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Title: William McCarter, New York to George McCarter, Strabane.
ID1664
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileMcCarter, William/12
Year1871
SenderMcCarter, William
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationwants to set up a shop
Sender Religionunknown
OriginNew York, USA
DestinationStrabane, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland
RecipientMcCarter, George
Recipient Gendermale
Relationshipson-father
SourceD 2298/19/2/1: Deposited by Messrs. Wilson & Simms, solicitors.
ArchiveThe Public Record Office, Northern Ireland.
Doc. No.9310123
Date18/09/1871
Partial Date
Doc. TypeEMG
LogAction By Date Document added by C. McK., 06:10:19
Word Count621
Genre
Note
TranscriptA letter from William McCarter, New York, dated Sept.
18 1871, to George McCarter, Strabane


My Dear Father
I received your very kind and welcome letter
this evng. [evening?] I have been longing to write this
some time back but always kept putting it off expecting to hear
from some of you every day and now I am very glad indeed to
hear from you. - The meaning you took and of what I said to
my mother as regards beginning business for myself was
exactly what I intended to convey. I have asked advice
from a good many in very good circumstances and also
Mr Adams and all advise me to go into business for myself
and not a few have promised to give me their work. Mr Adams
decidedly advised me to do so and I have no doubt that you
will have got his letter about it before this reaches you
at least he said he was going to write to you the last time
he was in to see us. I have no doubt but he has made every
enquiry about me as to my capability and every other thing and
he will give you a fair acct. [account?] of me. In fact when
he was in he told me to be looking about to get the necessary
things that I wld. [would?] want and be getting them as I
seen a chance but I wld. [would?] rather you wld. [would?]
get his ideas from himself I of course told him how I
intended beginning that was to get two rooms one large one to
work in and the other to live in, he thought that was too
small a way to begin and proposed that I should take a floor
and get a man or two to work with me, he said that we would
ask you for some money but I confess I declined to do so and
then he said that he would now [know?] you very kindly forstall
both of us by firstly offering to assist me - I hardly
know what to say to you but everything seems to be carrying
me on. I do not expect at first to be able to make much
more than wages indeed I expect to have a hard push but
the hand that has led me thus far will never let me be put to
shame so long as I put my trust in him. I will with the
help of God keep up my present determination to do my duty
and have the result to God. And I firmly believe I cannot
fail - I wld [would?] require to get a shop about a month
before the spring work sets in so that I could get all ready
for working and let people know before they begin their work.
I should very much like your advice, I wld. [would?] be led by
you - Mr Adams is very kind indeed and takes an interest in me.
everytime he comes in he inquires how we are getting on how

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much money I save & if he did not think something of me
he wld. [would?] never trouble himself to do so. you will surely
let me know what you wld. [would?] wish me to do. I think myself
that I had better do as near to what Mr A. [Adams?] advises as
I can do to begin with. - In my next letter to you I will try and
tell you what I wld. [would?] want to begin with I mean the cost of
tools and a small assortment of timber.
Hoping you are
all in good health and
with kindest love to you, mother,
sisters & brothers
I remain my dear Father
your affect [affectionate?] son
Wm [William?] Carter