| Title: | William Nicholson, New Orleans to "My dear Uncle James". |
|---|---|
| ID | 1971 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Nicholson, William/3 |
| Year | 1876 |
| Sender | Nicholson, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | works at cotton trading company |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New Orleans, Lousiana, USA |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | James |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | nephew-uncle |
| Source | T 2487/1/63: Copied by Permission of E. H. McIlwaine Esq., Farnham Road, Bangor, Co. Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9007043 |
| Date | 24/01/1876 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 25:02:1994. |
| Word Count | 601 |
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| Transcript | New Orleans Jany 24 1876 My dear Uncle James, Your welcome letter of 17th Decr reached me some little time ago I am glad to hear that you have been setting Ballow to rights & that it will be finished soon I suppose you will all move there next summer I thank Maria for the compliment of calling her youngest after me which you say she thought of doing. I hope she is quite well, also the children. I have not any news to tell you, we have had a warm winter so far, only a few days now & again of cold weather not enought [enough?] to kill mosquitoes which are almost as plentiful as they are in Summer. Laura & the rest of the family are quite well. my father in law is very busy about his railway (he is President of the Company) which is being built to Texas. the trade of that State for lack of direct communication has for the most part gone past this city to St Louis & elsewhere but will all come back here when we have a railroad, the completion of which is now almost assured a great part of the necessary sum being already subscribed & some 15 miles of the road through the swamp being graded & ready for the cross-ties & the work will go on very fast now the high ground being reached, The beneficial results to this place through having railroad communication with Texas which is one of the richest agricultural States in the Union are not to be conceived by anyone not having an interest in this City. I suppose in Cotton alone that now finds its way to other Ports we should receive from Texas the quantity represented in $6.000.000 & in Wheat which is of a very superior quality & production increasing each year, the amount of $15.000.000 would all find its way #PAGE 2 here. the turning over of these articles alone, not to speak of the money this city would receive from Texas for all sorts of supplies furnished here are incalulable [incalculable?] & the people are fully aware of the importance of the railroad, one would have been built long ago but swindlers got hold of the money which they preferred to a a road to Texas. There is no danger of this recurring now but I am imposing on you a rigmarole in which you have no interest I have been working late almost every night since I came back from Ireland returning from dinner at 7 till [until?] sometimes 10 1/2 or 11 PM. The firm have been buying largely of cotton having already bought over 40.000 Bales worth #420.000 the most of which is shipped to the Lancashire spinners some to Alsace, Saxony, Bavaria & Naples. The business already done is as large as all last seasons when we shipped Cotton up to End of May The Cotton crop is a very big one this season perhaps will reach 4 1/2 Million of Bales (worth #10 each or over) #45.000.000 You must excuse me writing such a dry letter. Laura writes with me in love for Maria, Percy & Caroline & all at Falmore not forgetting Connie MacCartney I suppose my mother will soon receive her money from the Court so I trust some one [someone?] will look after her to see that she dont sink it foolishly, but I think Dinnen will see to it as you say his credit is at stake to a certain extent Ever your affecte [affectionate?] nephew Wm [William?] Nicholson P.S Have you [given?] Andy Cowan Francis McC any more Coleraine? |
