| Title: | Mary Smyth, Ontario to Mrs J.J.Smyth, Castledamph |
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| ID | 6732 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, James Alexander/22B |
| Year | 1902 |
| Sender | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | student |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Presbyterian) |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | writes to his family |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 604116 |
| Date | 17/09/1898 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | |
| Word Count | 395 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Letter 2] [Page 1] South Woodslee Sept 17 1898 Dear People, Once more I take a few moments to write you and I expect you are already waiting for a letter from me I have delayed some two weeks in answering your letter containing the money order the only reason being I expected another this week. It is most probable I'll get one on Monday. I got a newspaper this week I see you people are at the shore so that account [sic] for me not receiving [Page 2] another letter. I intended waiting to next week but I changed my mind. I have not been very well during part of this week I took some sort of a sharp cold or fever on Wednesday morning so I left school and was in bed that day and next. I had Dr Brien of Essex attending me. He gave me some medicine and to sweat the fever out Just as you folks would do with some punch and I dare say it answer [sic] the purpose just as well and is less expensive. I was afraid I was getting Typhoid fever so I took an early precaution I dont want to be in bed [Page 3] for two weeks with any fever I came down to Woodslee this morning and I feel pretty well again I may perhaps have practiced too much on the High School Sports which I will mention hereafter, and this may have given me the cold, though I only practiced the 100 yds race and throwing the stone (or putting the shot) the day before. However I dont mind having a few days sickness as one usually feels better afterwards Well I suppose you know by this time I started on another year [sic] schooling. I am taking up 1st class work this year. [Page 4] though we have done very little yet and we will hardly get down to solid business until after the Fair. We have a new science teacher this year G Keith B A He's a jolly good fellow and all round athletic. Our election this year were dull but Xmas time will make lively times, G Keith was elected by acc. [acclaim?] so we had no [fine?] in the Pres [Press?] this year. I was elected treasurer over J W Batten by one vote. see clipping for the others. I intend to run for Pres. [President?] at Xmas elections [Last pages of letter missing] [James A Smyth?] |
