| Title: | Hamilton Young, New York, to "Dear Matty", Ireland. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3447 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Young, Hamilton/37 |
| Year | 1787 |
| Sender | Young, Hamilton |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | goods trader |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Young, Martha |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | D 729/22: Presented by Miss Duffin, Mount Pleasant, Stranmillis, Belfast. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9604015 |
| Date | 07/02/1787 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 04:04:96. |
| Word Count | 323 |
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| Transcript | Dear Matty New York 7 February 1787 Since writing you the 29 past by the ship George Captain Archer who saild [sailed?] the next day for Belfast. The 5th Just Recd [received?] your welcome favor [favour?] of the 28 Novr [November?] & thank you for the Remittance you mention, & hope you will not [anoppy?] to send the sheeting & Diaper I think the conduct of Lord Dougal is exceptionable for he will find the Pottinger Estate had the right of the County Down side of the Harbour to low water mark from Belinafore to Conswatter [Connswater?] so that no person was allowed to [dr---?] [as---?] for fish [less?] [they?] permission of the owner of that Estate this [Person?] [live?] to have heard [Canvised?] - Mr Sadler sails in 2 or 3 Days in a ship for Newry, John, [Erving?] has very great [leastd?], tho I believe he is as [every?] person man - Since my return [here?] mar 68 I have recd [received?] a great deal of polite friendship & [Civility?] from Charles Ward Apthorpe Esq The Lady when living, or Sister of my friend Charles McEvers, he is a great naturalist I have had a general invitation from the time I mention to one of the prettiest [repose?] I have seen in this Country, about 7 miles from this City and New York Island where I spend some days very [way?] as [Jeand?] wish, he is anxious to have a few Gold finches out, could you send me a half a dozen [Corp?] [birds?], it woud [would?] realy [really?] make me happy to show my attention to him, he is one of the first familys [families?] & [fortmen?] in this part of the world & now here I am more at my ease. I shant [shall not?] trouble you with many more Coments [comments?] untill [until?] I hope to have the pleasure of seeing you [--my] with Love &c HY [Hamilton?] [Young?] Belfast |
