| Title: | John Bones, U.S.A. to W.J.C.Allen, Belfast. |
|---|---|
| ID | 231 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Bones, John/5 |
| Year | 1857 |
| Sender | Bones, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | cotton dealer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Campbell Allen, William John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends, business |
| Source | D 1558/1/1/153: Papers of William John Campbell Allen Deposited by F.D.Campbell Allen. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9802446 |
| Date | 04/02/1857 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 09:02:98. |
| Word Count | 483 |
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| Transcript | Augusta Geo [Georgia?] Feby 4/57 [4 February 1857?] My Dear Sir I wrote to Messrs Wm & J Campbell on the 17th ult enclosing the first sets of the Exchange Seconds of which I now send you. In consequence of the great severity of the weather from that time until within a few days past; my letter would be fully a week in getting to New York. We have had it very cold at this place the thermometer being as low as 3ø above zero. I forgot to mention in my letter to the Messrs Campbell that there would be a small amount for costs of court in Billy's case yet to be ascertained which could not at the time [--?] received the funds from Mr Campbell. I therefore remitted the whole sum received from him. Whatever the amount of these costs may be can be easily arranged for hereafter. In consequence of the supposed shortness of our cotton crop our prices are very high, middling fair cotton being worth in this market 12« cents. Our receipts up to this time however are as large as they were at this time last year. Still the most general opinion is that this years crop will not exceed three millions of bales, and that very shortly a considerable falling off in our receipts will take place If this proves to be the case a further advance will take place, if not a decline. The last advices from Liverpool represent the stock of cotton in the United Kingdoms to be lighter than at any time during the last 17 years. I have sent you two of the Washington Union Newspapers containing the debate in the Senate upon the subject of the Submarine Telegraph. You will perceive that a large proportion of the Senators of both parties are in favour of the measure. You will also see form Mr Douglas' speech that he is not so great an enemy of Great Britain as has been represented to be in many of the English Newspapers If he [lives?] he will be our next President. I understand that the affairs of the Augusta Insurance & Banking Cy [Company?] are improving. The Marine Insurance Bank of Savannah had recently met with a heavy loss by the defalcation of their agent in Columbus. The Bank had a surplus of $350.000 which I understand will be abated by this loss. Hannah and her sister Emma are keeping house at the cottage this winter. The health of the former has improved very much. Mr & Mrs Campbell are in their usual state of health I hope that the health of Mrs Allen has improved very much since we left Ireland. My wife joins me in sincere regards to her & your Uncle's family. Yrs [Yours?] very truly John Bones The "Lalla [Rookh?] has arrived at Charleston a few days ago I have not yet learned in what state they are. |
