| Title: | J J Smyth, Castledamph, to J A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 6728 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John James/104C |
| 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 | 10/09/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 30:06:2005. |
| Word Count | 569 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | [Letter 3] [Page 1] Castledamph Sep 10th 1891 Dear James I once more take the liberty of letting yous [you?] all know that we are all well at present thank God for all his goodness to us all hoping that the arival [arrival?] of this note will find yous [you?] all well we got your letter and 3 pictures on 25 august and we were all glad to see your likness [likeness?], in wich [which?] you look right well Better than when you left it is well Drawen [drawn?] and is like life apperance [appearance?] - also the letter Brings the glad tidings of a godely [godly?] house hold [household?] together with a good harvest and an a [sic] aboundent [abundant?] crop – By the letter I see its nothing to Get in and out crops in that contry [countery?] Besides in this poor weet [wet?] contery [country?] which is all ways [always?] raining [Page 2] this day is a good one and I have to leave the meadow to write this note we might if it Keeps up have some tramped [hay stacked and flattened into cocks?] we have 5 cocks [small hay stacks?] shook out now and has [sic] none tramped yet ours is onely [only?] two weeks cut and is not much the worse yet this Day and two others is all we got this 5 weeks - the [there?] – are lots of hay laying in laps [hay rolled in loose bundle for drying?] and one laped During that time and is worth very little now I have never saw [sic] as much rain at one time - except [unless?] it changes Ireland will suffer this year the corn is Beginning to ripen John Elkin has cut some and some others - we will join [begin?] tomorrow if dray [dry?] up the Burn very little has Been got Done the weather Being so very wet - we had they [the?] lambs in Gortin But never was offered money for them it was the largest sheep fair I ever Saw [Page 3] and nothing for them Tomy cliped [clipped?] them yesterday and left them in the Gleen [Glen?] this morning Dear James Denny McKarnan [McKernan’s?] Daughter was married yesdardy [yesterday?] To Bob Kays [Keys?] the [there?] were [sic] a grand Drive to the church and through Barness [Barnes?] By Gortin and into Plumb [Plumbridge?] 6 cars [horse drawn passenger vehicles?] Dear James I am sorry to have to let yous [you?] know that Andrew Campbell, (Lilly) Bradkell [Bradkeel?] is Dead - he Died on 25 August after a week [sic] illness so Bradkell [Bradkeel?] is left in Deep mourning – it is much lemented [lamented?] they [there?] are a great many taken away since you left short as the time is I hope you have got my last letters and the picture of Bella and Eliza and little Sarah Straughroy Excuse me for my Bad writing as I am in a hurry [Page 4] I will write next week and let you know [sic] we are Dowing [doing?] times here only looks middlen [middling?] at present John Warnock Castledamph has an auction on sheep and lambs this day 100 he has in the notice - I cannot get [one?] when the day is Dray [dry?] But I will hear how the [they?] did I have nothing particular to write I hope your uncle Aunt and cusion [cousin?] is [sic] all well- No more at present I remain your loving father John James Smyth James A Smyth |
