| Title: | Letter from [Henry?] Johnston to Moses Johnston |
|---|---|
| ID | 1570 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Johnston, Henry/117 |
| Year | 1784 |
| Sender | Johnston, Henry |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen trader |
| Sender Religion | Prob. Protestant |
| Origin | Loughbrickland, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Recipient | Johnston, Moses |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T3578/3: Deposited by Mrs Henriette Gerwity. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9407055 |
| Date | 03/06/1784 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 04:07:1994. |
| Word Count | 382 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Mr Moses Johnston, to the Care of Mr James Hamilton at the sign of the Black Bull 46 mile from [Paicock?] Town Ship Lancaster County of Favour Mr. Willm [William?] Cunning [Cunningham?] Philadephia Dear Brother LBLand [Loughbrickland?] 3 June 1784 Having the opportunity of a Friend William Cunning who will perhaps see you himself, as he is not determined what Course He will steer when he is in Philadelfea [Philadelphia?]. I wrote you about [the 5th?] of March last by Thos [Thomas?] Hawthorn Brother to Jas [James?] Hawthorn of Phil.ed [Philadelphia?] and told you that the people of Ireland in General are dissatisfied [disatisfied?] with some restriction kept on our trade, when they [----?] to have been Relieved by our own Parliament last Spring, but are disappointed, and at present there is great murmurings among most People and some Towns have [Interest?] into Resolutions not to Import any Goods from England untill [until?] We are fixed on a more Equal Footing in the way of Trade with the manufacturers of Britaian [Britain?] Viz Dublin Cork & Belfast the Volunteer Army seems determined to have these restrictions taken off and [---?] they are numerous yet they are daily Increasing but I hope it will be settled in an Amicable manner [--------------------?] had a very hard Summer last year oatmeal sold at six shilling a score here for some short time we had a good crop & yet the meal has sold some time past at 3;4 pf [per?] score but now looks down our winter was hard beginning at Christmas & I may say continued untill [until?] may we have a general a fine appearance of a [trophy?] year and in particular Flax but some American [said miss.d?] but very little. When you write I wish you would be more particular and let me know if you were concerned in the war, what quantity of Land you hold and what you make yearly by itt what wages Trades men get also Labourers & [S--?] [Girls?] & how your country is inhabited what way they live and what business is carried on [& the?] like if you have made money as fast as members say they do in America you might now be able to send over some [F. seed?] and get any of this Country's Goods you might stand in [---?] of in Return Thank God my Family & Brother John is in health I add no more but Remains your loving Brother. Hen [Henry?] Johnston |
