| Title: | James Heather, Montreal, Canada, to Thomas Greeves, Dungannon |
|---|---|
| ID | 1399 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Heather, James/34 |
| Year | 1834 |
| Sender | Heather, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | runs some sort of business |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Destination | Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Greeves, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends, business |
| Source | D.593/4: Presented by J.R.H. Greeves, c/o Messers J.& T.M. Greeves, Belfast |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9503090 |
| Date | 06/07/1834 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:03:1995. |
| Word Count | 768 |
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| Transcript | Montreal 6th July 1834 Dear Thomas Yours recd [received?] of the 9th of October the contents I observed which is very gratifying to me, I would have sent you the regular power at first but considered my act alone would not have done my brother Wm [William?] never having resigned and he would but join me in it, I now send you the needful giving you any authority to act in the fullest manner, my sister Susanna & Heather say to other inlaw John [Hth--se?] may blame me but Wm [William?] was the cause of it he saying a joint power would have to go, the the [sic] poor miserable wretch would not be out a farthing to procure the power and that was the reasen [reason?] I sent for my own, you have letters of each of the legatees, if living if not there having families to be distributed to them taking their rect [receipt?] on a plain stamp according to the sum, Wm [William?] & Johns shares you remit some [--?] Bill on [not?] took my share hand to John McClelland as mentioned in my former letter, he having Instructions from John McClelland here have to act taking his acknol [acknowledgement?] on the same sheet you write on, but should he not be living send a draft for the whole sum, I will remit Wms [William's?] share from this and Johns will be put into the Bank for the use of his child the rects [receipts?] from the legates [legatees?] as have hold to an of fortunately offers coming to this town as no doubt there will be many next spring, I knew you wish to post me to as little expense of postage as posible [possible?], I send you the bonds all claimed which you wil see amounts to more than what you mention, without assinees [assignees?] holds documents of my father for the ballance [balance?] but before I would get into law with them if no better would take according to what the [they?] have it [------?] past to the executorship bond my father & unkle [uncle?] Wm [William?] paid the whole amt [amount?] each their half to George Dobson, so that half of the sum goes share & share a like the other half goes to the heirs of my unkle [uncle?] I send you unclaimed Bills of Exchange but I suppose when a devidend [dividend?] is made the [they?] are of no use you might try them and hold them if you can do nothing with them for my use, whatever more is paid you do with it as with the present devidend [dividend?] and say what time you think it will be paid, the amt [amount?] of the power of attorney is five dollars and what you have been out of pocket make into one sum and make each pay their part as that as that is nothing but justice, keep out of Margret [Margaret?] Susannas share 1-19-5 which her husband would not pay me when I was in the greatest distress, if there was any way of not letting her money into his hands I would be quite satisfied as his conduct to her was base to the extreme before I left home, how he has acted since I cannot say in the same but currency of course you can pay in the same but all stoppages must be in present currency turn over [page?] by some mistake in the past office here as I mark me a regular leave by your letter was detained four weeks from it left New York, I lost no time after I read it, I have seen Joseph Hunter here but not since I had your letter acknol [acknowledgment?] rect [receipt?] opinion with the [feoiser?] I cant make him out in town, I have been told he is some part of the upper prescence [presence?] but I believe he came here to purchase goods at Auction sales, as all undertaking in the spring Hall is sold by Auction when I see him I will remember what you told me I expect ever you recieve this you will receive a paper I will send you one occationally [occasionally?] the paper costs nothing & the only expense is for copper postage which I pay here it then goes free to you, if at any time you had an interesting paper by your favourings me with it you would much oblige how shall We pay you for all your kindness, I can do anything for Ryan & [----?] Friend of yours at any huge command [Mr.?] J.H. |
