| Title: | J J Smyth, Castledamph, to J A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 6727 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/104B |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Smyth, John James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | father-son |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 506073 |
| Date | 13/08/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 30:06:2005. |
| Word Count | 893 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Letter 2] [Page 1] Castledamph 13 August 1891 Dear James I once more take the opportunity of letting you Know that we are all well at present. hoping that yous [you?] are all well thank God for all his Kindness to us all – while many around us have Been called to give their account Ann Ballantine survived a fue [few?] days longer after I last wrote But she was carried to her long home on the 4 August the funeral was large- Mary Jane Smyth is Dead and Buried after a Day or two illness She was carried to her long home on Monday 10th August So I suppose [suppose/] every letter I send takes some fresh Deaths with with [sic] it we then ought to be thankful for helth [health?] and strength and being spared in the land of the living and in the place of hope while so many is Being called away to meet their final Doom – May we all Be prepared for that important change. [Page 2] Dear James we joined [began?] the wireing [wiring?] on the 3rd August and got on with it well to [sic] we tourned [turned?] Down afore [before?] McConnells they offered some resistance on Friday the 7 But we wired away till night pooting [putting?] 6 wires on leaving it about 9 o clock the nixt [next?] morning Saturday when we went up the [there?] were 45 posts cutt [cut?] Down and Destroyed the [there?] were 4 yards betwixt [between?] every post we then went to the plumb [Plumbridge?] Barracks from that to Gortin and then immeditly [immediately?] Give notice of malicious injury the police went up to the place - then John McConnell Joseph McConnell James McNamee come [sic] up and said to the police we are the men that cutt [cut?] the wire then names was [sic] then taken Down we then went to Strabane on Monday to then [their?] attorney the [they?] will be took to the Binch [Bench - court?] first for cutting the wire and we are in for £10.0.0 of compensation at the presentment sessions - So we have some trouble and some hard work carying [carrying?] timber [Page 3] up to the top of the mountain mostly all oak the [there?] were 9 of us at it every Day – I will give you a map of where we have wired and where it is cut (we will wire no more till after the Binch [Bench - court?]- Dear James we dont go over much But we spake [speak?] to each other when we meet each other James Campbell summond [summoned?] Joseph for £4 9s 11d for trespass he settled on the Binch [Bench - court?] morning I cannt [can’t?] tell you what he gave him – we did not ask him to cut the lambs this year Robert McKelvey was up cutting his and he cut them all. John kept his that you give him uncut as the [they?] were good ones- John will write yous [you?] all a few lines himself so it will be a funny letter I think Sara Elkin has a young Son Saturday 10th August. They are all well all your friends in Eden and Castledamph is well - But the [there?] are [sic] such enmity now the one with the other they are [sic] hardly one speaking to the other But in wrath and its onely [only?] getting worse if the [they?] have to pay for the wire. [Page 4] Dear James I posted Bella Elisa and Sarah poto [photo?] yesdarday [yesterday?] and as soon as your Mother can get away John and Mary will go to [too?] But it may not Be for some time as flax meddow [meadow?] and young pigs and every other thing is all on hands now - the fiddle is not much down But good care will Be taken of hir [her?] - we were glad to hear that Casie [Cassie?] came out so well. let us know what Branch [sic] Buisness?] Business it was - By the time this reaches yous [you?] the harvest will Be all in with yous [you?] and we will not be commenced - We admire the Book of pictures very much it has Been to [two?] or three places cince [since?] it come your poto [photo?] looks very well only there is one Dark side Bella Brought it up to where we were wireing [wiring?] the [they?] all said it looked well. they also read your letter and they were all Glad to hear and to see your poto [photo?] tell Brother I would like a letter from him or some of the Girls I thought I would have a letter today But there is none – wishing yous [you?] all well- John James Smyth [Page 5] We have wired up the side along the head then you will see where it is cut we would crossed at McNamee But we let it stand now for some time from the head of the fields to the uper [upper?] Black line before I entered has cost James Hay John Nickles [Nicholas?] James McKelvey Bob McKerey £59 11s 9d the cost cince [since?] is not made up yet - now the [there?] will be more - its not worth the cost we had police and officer and many a Surveyor has Been on it Write soon and let us know how yous [you?] are Getting along John James Smyth [Page 6] Glensass The dots is wired Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . .. [ ]. this[ Nicholess [Nicholas?] ]. is[ Now McConnells ]. where[ ______________________]. McConnell[ old J Gilkys ]. . . . claimed[ Now McConnells ].this [ Glenrone] ].is [ [Glenroan?] ________________].cutt [ ] ] [ ] McNamees ] [ ] ____________________]____________ [. . . . . .] this is now Bob Ballantines __________________________________________ |
