| Title: | E C Smyth, Castledamph to J A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 6698 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Eliza Catherine/43C |
| Year | 1902 |
| Sender | Smyth, Eliza Catherine |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| 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 | 11/6/1902 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 25:05:2005. |
| Word Count | 780 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Letter 3] [Page 9] Castledamph June 11th 1902 Dear Brother Another few lines to let you know we are still alive I suppose you have heard from Mary of Joe Young being dead he died on Friday May 30th he was buried on Monday June 2nd quite a large funeral of young men. He was never here since that night. We parted with a few that night which we will never meet again on this side of the grave Little we thought [Page 10] of it: Always when Joe was leaving he shook hands with us all he would say it might be the last time he would be able to go with them. It came at last His mother is laid up now some account she has got a stroke. Tomorrow is the excursion to Warrenspoint [Warrenpoint?] we are all going what's of us. not so many as last year. John C [Charles?] will go from Strabane. He was home on Sat evg [evening?] had his Photo's with him I will send you one today he thinks its not to [too?] good as he looks to [too?] fat [Page 11] Well John Gilkison [Gilkinson?] had his holiday this last week. He was comming [coming?] from Newtown [Newtownstewart?] on Monday evg [evening?] on his Cycle as he came to the bridge down here he came in contact with too [two?] little boys with the result that John got his collar bone displaced. Dr Evans came up & bandaged him all over however it was out again yest. [yesterday?] & he had to go down. His time of leave was up yest [yesterday?]. so Jamey drove him up to Omagh to inform them They kept him as he wont be better for 5 or 6 week [sic] & it would be to [too?] long to be absent I suppos [suppose?] he will walk about as his hand is tied up to his side [Page 12] Lizzie McCullagh is not well this last week or more Dr Evans is attending her I believe [believe?] she fell of [off?] her Bycycle [bicycle?] coming from Sports in Gortin only she wont [won't?] let the old folks know. We had very cold weather here this spring [sic] something awful neither grass or anything has improved much yet. Master James & my father is [sic] Sporting [hunting?] with the gun this last while It’s a pity of the poor rabbits who come in their way. Will you have a big time over there at cornation [Coronation?] tis [It’is?] raising great stir all over the world I suppose we will be behind up here. as usual [Page 13] I hear Mr White & Willoughby are going to get up some kind of sports in Gortin If so this band intends to go over. No arrangements made yet for the 12th July. This band has started to practise as usual. There was a big time in Plumbridge electing men for these councils Patrick Pat Owen & another man stood against the two Dunns [Dunnes?] But the Dunns [Dunnes?] was [sic] returned with a good majority The Catholics are a little to [too?] fly [sly?] They say Patrick Pat [Owen?] had to keep his fist closed & a stick through them to keep his cuffs on the day of the election but [Page 14] the Plum makes a great deal that their's [there is?] nothing off. Mr & Mrs Willie Houston [Huston?] & family Where [were?] here on Sunday evg [evening?] I suppose your school will soon have examination [sic] over. Last year you were thinking of packing up after it was over. Carpenters is [sic] wanted now for So. [South?] Africa the [they?] get 18S per day for 3 years & a free passage over John Charlie would like to go it was his talk all day on Sunday that he would put in his name they pay £2 10S each week for board eggs one shilling each everything dear I see the war is no more brought to a close at last Many a one has been left low during [Page 15] these last two years and more I have to write to Mary today so I must soon close this one as it might be to [too?] heavy on account of the Photo The weather looks as if it was going to be good again since Monday I hope it does as [Page 16] everything is in need of heat Tillie McCullagh rec. [received?] three ostrich feathers from a boy in Cape Town Their cost here would be about £7 10S T [Tommy?] Hay said he would send us ones [sic] but he has never done so yet. Uncle John rec. [received?] a letter & papers from him sometime ago I must close Good bye Liza C [Catherine?] |
