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Title: Lizzie Duncan, Omagh to James A Smyth, Ontario
ID911
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileDuncan, Lizzie/12
Year1892
SenderDuncan, Lizzie
Sender Genderfemale
Sender Occupationunknown
Sender Religionunknown
OriginOmagh, N.Ireland
DestinationOntario, Canada
RecipientSmyth, James Alexander
Recipient Gendermale
Relationshipcousins
SourceCopyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com
ArchiveMr & Mrs J Smyth
Doc. No.605058
Date23/04/1892
Partial Date
Doc. TypeLTE
Logunknown
Word Count291
Genre
Note
Transcript[Front of Envelope]

Mr James A Smyth
South Woodslee
Essex County
Ontario
Canada

[Stamped]
OMAGH
AP 23
92

[Written at top]
James Alex Smyth
South Woodslee
April 27 1892

[Written at bottom]
James Smyth

[Postage stamp]
Postage Revenue
2 ½

[Page 1]

Strothroy [Straughroy?] Straughroy
23 April 23rd April 1892

Dear Cousin James Alexander

I received your kind &
welcome letter and was
glad to hear of you being
well as this us all here at
present we had a very quiet
Easter here I suppose you
had something like one you
would have if you were
at home.

[page 2]
Bella and I were in Derry
on Easter Monday but we
did not see Archy or his wife
as they went to Belfast on
Saturday evening he was
very sorry he was not there
and he said the next time
we would go down to send
him word and he would
entertain us in good style
I never saw his wife yet
I heard a good while ago
about Willie John and Joe
Duncan going to America

[page 3]
and I heard no word since
my mother was down in
Eden for a week as for Bella
and me were not down
since you left or in Newtownstewart
either and I think it
will he a good while before
we go we had a letter
from your father one day
last week about the meeting
they had on the 16th about
Margaret Duncan [Duncan’s?] money
he says that James
Houston & him [sic] were going

[page 4]
to fight but I am afraid
they will not get much of it
as Uncle Archie is too clever
for them all I think the
money will go between
him and his death they
would be as well without
it as for all the good it will
do when they are taking the
good out of it before he gives it
to them I belive [believe?] I have
no more to say at present only
wish fond love to yourself
I close this letter
Remains Your Cousin
Lizzie Duncan

goodbye
write soon

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