| Title: | H.Y. [Hamilton Young?] to "Dear Matty", [Martha Young?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 3474 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Young, Hamilton/67 |
| Year | 1788 |
| 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. | 9604093 |
| Date | 02/07/1788 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:04:96. |
| Word Count | 457 |
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| Transcript | Dear Matty New York 2 July 1788 I am to request from a particular friend of mine that youl [you will?] inform me how the Pickle is made for the Beef thats exported from Ireland as he has a large Stock farm & means to Slaughter & export the Beef it will oblige a worthy Gentleman. You are to pay Mary Ker [Kerr?] nothing further, she's paid alrey [already?] [--?] [over?] I have paid [Country?] & the other Sister is expected dayly [daily?] as I coud [could?] not get so good one Exc [Except?] for a [lull?] on you. I have drawn a small one on Mrs Bourdons & Co will you therefore remit them Thirty pounds Britt [British?] on rect [receipt?] of this, as I write them so I [woud [would?] not wish to break in upon the Principal of my Stock I shall want a little Cash when I get to England for Expenses, I have got the Maryland Bond [received?] including the Interest, is 328.3.0 Britt [British?] but was obligd [obliged?] to give some time for payment & got additional Security inclosed [enclosed?] is the State of the Debts due by the Company here which Mr Sadler has forwarded the people with you, he dayly [daily?] expects full instructions from them had they left the money the [they?] took unknown to me & they had recoverd [recovered?] a Considerable sum more than they ought prior thereto it woud [would?] have paid all the Debts. I have one thing to entreat of you & Sisters not to make yourselves uneasy shoud [should?] I be detained a little longer than you expected I can see their motives which shant [shall not?] prevent it. Tell Mr Isaac that McCormick only waits for a proper oppy [opportunity?] to send the Girl home [---?] tho she still refuses to go of her own accord. Its now thought the new Constitution for this Country fabricated at Philad [Philadelphia?] last summer will take place Nine States having Adopted it This, Virginia & N [North?] Carolina are [Dils?] [bryatrigon?] I [---?] does it will have more Energy than the present one. Rhode Island wont come into it, acquaint Mr Campbell I have recd [received?] his letter of the 8th May & shall write him by a vessel that will sail in a few days for Dublin, [Adeceses?] of today bring the news that Virginia has adopted the Constitution & there has been great rejoicing on this occasion. I was in hope you had wrote by Capt [Blair?] or that the May pacquet woud [would?] have arrived on this. In expectation of soon hearing from you I am with Love to you & Sisters [&c?] pacquet Belfast Dr [Dear?] My [Matty?] H Y [Hamilton?] [Young?] |
