| Title: | W. J. A. [Alexander?], London to James Moty, Quebec |
|---|---|
| ID | 27 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Alexander, William J/28 |
| Year | 1858 |
| Sender | Alexander, William J. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | solicitor |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | London, England |
| Destination | Quebec, Canada |
| Recipient | Moty, James |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | D 2433/B/20/29: Deposited by the Trustees of the Caledon Estate. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9601096 |
| Date | 08/01/1858 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 05:01:96. |
| Word Count | 396 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | 22 St.James Place London 8th Jan.1858 Sir Your letter of Nov.[November?] 28 last was, an unduly long time in reaching me in consequence of its not being my specific address in London. Mr.G.Smyly is at present residing in France, & I have reason to know that your letter addressed to his Dublin residence, has not yet been forwarded to him. I have however made him acquainted with the contents of your letter to me, & the present reply is to be [considered?] as [emanating?] from us both. In the first place we try to state that any application whatever on the subject of your letters to the Countess of C. [Caledon?] and be altogether [useless?]. Her Ladyship is not the [Executrix?] of her late husband. She has nothing whatever to do with his pecuniary liabilities, or with the settlement of his affairs, & she has no funds from which such liabilities, if there be any, can be satisfied - any application therefore to her Ladyship and [be?] entirely fruitless, but a common wish Geo [George?] Smyly & myself she is quite aware of the existence of the children to whom your letter refers - we have [next?] to state that the most careful search among the Late Earls papers fails to discover any correspondence with you on the subject of your letter to me, or indeed upon any other;& as you send 2 copies of letters addressed by his Lordship to you one dated 5 April 1845 & the other dated February 2 1846, the last more than [---------?] to his death we have divided our attention particularly to Ld. [Lord?] Caledons papers of those 2 periods, with very little success. You are of course aware that Exors [Executors?] duties are of a very strict nature, & that a very rigid supervision is [exercised?] over them by the Court of Clemency in this country. It is quite clear that [that?] court wd [would?] never sanction our payment of a claim made under the circumstances & at the distance of time stated in your letter, & are upset therefore that our duty compels us to decline acceding to the request which it contains - we have not decided it [stained] to refer to one of the officers or other gentlemen alluded to by you, as your description of yourself as a Barrister at the Canadian Bar abundantly establishes your respectability & position. I remain (signed) W.J.A.) James Moty Esq [Esquire?] Barrister 19 Esplanade Quebec Canada. |
