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Title: James Brown, Antrim, to James Brown, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
ID335
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileBrown, James/149
Year1818
SenderBrown, James
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationunknown
Sender Religionunknown
OriginBelfast, N.Ireland
DestinationPhiladelphia, Penn., USA
RecipientBrown, James
Recipient Gendermale
Relationshipcousins
SourceD.3688/F/11: Deposited by C. Mac Laughlin Esq.
ArchiveThe Public Record Office, Northern Ireland.
Doc. No.9601090
Date11/03/1818
Partial Date
Doc. TypeLET
LogDocument added by LT, 05:01:96.
Word Count502
Genre
Note
TranscriptMr. James Brown, Philadelphia,
To James Brown Gds [Goods?]

For sundry Expences [expenses?] paid as follows on acct [account?]
your sister Nancy Brown for her Clothing, Boarding &
Education at Gracehill, & outfit for Philadelphia [---?]
1811
April 22 To paid for a Beaver Hat & a pair Boots 0.15.0

1817
February 25 To paid for a Trunk for Clothes œ0.15.0

To paid for 20 yards Shirting @ 1/6 1.10.0

To paid for 14 1/2 yards Linen for
Shifts & Pillow Cases @ 1/9 1.5.4 1/2

To paid for 2 Towels .1.9

To paid for 1 pair Woollen Socks .1.8

To paid for 1 pair Shoes .5.10

March 4 To paid for Miss Montgomery for a
Straw Bonnet & trimmings .11.8

To paid John Gray for 2 pair Cotton
Stockings @ 3/ 6.0
& 2 pair Cotton Stockings 3/4 6.8 .12.8

To paid Miss Ross for muslin for
petticoats, night caps, Pocket
handkerchiefs, frils [frills?] &
neck Handkerchiefs .16.10 1/2

To paid Mrs Mc[Affee?] for 6 1/2 yds
[yards?] Shift for wrapper @ 2/1 .13.6 1/2

To paid Miss Simpson for a pair Stays .17.6

To paid Miss Achesons for 6 yards
Calico for [Mourning?] Wrapper @ 1/10 .11.0

To paid Mr Merdock for Great Coat
2 Petticoats & a Wrapper 2.14.10

To paid for Thread, Tape, & Binding
given to Nancy .1.11

To paid Nancy for Pocket money 1.0.0

April 19 To paid Miss Megonegal [Magonagle?] for making
Great Coat, & 3 Wrappers, with trimmings .18.10

April 21 To paid Miss Achesons for Crape
Spencer 9/11 & Sarcinet Spencer 20/2 1/2 1.10.1 1/2

To paid Miss Ross for 7 yards muslin
for 2 Wrappers @ 2/11 1.0.5

Oct 23 To paid Miss Achesons for 2 yards [----?]
for Stays @ 2/8 1/2 5.5
Black Chip Bonnet with trimmings 12.6 0.17.11

Nov 30 To paid Nancy for Pocket money 1.0.0

over œ 18.1.11

To amount brought over œ 18.1.11

1818 To paid Gracehill School Accounts, for
February 3 Boarding, Education, & other expences [expenses?]
from 8 March 1817 to this date 36.16.0 1/2

February 4 To paid for a Net Linen 25 yards @ 2/2 2.24.2

To paid for a mattress .11.4 1/2

To paid for 1 yard Ticken 3/3 & 3Lbs
Feathers 3/- for Bolster .6.3

To paid for 1 pair Blankets 1.2.0

To paid for 2 yards muslin for
pocket Handkerchiefs @ 3/9 .7.6

To paid for Hair Comb 3/4, knife 1/8
Lead Pencil 5 [mm?] .5.5

To paid for 1 Shirt pins 4 1/2,
Thread 2/1 .2.5 1/2

To paid for 2 Lbs Soap .1.4

Total amount of Nancy's Expences [expenses?] œ60.8.5 1/2

To paid for a [----?] Linen for
yourself 25 yards @ 3/3 4.1.3

64.9.8 1/2

1818 By Simms & Creighton or Wm [William?]
March 4 Simms Belfast accepted this date
@ 60 [dft?] due 6 May 71.13.9

Balance due Jas [James?] Brown
Philadelphia 7.4.0 1/2

7.7.10 1/2 Aug 12 To paid you in full 7.4.0 1/2
7.4. 0 1/2
3.10
J.B. [James Brown?]