| Title: | W. Smyth, Castledamph, to J. A. Smyth, Ontario, |
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| ID | 3022 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, William John/11 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Smyth, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James A. |
| 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 |
| Doc. No. | 507006 |
| Date | 15/10/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:07:2005. |
| Word Count | 501 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mr James Alex Smyth Box 23 South Woodslee Essex County Ontario Canada [Stamp Torn Off] [Back of Envelope] [Plumbridge] C OC 15 91 [Written on Envelope] Oct 15 1897 Return [Page 1] Castledamph Oct 15th 1891 Dear Brother We received your letter on friday 9th we are glad to hear that you are all well you wanted to know how we did at the law with McConnell we took the police to see it and John McConnell Joseph and James McNamee acknowledge [sic] that it was them cut the wire then we prossed them to the sessions and they are all in strabane today we do not know whether it will be tried the day [today?] or not this is the first day but we will be fit to tell you in our next letter We have all the corn and hay in now and we are digging at the potatoes [Page 2] this week but the weather is very wet yet unless some days they [there] were [was] a very big flood on tuesday the most of the holms [low lying land beside a river?] was covered I hear everyone saying that they were not as big a flood this [these] ten years. We sold they [the] young pigs on tuesday was a week we sold one to uncle John and we got pounds round for them all. We have sold no sheep this year only the ram we got £1 12s 6d for him and we will not sell anymore for They are very cheap I think we will have some up with they [the] McConomys and some of them with John morris the [they] are pounding away of [off?] Glensass yet and we have made some say trespass for everytime. [Page 3] I was over in Joe Duncans last night for the first time I may say since you left uncle charles has got married to a girl the name of nickle [Nicholl?] they [the] mcClellands has got a house in Gortin and they are for leaving, the plum [Plumbridge?] we will not sell any of they [the] sheep that you gave to John charles. my mother thought great long about you in harvest when we were all out father and mother is going up to omagh again Saturday or Saturday week to get their pictures taken. I suppose you think it strange to be there besides at home tell me in your next letter whether you would rather be there is [as?] at home we have sold no cattle this year yet. I think we will have some in the plum [Plumbridge?] to morrow but they are like the sheep they are cheap I dont know what was the reason Joe did not answer your letter aunt Tilda was telling my mother at the meeting house one Sunday that he would write to you when he has all the corn and hay in he has not they [the?] hay in yet. We spoke to Joe Young about the note book and he said he would look about it. I suppose you are for learning more tunes I have no more to say at present as this is my first letter it is not well done. William Smyth |
