| Title: | W.Montgomery, Portadown, to J. Searight, Philadelphia |
|---|---|
| ID | 1820 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Montgomery, William/36 |
| Year | 1851 |
| Sender | Montgomery, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | works at family business (bakery) |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Portadown, Co. Armagh, USA |
| Destination | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Searight, Joseph |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | D 2794/1/2/62: Presented by H. H. Montgomery, 4 Kensington Gardens, Belfast 5 |
| Archive | The Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9510063 |
| Date | 27/03/1851 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 12:10:95. |
| Word Count | 678 |
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| Transcript | Portadown 27th March 1851 Dear Joseph, I am duly in receipt of your returned favor of Febry [February?] 10th and according to your directions I have placed the Balance at Cr [care?] of Trust a/c to Cr [care?] of your a/c and of Robt [Robert?] Moore. The last day my father was in Tandragee he asked Mr McConnell for the account of original Bond Interest &c and Mr McC [McConnell?] promised to have it made out. As yet I have not got it and I am afraid there will be some difficulty about getting it out of his fingers. I am sorry to say Mr Mc is at present very ill but as soon as he recovers should he be spared I will push for it. I am informed by my father that no Bill of items of costs was made out but i will endeavour to get a stamped receipt for the amount which I suppose will be a sufficient voucher for all purposes. In your personal account I only find three items and two of these are to your Cr œ9.16.0 and œ4.12.7 the one to your debit is the Balance of acct [account?] sales of [Chattels?] already rendered you œ5.16.0 making œ8.12.7 at your Cr. I will make whatever disposition of this you may direct. As to the sale of your Interest in this property to Robt [Robert?] Moore I would say it is not usual for the purchaser to make the final offer. I believe there are some unsettled accounts between you and I do not see any use in you paying my father a commission when one of the parties is quite as near the ground as he is. If the lease of the property was made out it could be sold by the Encumbered Estates Court for about œ30 expenses and then your Tike if you became the purchasers would be indisputable. I will now pass to other topics. I am endeavouring to gain a knowledge of the linen made and to this end am purchasing some goods and getting them bleached on my own a/c [account?]. There is a ready demand in this country for Linen generally but if I found I could do better by shipping to America I would do so. I would like to know if your engagements would hinder you from making a commission on such a consignment and what class of goods would answer your market if Laum, colored and « bleached &c & what sets of linens and the prices they would bring. I am sure you would not have any objection to make the money and perhaps you could induce Levy's people to buy from you. I am perfectly aware that the great objection to shipping goods, to your markets is that you have not a trustworthy agent and the enormous expences charged on sale. If you make a fair commossion on the sale I would not expect you to have another commission on the charges as is generally the case. Write me fully with regard to this matter. We are all well at home. John resides mostly at his own place in Edenderry and I do not hear any word of his taking to himself a sleeping partner. He seems anxious enough too about it but I would not wonder if he would be an old bachelor. Harford [Hartford?] is at school near Manchester and will be home in June. He will get another year at school and will then have to come home and turn his attention to Business. I intend (DV) at that time to remove to Belfast and go into Business for myself. This is an arrangement with my father. I enclose a note from Cousin Jane and suppose she speaks for herself.[___?] conveyed your message to Boston With love from all I am your affectionate Cousin William Montgomery When paying the last years rent to Mr [Namder?] the other day my father asked him about the new lease and he told Pat he could have the original anytime to make out the renewal. |
