| Title: | W. W. Montgomery, U.S.A. to W. J. C. Allen, Belfast. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1817 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Montgomery, William/29 |
| Year | 1859 |
| Sender | Montgomery, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Campbell Allen, William J |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | D 1558/1/1/211: Papers of William John Campbell Allen Deposited by F. D. Campbell Allen. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9802449 |
| Date | 06/12/1859 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 09:02:98. |
| Word Count | 423 |
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| Transcript | Augusta (Ga) [Georgia?] Dec 6th 1859 Wm. [William?] J. C. Allen Esq Dear Sir. I take the liberty of sending to you the copy of an old deed, through our mutual friend Mr Jno. [John?] Bones, with the request that you would inform me if it is worth anything at this late date. The history of the deed & our family is shortly this, The lots described in the deed were sold by my great grandfather to my grandfather - shortly after my grandfather removed to this Country, leaving I believe, his father in possession - Whether my great grandfather died in possession or not, I know not My grandfather married in this Country and died leaving a will by which he bequested the property in Tandreagee to his wife (my grandmother)- She died without doing anything to get possn [possession?] My grandfather left only two children, my father & uncle - the latter is dead without issue now living - My father is also dead leaving four sons & three daughters I am the eldest of the seven and, by the law of primogeniture, which I presume is of force in Ireland, entitled to the property in question provided it can be recovered - Three difficulties suggest themselves to me as standing in the way of recovery - to wit, lapse of time, my being an alien and the rather indefinite description given in the deed of the lots, which would make it difficult, if not impossible to identify them As to lapse of time, it is possible that that might be avoided by the fact that the claimants have always been "beyond the four seas" - As to the second difficulty, I believe under the decisions of the King's Bench I may claim to be a British subject, being the grandson of a subject - As to the third, you are better able to form an opinion than myself - Will you be kind enough to examine the copy deed herewith enclosed and give me your opinion as to the possibility of a recovery upon the original - and if possible whether the property is worth the expense of attempting a recovery - I do not send the original deed as it is in a very dilapitated condition & difficult to decipher. If you identify the property please let me know it's present value - Whatever expense may be attendant upon these inquiries will be propmtly met as soon as ascertained. Trusting, Sir, to the introduction of our friend Mr Bones to shield me from the imputation of being a somewhat troublesome correspondent I am very respectfully W. W. Montgomery |
