| Title: | [L.A.?] Duncan, Straughroy to J. A. Smyth, Canada |
|---|---|
| ID | 912 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Duncan, Lizzie/74 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Duncan, Lizzie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | farming household |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Omagh, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 410128 |
| Date | 06/10/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 514 |
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| Transcript | Front of envelope Mr James A. Smyth South Woodslee Essex County Ontario Canada Box 23 Stamped Omagh H OC O 91 Handwritten Oct 16 91 Back of envelope POSTMARK HAMILTON 5am 00 16 91 Canada Straughroy 6th October 1891 Dear Cousin James As now I take the pleasure of answering your last letter which I received long ago you must think me very ungrateful for not answering sooner but you must excuse me this time as I had hardly a minute to myself this last while being out every day since the harvest commenced and we got it safe in on Friday last but all the while I did not forget about your letter. I suppose you have hardly any bother with harvesting out there besides if you were at home Dear cousin I did not hear any word from Eden this long time only I had Tilda & Maggie up on Sunday and Maggie was saying that your people was [were?] comming [coming?] back and forward to their house again and she is very angry at you for not sending a letter to one of them all that they done for you when you went away and she thought Joseph would not answer your letters you might write to one of them Joseph compounded with his creditors in Newton at 10s [shillings?] in the pound and he is carrying it on his own name so he has all in his own name I suppose you have heard of your Uncle Charlie being married to a Miss Nicholl. I suppose you have a guess who she is the last time you & I were talking we thought it would have been Tilda but he has passed her by are there [is there?] any word of you getting married out there dont forget to send us word and we will go over to the wedding you dont appear to be much failed in your picture you cant be fretting much about your old country or you would not be so stout I suppose you have got over home sickness now Dear James I did not hear of your people going to law and I was asking my father did he hear of it and he said he did not I suppose it will be tried at the comming [coming?] sessions I will get the papers and if I see it in it I will send it over to you so I think I must conclude this letter to have it posted for the mail in time so with fond love to yourself I close this letter I remain your cousin. [L.A.?]Duncan goodbye p.s. dont keep me as long waiting for an answer as I have kept you & tell me how you are doing for it was no longer than last night I was dreaming about you whatever put you into my head. anything I hear I will tell you Sara was down with your mother for a fortnight I think now I must close this letter & we all join in sending our love to you and hoping that you will get along well and now I must close hoping to hear from you soon again I remain your Fond Cousin goodbye [L.?]Duncan write soon give our love to our cousin xxxxx xxxxx Transcribed by Greg Floyd |
