| Title: | James Heather, Montreal to Thomas Greeves, Dungannon. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1404 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Heather, James/80 |
| Year | 1837 |
| 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 | T 1059/1: Obtained from Lt. Col. J.R.H. Greeves, c/o Messrs J. & T.M. Greeves Ltd., Belfast. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9403061 |
| Date | 05/07/1837 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 09:03:1994. |
| Word Count | 659 |
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| Transcript | Montreal 5th July 1837 Dear Thomas Since I recd [received?] your letter of the 15th of Sept last [I?] rote [wrote?] you 2 Letters by hand both of which would be posted in Ireland I mentioned in those letters all I had to Say relative to Mr Peebles, and fearing those letters should not have went to hand and expecting to have heard from you before this I take my pen again to inform you that Mr Peebles has no Just claim against me having in presance [presence?] of my brother Wm [William?] settled with him for all incurred costs and what would be incurred on acct [account?] of Mr Wakefield purchase as he Said it was neccessary on acct [account?] of my leaving the country & Mr Peebles oven [often?] said that I would be intitled [entitled?] to a [draw back?] [--?] Stamps that had to be made use of at that time that would be [cancelled?] which I [have had?] nothing of, Just acting like all lawyers hold fast is their Motto, however let that be as it may, Mr Peebles cannot stop my Money nor Mr Knox Without he acts the part of a robber, & Mr Peebles has no claim on Mr Wakefield having taken from [?] to his satisfaction, as I said before in presence of my brother Wm [William?] I am sorry for giveing [giving?] you so much trouble about my business but realy [really?] you were the onely [only?] friend I could confide in, & I am sure you would not wish to see me oppenly [openly?] robbed. I count it nothing better & when Mr Peebles cannot take it off Mr Wakefield I am sure you will stand my friend in recovering the Sum comeing [coming?] to me from Mr Knox if he ont [won't?] pay it by fare [fair?] means I expect [?] this reaches you, you will have a letter from my brother Wm [William?] relative to his claim and giving you every satisfaction relative to Peebles claim, it is a poor payment but small as it is will Still be of use - you mentioned in your last letter I would soon hear from you again I would have wrote you sooner but still expecting a letter from you, indeed [?] to tell you the real truth this is a poor country & any man that will incline to be as industrious at home as he must be here will have a better liveing [living?] the only thing is this country is better for getting children [done?] for I have had my ups & downs since I arrived & Struggles Sore & hard, having married, unfortunately a second time, has been the means of Scattering my family [Jas?] & George in New York, Seton my fourth Son with an American farmer near Troy in the States, all those having went away without my consent, I blame nothing [else?] but my second Marriage for it, little said in soon Mended; I am [worn?] to a shaddow [shadow?], my family, my family, please say to Anna we are all well but [Struggling?] as every person here is and it is as hard & worse in the States many time I wish I never had been born for I have had the worst of luck in [?] & all I put my hand to, this to your self [yourself?] when you write no [mention?] to be made of this as my wife hears the letters, I recd [received?] a letter from Anna, & wrote her, & would like to hear from her again will you have the goodness to tell and to give her my [love?] [?] by the children, I expect to soon hear from you conerning [concerning?] the acct [account?] it will not come out of [?] small as it is [?] [?] with your partner make my best regards to her. & believe me to be your Sincere friend James Heather [addressed to:] [stamped:] To WARREN PT NEWRY DUNGANNON Mr Thomas Greeves SHIP LETTER SE19 SE20 Dungannon 1837 1837 |
