| Title: | Charles Wilson, Quebec, Canada, to James Harpin, Hill Street, Belfast |
|---|---|
| ID | 3372 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Wilson, Charles/105 |
| Year | 1820 |
| Sender | Wilson, Charles |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | spirits merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Quebec, Canada |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Harpin, James |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business, friends |
| Source | D2934/1/7: Presented by Mr M.T. Orr Esq., 37 Marlborough Park, Belfast |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9502083 |
| Date | 28/06/1820 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 09:02:1995. |
| Word Count | 482 |
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| Transcript | To: Mr James Harpin at C. Wilson Hos [House?] Hill Street Belfast Postmark: Quebec 28 Juin [June?] [Ru?] 1 Augt [August?] 1820 Quebec 28th June 1820 My Dr [Dear?] Sir My past respects were dated about 9th June which I hope you will receive before this reaches yours yesterday I Recd [received?] yours of 12th May I Bought [phu?] which arrived here in 39 days and I hate its [coul-euts?] you speak of an additional Duty as hirng [hiring?] but the U. states [U.S.A.?] which did not as yet take place I see you have passed the English Bill as [hi?] whch [which?] was rather looking down at the time and also the sales of 200 Barrel, you made which I am glad of as the U. [U.S.A.?] have there [their?] own for next season I have not yet had any settlement from T. Fays [Fay?] yet only One pounds P-auesed [passed?] here 50 out of the Prothand [Protestant?] Bill he intends Stoping [stopping?] here for some time and has rented a steer to commence in the botteling [bottling?] Wine also he will do something in the Rum Trade I intied [entered?] to, [H?] and the Buisness [business?] to an attorney has [as?] I feare [fear?] thins [this?] Place if he does not settle in some Measure to my satusfaction [satisfaction?] I cannot saye [say?] his person Except I Sure an [and?] I am afraid he is going to leave the [they?] prosume [presume?] but I Can take an order for his goods to any amount only the spring term is now one and does not again [commence?] untill [until?] October I have told all ther [there?] flames [Except?] about one shd [should?] they have detained me longer than I wished but I hope to be able to leave this place in 8 days and shall again have the pleasure of advising you from New York on Philadelphia I Expect to be there before there [their?] Cares [cars?] arrives at that place in order to Take Charg [charge?] of the [team?], by [saird?] pepal [people?] I am Glad I had no firms in this market as the [they?] are selling at a sacrifice low [Brown?] have been sold at 3 1/2 to 5 pyund [pound?] while 70 [au?] - 4th have been sold at from 17 to 3 1/2 to 5 pyand [pound?] and it is hard to put off a Quantity of any thing I sold the [Harns?] at Auction say in small loths [lots?] 5 flams [flames?] at at [a?] firm [pan?] [bid?] to 7d [after?] which will scarcly [scarcely?] leave Prime cost [£?] I [sic] hard [had?] Pushed them off by the [Hld?] I superso [suppose?] the [W?] not have Brought more thuire [than?] from 4 to 5 P [pounds?] In I beg you will Remember me most Kindly to any of my friends you are [aquainted?] with and Particularly Mr [Dunn?] hoping he has got a femail [female?] Partner before this time I Remain my dr sir [dear sir?] very affectionately yours Charles Wilson To Mr Jas Harpin |
