| Title: | Charles Wilson, Belfast to John Hill, Marden Lane, NY |
|---|---|
| ID | 3373 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Wilson, Charles/138 |
| Year | 1806 |
| Sender | Wilson, Charles |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | spirits merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Destination | NYC, USA |
| Recipient | Hill, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | Presented by MT Orr Esq. 37 Marlborough Park, Belfast |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9512034 |
| Date | 15/03/1816 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 07:12:95. |
| Word Count | 646 |
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| Transcript | Belfast 15th March 1816 Messrs John Hill + Co. Gent I enclose you a Bill of Lading from our box of quills which I hope you will dispese [dispense?] of at the best advantage all my Accnt [Accounts?] below you have the invoice at price cost 7.300 2ds + 3ds @ 13/10 p # 5-01-4 1.000 flags @ 4/ p Do 04-0 2.200 pinious @ p Do 08-0 4.000 prime seabirds @ 28/ p 5-12-0 3.000 prime [wines?] @ 16/6 p 2-09-6 4.000 mixtures @ 10/ p 2-00-0 0.300 London made [---?] @ 5/5p 0-16-3 0.100 Do Do pine 6/6 p 06-6 11.000 flags @ 5/ p 11 2-15-0 3.000 [?] [] @ 10/p 1-10-0 21-2-7 35.900 1 box 0-6-9 [cordage?] 1-6 [-------?] [---?] [Cadsbury?] [-------?] [---?] 7-3 Duty on shiping [shipping?] and other charges 9-9 1-5-3 22-9-10 C [Derryce?] I request you will make sales if you can do it from 20 to 50 p cent right after Duty and all wages are included but I alow [allow?] you to hold over if you cannot obtain 20 until I hear from you or write you on the subject I send a few hundred of Pens only for a sample to see how the [they?] do in N York. I sold last sumer [summer?] in Philad. [Philadelphia?] at 100 p cent profit all charges included but not by Invoice but I consider that they are much reduced in price since that time however you may write [at?] David Hogan 249 Marthas Street, Philadelphia Informing him that you have recd [received?] a quantity of quills Stating to him who [paid?] and the Quantity & Quality Reguesting him to write what price he could afford for them as they are Equaly [equally?] as good as those I had last year which I sold to him whole sale I supose [suppose?] Mr Wait could buy them all from you or Some other of the Stationars [stationers?] I have the pleasure to inform you of my safe arrival here after a [January?] passage of 29 days the [wind?] continued fair all the way but one day and we made land in 23 days I have likewise the Hapiness [happiness?] of letting you know that by the blessing of God I have prospered in all I have put my hand to in the way of trade I had a letter via Dublin from [Samuel?] [Hill?] in N York up to 18th [Jan?] at which time he intended to sail for Dublin but have been waiting on a Letter these 15 days from him in Dublin but no [----?] of him yet the next [boat?] has arrived here on the 13th [----?] bring a letter from you to A. Hill which gives an Acct [account?] of land [----?] being shipped Eliza for Dublin prior to that time on 27th July and I am in some fears about his safety I expect to ship for Quebec in 3 weeks time as I have 30 puncheons of whiskey which I intend for that market if providence permits me to go there and its likely I may come by New York, when of that place I expect to write you again making out another invoice a little [higher?] if you think it [necessary?] to show it as some of the Goods are sold by invoice I am your [&c &c?] Charles Wilson N B the most of the high priced [Pencils?] are marked on the outside paper these may bring the prices I sold at last [sumer?] summer prime [seeds?] $16 p 1.000 prime seeds $12 or 10 p thirds 10 p thirds 7 or 6 p mixtures 6 p mixture 5 or 4 p flags @ 3« p [flags?] 3 or 2 p pinious 3 or 2 p Dated 16th M [March] 1816 Your very Humble Se [Servant?] C.W. |
