Title: | William Brown, Belfast to James Brown, Philadelphia. |
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ID | 364 |
Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
File | Brown, William/164 |
Year | 1819 |
Sender | Brown, William |
Sender Gender | male |
Sender Occupation | painter & glazier |
Sender Religion | unknown |
Origin | Belfast, N.Ireland |
Destination | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
Recipient | Brown, James |
Recipient Gender | male |
Relationship | brothers |
Source | D 3688/F/16: Deposited by C. McLaughlin Esq. |
Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
Doc. No. | 9405139 |
Date | 06/06/1819 |
Partial Date | |
Doc. Type | LET |
Log | Document added by LT, 09:05:1994. |
Word Count | 609 |
Genre | |
Note | |
Transcript | Belfast 6th June 1819 Dear James, It is now a year since you left us, & it is but like a month, so quick has the time passed away. I wrote you pr [per?] the C. Lawrence & very little has occured [occurred?] since, I mentioned Jane Shaw being very ill, we were up on sunday, & she expressed a wish to be down with us, but was not able, however, her mother desired I would speak to Surgeon Purdon to go up, to have his Opinion, he told me on friday, that she was entirely [gone?] in a consumption, she is spitting Blood & [corruption?] which he says is the last stage, & all brought on, by being at Margaret McBrides wedding at Novr last, the Dr [Doctor?] says, had she applyed [applied?] in time something might have been done I have further to anounce [announce?] a Death, which I am certain will surprise you much, on Sunday fortnight, F. [Fanny?] Tannihill, went out in the morning quite well to give a young Calf some milk, & Wm [William?] happened to be going past, & looked in & to his surprise, saw her lying not able to speak, she came a little round, but the pains in her stomach were to [too?] great she expired in the greatest agony in a few hours, it appears inflamation [inflammation?] was the cause. Wm [William?] is quite off the notion of sending any Cloth, Archd [Archibald?] Thompson & Wm [William?] have determined to sell off, & are going to America next Spring, their Brother has given them great encouragement, you had certainly forgot the name or number of his place, as he sent an answer to the letter which you took, & even said you had not called since on him. Father is keeping the greatest [rackets?] (when he gets a drop) about the leases, he says he will make [?] produce them to him, we tell him we dont know where they are, unless you have them with you, which puts him to a great [Stagger?] I think at any time he gets drink, he is rather worse than when you were here, as you would think he is nearly wrong in the head, you need not take any notice in your letters of this. John Young desired me to remember him to you, so also Mr and Mrs Patterson, they have a house full of Lodgers, I think she would not care to be at the Country again, she is looking very thin. George is kept very close to business, between Larne & Belfast & Davis's friends are striving to make off a share of the proffits [profits?] till now, [Nass?] & Geo [George?] had to go to Dublin & take all their Books & it is left to arbitration so it is not known what may be the result yet. McCappin has done the Job decently at last, 21 thousand is nearly the sum & mostly off the Belfast Merchts [Merchants?], but Geo [George?] will [want?] to write you the particulars, as he was [stained] [meeting?] of Creditors. Hugh has sent a small Box as a present to Uncle Thomas's Jane, the mate of the Ceres has it in Charge, he says it is for her but we cannot be shure [sure?], however you will hear if such a thing goes there I wrote you a few lines pr [per?] John Crawford, who went out to N. [New?] York in the Hesperus, if he should call on you you will give him your advice as he is a very deserving young man I remain Dr [Dear?] James Yours truly ___ William Brown [addressed:] Belfast 6 June 1819 Wm. [William?] Brown recd [received?] 5 August Mr James Brown Mercht [Merchant?] Care of Mr Samuel Brown No. 73 Chesnut [Chestnut?] Street Philadelphia Announcing the death of Miss Fanny Tannihill near Ballynahinch |