatars [cultivators?] on Monday all being well hay harvest will be on in about two weeks wheat is out in [head?] and all looks well crops is looking well we have a very fine spring and summer So far if James thinks of comming [coming?] out to this country we will be verry [very?] glad to see him and he might take a notion to Stay here i would say more but you know people don't want their children to lave [leave?] them. but if boys or girls wants to make money this is where the [they?] can dow [do?] it. i would like to go and see all the folks but i can't verry [very?] well unless I [sell?] the farm nomore at preasant [present?] Wm [William?] Smyth. Transcribed by Steve Grant |
