| Title: | Roland Redmond, N.Y [U.S.A.?] to William Young [Co Antrim?] |
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| ID | 2210 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Redmond, Roland/1 |
| Year | 1879 |
| Sender | Redmond, Roland |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Young, William |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins, business |
| Source | D1364/I/64 Presented by W.L Young Esq., The Old Rectory, Drewsteignton, Devon. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9407151 |
| Date | 04/01/1879 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 02:06:1994. |
| Word Count | 359 |
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| Transcript | Jany 3rd To paid for £1000 75 dys date. A Belmont Co on N.M. Rothschild Sons London. @483 1/4 $4832.50 N.Y Jany [January?] 4th 1879 My dear Willie I have yours of the 18th Ult [Ultimo?] and regarding your balance here, of course now that we have resumed specie payments it makes no difference about gold or cy [currency?]. At the time I wrote there was some question as to the law being carried out, and as I could have secured myself of the expense of 1/4 % or as I wished to fully understand the position. No one draws 90 day bills here so I send the longest I can buy, 75 days, and the best on Rothschild Sons, London. You have had cold weather but not all to yourselves, as yesterday the mercury was 2o [degrees?] below zero at eight and did not rise above 50 [degrees?] all day. It was so cold in our big office that we could not write Today is better. Thur. [Thursday?] 15o [degrees?]. I am expecting a letter daiy from Florida. The December balance sheet of the Zinc Co is not made up. In November they made after paying $2700 for putting oxide furnaces in order and $2400 for legal expenses an apparent profit of $3800 but as they received $5000 from the Lehigh Co for throwing up their contract for ore, as a penalty, they really lost $1200 on the business. They now alone make oxide all the other companies giving up the business, and the $2700 were paid to put 45 furnaces in working order. They are selling oxide at 3 + 3/4 and claim that they make it for 2 cents. They keep sold up on their iron at from $29 @ 30 per ton - Spilter does not sell and they will turn their stock into oxide. On these statements they should begin to make money. They expect to have all the testimony in, and both arguments made by Feby [February?] 1st. I think that we will have a good spring trade things are decidedly on the mend. I am glad to hear that you aree all well, notwithstanding the severe winter. We are all quite well. With much love to your Mother Annie Cousin Jane & all of you believe me Afftly [Affectionately?] yours Roland Redmond William Young Esq |
