| Title: | E C Smyth, Castledamph to J A Smyth, Ontario |
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| ID | 6697 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Bella Maggie/43B |
| Year | 1894 |
| Sender | Smyth, Bella Maggie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | farming household |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Presbyterian) |
| Origin | Castledamph, 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. | 505051 |
| Date | 14/06/1894 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 25:05:2005. |
| Word Count | 724 |
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| Transcript | [Letter 2] [Page 5] Castledamph June 14th 1894 Dear Brother Once more I take the pleasure of writing to you to let you know that we are all well hoping you are all the same. We have very unpleasant June weather here this year you would think it was March raining nearly every day and pretty cold too There is a great difference in this year and last year. at this date we had a good share of the turf stacked, and they are all lying in the barrows this year yet, there are some people commenced the turnips and others not. William is [sic] ploughing and harrowing yesterday and today for ours [hours] but I think we will be last. Father and Tommy is [sic] wireing [wiring?] up the burn but they will be done with it today so that will save any more trouble I suppose this day month by the day of the week will be [Page 6] the twelfth. will you go to see them the [this?] year it is too [to?] Strabane that they are all going this time I dont know whether these ones will go yet or not there are some of them for going and others not, it is a far journey from this There was a meeting of the Orangemen on Friday night last they have got two more members our Tommy and Joe Gilkison [Gilkinson?], they gave them the first hand that night They [The?] band will commence to practice tomorrow night for the first night I suppose by this time you have the letters about these marriages, there are [sic] some talk going on since about the ringing of the bell the day McKelvey was married and some anger too they were cheered from they left the house till they went to the church and from that back again there was none of them showed their anger only Sarah Elkin and she was scowling the whole road I think they have some fun in Bradkeel since McKelvey went over There are none of them cares about him they have him for a laughing sport [Page 7] I dont know whether father told you about John Higeney [Heagney?] been [sic] home or not he came the day that Uncle James was married and he started on Monday morning last he is going by Liverpool to see Uncle Willie he was up here twice he is a fine looking gentleman and would pass for that any place he was touring about while he was here, Elkins car might be worn now for it got some drives, two of the Duncans and Johnnie and Sarah and him went to Baronscourt on Friday last and he went to Barness [Barnes?] Gap and to Gortin fair and he went up to see the Graveyard and round [sic] all his neighbours that he knew before he left so he was not much in the house with Katty, Gordons cousin came on the first of May and is stopping till the 4th July there is some traffic about it now too, the boys is [sic] all fighting for her, our two and Willie Gilkis [Gilkinson?] is [sic] not missing either but the worst of it is that she is too often away too [sic] she had so [Page 8] many friends to see here and there, and she stopped the most part of the week with them all, so then the boys about here had no chance the first time you write to Willie Gilkison [Gilkinson?] you can ask him something about Mary [Effie?] the yankee: William and me and Willie and Tilda was [sic] up at church on Sunday week With Uncle James and mistress that was the showing sunday as the [they?] call it But it was nothing to last Sunday there were two car load [sic] up with Mr McKelvey and Annie and all grand people, some of his friends say that they openned [opened?] the eyes of the people of Badoney [Bodoney?], but after all they were cheered the day he was married I suppose you dont go near Uncles now atall [at all?] and maybe you will be as well off I have a letter of Cassie's to answer and father wants me to write her a sharp one no more this time Your Sister, Wishing you every success B [Bella?] M Smyth. |
