| Title: | William Montgomery, Manchester, to Joseph [Searight?], Philadelphia. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1837 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Montgomery, William/52(2) |
| Year | 1858 |
| Sender | Montgomery, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen merchant |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Destination | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Searight, Joseph |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | D 2794/1/2/110: Presented by H. H. Montgomery 4 Kensington Gardens, Belfast 5. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9510056 |
| Date | 03/12/1858 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 12:10:95. |
| Word Count | 675 |
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| Transcript | 5a Palace St Manchester 3 December 1858 Dear Joseph Herewith I send you the particulars of the Bank a/c [account?] [of Pat?] up [to the?] 1st Nov 1858. Jane Davis was the tenant of the large house is dead and the property is now unoccupied. A friend has employed McConnell to get copies of the a/c [account?] and [Staifan?] has had a good deal of trouble in making out the a/cs [accounts?] as he [Pat?] wants them. He alledges [alleges?] that the interest should not be charged, nor receive fees though his letter directing the interest at 5% is in possession. He also says that you have no right to charge the state with costs and in fact seems set on giving all the trouble he can. However, since then his [unfortunate?] Sir Hugh has been removed from this earthly scene and has been called to his final a/c [account?]. What effect this may have on Pat I don't know but no doubt he will feel it as a severe blow. The property is still in a dilapidated condition and unless a Tenant is found for it will soon fall to the ground. You have also an a/c [account?] of the amount of the bond with Interest Costs [?] and also of the various [sums?] which have been [saved?] to the credit of the a/c [account?] and you can calculate the interest at your leisure and thus see how much the state still owes you & me. I was in Ireland for a few days about a month since and they were all well there. Robb and Ann Jane have had their youngest child baptised since then and called him [Staifan?] Montgomery. the population is now increasing rapidly of the connection. My sister Lizzy has four, [Just the?] girl, and we have three. Anne Thompson's eldest daughter Eliza has been married to one of [Kenny?] MacCaulay's sons and who of course is as old as her father. Hannah capper, who was almost at the point of death and whose recovery has been miraculous, is tolerably well and [healthy?] The second one has gone to his cousin John in Australia. My father's health is thank god pretty good and so of all our family Mrs [M's?] Aunt Mrs Kelly excepted who is poorly, old and feeble and has entirely lost her memory. My father wishes to know what you could ship 1, 2 or [1300?] Barrels of flour at Really Superfine Brands. quote the price, the freight and rate of exchange. I would attend to the exchange in [London?] so that there would be no mistake about it. If necessary I would arrange [withdrawal out of the bank?] or send you a banker's credit but by attaching the Bills of lading to the Bill you could easily negociate [negotiate?] the exchange either as my father or if more convenient as me here. Let this matter have your earliest attention. I still think situated as we are now -you in a large consuming County of Manufactured goods and I in a large manufacturing county we might do some business together that might be mutually profitable- small beginnings have large endings sometimes. Could you not manage in any way to procure an order or orders now and retain it for the purchase of goods in this market and we could divide the commission if only trifling at first it might end in something. I throw out the idea for your consideration. Take for instance at final Linen [linen?] goods and white calico [sheetings?] small [wares?] for [training?] I hope by this time you have got your spirits recovered from the state of melancholy and depression in which you [last?] [wrote?]. Get your mind to work upon something and at the same time be diligent in business and you will get cured from it. Business with us is still dull but they are busy and expectations with regard to the New year good. I only hope they may all be realized. May the God of Peace fill your heart with that peace which passeth all understanding yours very sincerely William Montgomery |
