| Title: | James Moty, Quebec, to [W. J. Alexander?], [London?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1906 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Moty, James/60 |
| Year | 1857 |
| Sender | Moty, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | barrister |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Quebec, Canada |
| Destination | London, England |
| Recipient | Alexander, William J |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | D 2433/B/20/27: Deposited by the Trustees of the Caledon Estate |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9601095 |
| Date | 28/11/1857 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 05:01:96. |
| Word Count | 196 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | 19 Esplanade Quebec, Canada, 28th November 1857 Sir The late Earl of Caledon died indebted into me in the sum of Four Hundred & twenty pounds (œ420.) The nature of any claim is such, as to preclude me, but as a [dernier?] resort only, from applying to the Countess for payment. It is only a short time ago that I became aware of his Lordships death, and that you, and John George [Smyly?] Esquire, were executors of the will. I have written a duplicate of this note to Mr.Smyly. You are perhaps aware that during Lord Caledons stay here he had two children by a woman of the name of Flora Strachan, to whom for several years he allowed œ20 per month, which allowance she always received from me at the request of his Lordship Lord Caledon, however, with whom I was upon terms of the greatest intimacy and friendship never settled accounts with me and allowed the amount to remain unpaid for such a length of time, because, I, in the year 1857 instituted an action against the estate of my mother in this country which I foresaw would be ultimately appealed before the Privy Council, in England, where it would be necessary for me to attend, when I should have an opportunity of seeing Lord Caledon & settling accounts. My case is now before the Privy Council ([Mot vs Moreau?]) I went to England to settle the preliminaries of my action here and there in the month of October. October last, heard of the death of his Lordship and that you had been appointed one of the executors. Any of the officers of the Guards in Canada at that time knew of the intimacy between Lord Caledon & myself to whom I refer you - particularly Colonel Harry Dansell of Donnington Park, Derby. The Honourable Captain Charles Grimston, his brother in Law, Captain Vansittart, Lord Fred Panlet, likewise a relation of his Captain The Hon.[Honourable?] Fred [Savile?], Horse Artillery who often met his Lordship at Dinner at my house, and every other officer of the guards than in Canada, but whose names have now escaped my recollection. Among other letters of his Lordship in my possession is one to the following effect [viz?] |
