| Title: | Bella M Smyth, Castledamph to “Dear Brother” |
|---|---|
| ID | 6696 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Bella Maggie/95B |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Smyth, Bella Maggie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | farming household |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Presbyterian) |
| Origin | Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James Alexander |
| 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. | 605039 |
| Date | 01/07/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | |
| Word Count | 119 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | [Letter 2] [Page 1] July 1st 1891 Dear James Word has come over to us that George Barkely [Barclay?] [Bradkeel?] is dead this morning Doctors Tompson [Thompson?] Omagh and Conon [Conan?] was [sic] in attendance But without affect ] over heating [overheating?] going to Spiren [Sperrin?] pound I beleive [believe?] was the cause. I went [over?] to see him on Monday he was in a terebial [terrible?] state could not spake [speak?] took one or two to hold him in Bed he was in such a rage with inflamation [inflammation?] of the head his Death will be much felt with Anny [Annie?] with 4 small children all little girls after 4 days [severe?] illness death has poot [put?] an end to the Battle] a hard one |
