| Title: | T. Kirkpatrick, Kingston to G. Kirkpatrick, Ballymena |
|---|---|
| ID | 3535 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | kirkpatrick, thomas/16 |
| Year | 1856 |
| Sender | Kirkpatrick, Thomas |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Ballymena, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Rev George Kirkpatrick |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | D 1604/151: Presented by Rev. Robert Kirkpatrick, Breezemount, The Roddens, Larne, County Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9012013 |
| Date | 31/07/1856 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by B.W. 06:12:1993 |
| Word Count | 432 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Rev. George Kirkpatrick Hazelbank Ballymena From: Kingston [Ontario, Canada?] 31 July 1856 My dear George I dare say that you will be surprised at receiving a letter from me as you and I have not been very good correspondents, the object of the present is of a special nature, during the past Winter & Spring I have been called upon several times by a young man by the name Lewis Courtenay [Courteney?], the son of the Revd [Reverend?] Charles Courtenay [Courteney?] [Culfughtrim?] Rectory Ballycastle, in your neighborhood he appeared desirous of purchasing a small farm I [?] Mr S[?] letters from his Father promising to send him money for that purpose, but putting off the time until some sale took place in the Encumbered Estate Court - he leased a small farm near [?], but had to borrow money from me to go & look at it & found it would not answer, nor had he the means of stocking a farm if he had one, his Father sent him £20 a short time ago but he has a wife & family to support, he had tried in vain to get a situation, one is now vacant in a Bank here, but security is required & he had no friend in the Country & his only acquaintance is a young man of the name of Dundes who is married to a Sister of Courteneys Wife, & who is now also out of place - It is not easy to know, what the poor fellow is fit for, from his appearance I should say that he will never succeed in farming, I fear that he is in great want, he came to me today to ask me to be his security to the Bank not knowing of the Great responsibility #PAGE 2 & not being acquainted with his ability to perform the duties of the office I could not consent, with tears in his eyes he asked me to write to his Father to state his position & I thought it better to write to you as you must have some acquaintance with him - whatever he intends to do for the young man should be done at once, the state of uncertainty he is in will have a most injurious affect [effect?] upon him Give my best love to your Wife & Alice & George - you have had a Visit from my boy Frank before this I hope he made a favourable impression - John [North?] was here for a few days with his uncle he is as lively a boy as ever Farewell my dear George Your ever affec [affectionate?] Brother Ths [Thomas?] Kirkpatrick [note on envelope:] Sent letter to Mr Courteney [Courtnay?] Aug 18th Sent Mr Cs [Courtenay?] [Courteney?] reply to Thos K [Thomas Kirkpatrick?] Aug 21 - [18?]56 |
