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Title: William Brown, Belfast to James Brown, Philadelphia.
ID365
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileBrown, William/170
Year1820
SenderBrown, William
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationpainter & glazier
Sender Religionunknown
OriginBelfast, N.Ireland
DestinationPhiladelphia, Penn., USA
RecipientBrown, James
Recipient Gendermale
Relationshipbrothers
SourceD 3688/F/20: Deposited by C. McLaughlin Esq.
ArchiveThe Public Record Office, Northern Ireland.
Doc. No.9405140
Date14/03/1820
Partial Date
Doc. TypeLET
LogDocument added by LT, 09:05:1994.
Word Count592
Genre
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TranscriptBelfast 14th March 1820

Dear James,

I thought to have wrote you by the Rose in Bloom
but was prevented by being a little dilitary [dilitory?], not thinking she
would have sailed so soon _ we had a very severe frost this winter
it began at Christmas & continued for 6 weeks, but since we
have had very fine weather _ we have not began properly to
work yet, as the new houses which I wrote you about are not
finished, but I expect to begin to them every day, if once we were
started, they would employ 6 or 8 hands untill [until?] after May.
I promised to give you some acct [account?] of last years Work, the accts
[accounts?] which are paid & to pay amt [amount?] to better than 800 pounds,
our prices are very small, therefore the profit was not so great, I want
nearly 300 of good debts which I cannot get untill [until?] they come
round (these I mean are in the books when all put together) which will
be as usual, all summer when more work is doing, I think
we dont owe 100 at present, however if we get so good a share
of work this season, I will not have any reason to Complain.
Wm [William?] Stormont has been in Gaol this 3 weeks back, for rent of
the building ground back of the College, held off Old Major,
his place is shut, I hear he intends stopping in the usual time,
what his family will do God knows, for I believe he is in a
great deal of debt through the Town, & they are afraid of
some person taking the advantage, which is the reason of the Place being shut.
David Stormont was not expected to live but is a little better
Aunt Betty is very midling [middling?]. Uncle Hu [Hugh?], as usual was
complaining he lay 3 weeks, but is able to come to Town. Uncle Robin is
always able to go about but very delicate. Jams [James?] Stormont & Aunt
lay nearly all winter, but they are not willing to go yet, he was
in town this week, looking for a legacy said to be left by a
very distant relation (I wish it may be true) Father is always in
the Old way, we expect John home 1st April. I think it strange
there is no word from Jams [James?] as we would like to know how he
is doing _ all the rest of Our relations & Friends are very well
I suppose you have heard of [Mrs?] J. Butts death, likewise the murder
of young Richd [Richard?] McNair, & no trace as yet of finding it out.
the Country is in a very alarming state with robbers, scarcely a
night passes, but an [hear?] of some person being robbed, they
made an attemp [attempt?] to rob Old Mr Moreland at Cromack, but
luckily they were heard. Doctor Drennan is dead some time ago
the failures are begining [beginning?] again, [J?] Grogan of Dublin & his
Brother of Ballymacarrett [Ballymacarret?], Gramsie for the 4th time &
Burns the Taylor [Tailor?] Mrs Ballentine & Miss Cairns are very much
displeased with you, they say you promisd [promised?] to write to them,
they say, they thought you would never have been so neglectfull [neglectful?]
of them _ we have a report of John Kennedy returning, he is expected by the
first vessel. Andrew Alexander is home about 3 weeks, he is not so very
[b--kish?] as formerly, he seldom comes into town.