| Title: | Geo. Mercer, London, England, to R.C. Dobbs, [Location?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 1765 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Mercer, Geo/40 |
| Year | 1771 |
| Sender | Mercer, George |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | businessman |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | London, England |
| Destination | Co. Antrim?, N.Ireland? |
| Recipient | Dobbs, R.C. |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | D162/91: Presented by Major A.F. Dobbs, Castle Dobbs, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9804843 |
| Date | 28/05/1771 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 30:04:98. |
| Word Count | 1036 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Hallon Street London May the 28th 1771 Dear Sir I have had the Pleasure of meeting your Brother, and we have settled your Affair in the Manner he thought best for you. I should have wrote you [?] lately, but have been so torn to Pieces with the Remains of my [Lover?], and the Beginning of a Rheumatism, that it is but seldom I can find myself capable of doing Business [?] [?] of Spirits prevents me from attempting it often, and Pain of my Limbs from going through with it. Your Brother has determined that it will be best for you, to take the Money you have advanced for the Share of the Ohio Company, and quit all farther Pretensions to it, and [?] I wrote you formerly I would take it on these Terms, I will still comply with Them - I wished to do it for the Company; but on Consultation with our [?], who has been retained for 12 0r 14 Years past, he tells me, I can not justify giving Interest, or even paying you the Principal on their Account on [or?] taking your Share at all on their Risque [Risk?] as the Articles direct, that on Failure of a Member paying his Proportion, his Share shall be sold, and he abide by the [?], if any. You see Sir how ready the Law is to find a Gap for themselves to stop, but as no one is [?] inclined [to?] [refer?] to it than I am, I will take the Risque [Risk?] on myself, as the Company have no Right to find Fault with me for the Disposal of my own Money, and purchase your Share for my own Account, as I said in my Lettar [Letter?] I would give you what you advanced; though at the same Time I did not attend to the Interest, and really meant to become a Purchaser for the Company, hoping to have Money of theirs in my Hands, and knowing it would not be a bad Bargain. The [Treasurer?] [writes?] he could not purchase good Bills [?] the General Court, and send [sent?] me the Company, Letter on [Resolution?] of Credit, in attendant; but as I can not saive [save?] a Shilling here on their Credit, I am obliged not only to [pay?] out of near 1000 which I have already advanced, but expect to be called on this Week for upwards of 400 more for the Grant; therefore you see when the Money does arrive, it will not puzzle a Banker with keeping an Account of it; an [exclusive?] of your Share, [&?] my own two, I shall get but 1700, and reckoning Interest [?] without any farther Changes, which however can not be but very [?], my own private Account against Them, with amount to above 1600 including the Change of the [?] and W[illia?]m Hanbury has threatened to attack in my Hands for his Debt which however I presume is but a revengeful Threat, as his Shares were ordered to be Sold. This [is?] circumstances, with Respect to the Company, and as they have drained me pretty well, and I know not how soon I may be reimbursed, for when they send me Bills, I suppose them all [good?], they are never drawn under two Months [Right?] from America I must beg the Favor of you to allow me some Time of Grace so the Affair is in quite a unexpected circumstance to [?] and though I mean not to say, it is solely to oblige you, yet without any Compliment I will promise if you can find anyone inclinable to purchase; who will give you more, or even as much, I will not desire the Preferance [Preference?], having already two Shares, and as I shall be obliged to account to the Company after paying you, for the Balance you owed Them. I have told you very candidly as a Gentleman, and one under obligations to you for your great [Civiltion?], and obliging Attention that I think it worth more and that if we had our Grant, it would in my Opinion be a great Object,and so much I repeat to you again, and farther engage, that if there has been no Determination of the King and Council before I hear from you again, that you still may have your Choice to resume the Share. I am promised there shall be a Determination on it this Week, indeed tomorrow was the Day mentioned, though it was afterwards added certainly some Day in the Week - nor has any Notice been sent me that Wednesday will not be the Day. As the Lawyers pretended they could not draw up a legal assignment from you to me without all the original Papers, and employing 20 or 30 [?] of Parchment which could not be finished under the [?] [?] must [?] [?] I have ventured to [transcribe?] one, which I think agreeable to common Sense, and I doubt not is as binding as the whole Bench of Judges could make it - and though it [?] a little of the Law, I am sure it is more concise than any Limb of the Bar would have suffered it to be, as they get more [Line?] than I do [?] for all my writing for the Ohio Company. If you do not approve of it, make the Alterations you think proper, I am sure they [there?] will be [some?]. I shall object to - and what you do approve please to [transcribe?] and acknowledge before the Mayor of Carrick, as you go there often; but if that is not conveniant [convenient?], it will do without an [and?] inclose it to your Brother who will deliver it to me on my settling the Money Affair with him as you direct. My best Compliments await on Mrs Dobbs. I am with Esteem. Dear Sir P.S. As it can not possibly make any Difference to you, if you mean to sell me your Share, I would wish you to date the Assignment before the 23rd of May, as you [observe?] the [Article?] [here?] entered into that Day were [was?] to subt [subsist?] 20 years. Your most obliged and obedient Servant Geo [George?] [Mercer?] |
