| Title: | Jno. Oakman, Liverpool to "Dear Uncle" |
|---|---|
| ID | 2010 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Oakman, J/1 |
| Year | 1781 |
| Sender | Oakman, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | businessman |
| Sender Religion | |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Destination | |
| Recipient | |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | nephew-uncle |
| Source | D 874/9: Presented by T. G. F. Paterson, Esq., Armagh Museum, Armagh |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 200444 |
| Date | 31/03/1781 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 01:03:00. |
| Word Count | 292 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | 1781 31 March # from Jack at Liverpool Mentioning a Letter I inclos'd [inclosed?] him that came from Harry Dear Uncle Liverpool 31st March 1781 Since my Last I have recd. [received?] your very obldg [obliging?] favr. [favour?] Incloseing [inclosing?] one from Harry and I expect before you Receive this you will have forwarded Another from him to me As there is a Ship arrived Lately with Dispatches from N:Y: [New York?] Peter Shusy is very well & Doing very well I recd. [received?] a Letter [from?] Billy on my arrival here Davd. [David?] Cove of Cork the 2d Feby. [February?] he had only been ten Days there at that time & He Informs me his Close [clothes?] is all [Pledged?] In Cork & requests I will send him Money to Release them which I shant [shall not?] Do. He is the old Lad Still. I stay here to the Fall and then will have a ship of my own to go out in, there is a vessel to be sold here next month which I intend to Purchase 1/2 of & send her out. I leave this town for Staffordshire in a few Days to Purchase Ware Please to let my Aunt know I will Purchase Hers there & Perhaps in the Course of this Summer I will have it in my Power to Help you mutch [much?] in that Branch if you think it will answer/ this town at this time is very Dull of buisness [business?] as there is little or know [no?] Shipping here I beg you will write me often & alwais [always?] forward any letters may come for me the same Day the [they?] Arrive Get Lalors Bill from Mr. Megough & Inclose it to me I have the Pleasure to be your sincere Friend Jno. [John?] Oakman Direct No 45 Cabel Street |
