| Title: | John Caldwell Jr. to Samuel Brown, Belfast |
|---|---|
| ID | 434 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Caldwell, John Sr/25 |
| Year | 1798 |
| Sender | Caldwell, John Sr. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Brown, Samuel |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | T 3541/4/1: Presented by R.V.T. Edie |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9309144 |
| Date | 01/08/1798 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C. R., 01:09:1993 |
| Word Count | 731 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | From John Caldwell, SR. [Senior?] at Harmony Hill Copy to Samuel Brown August 1798 My dear Sir I wrote you by my son Andy on Sunday which I hope you received that night....... I have since a letter from Wm. [William?] Hurdman saying that Genr. [General?] Nugent had mentioned to you that I had left Belfast without fulfilling some obligations I was to come under.... You and Mr. Ewing will recollect that it had been mentioned I should give security there .. but on reviewing the Packet for Lord Henry Murray that Mr. Parks conveyed you will also recollect that we were told the whole business of taking the Securities was referred to Lord H. [Henry?] Murray [--?] upon which we concluded that the Idea of taking any in Belfast was entirely given up-- which you may remember I regretted, for I expressed my wish to you both that the whole matter of Security should be Executed with the Good and Humane Genl. [General?] Nugent - The next day I shewed [showed?] you a letter that I intended to present to the General grounded upon the assurance that every thing relative to to security lay then with Lord H. [Henry?] Murray stating my fears that perhaps more extensive security might be demanded than I would be able to procure -- and praying the General would be pleased to interpose with his Lordship to accept such as to the utmost extent of my forlorn situation I should be able to produce------This letter I had delivered to the General and with his Usual goodness he sent me a letter for Lord H. [Henry?] Murray -- unsealed, I presume that I might read its contents, recommending to his lordship to accept of such security as I could be able to procure consistent with their duty--- in this letter of the Generals [sic], the one I addressed to him was enclosed, and with it as I hurried to Colerain [Coleraine?] as fast as the infirmity of my body would permit --- arrived there on Friday evening, but found his Lordship had gone to Sea Port -- Next day (Saturday) the letter was delivered to him by Capt. [Captain?] Stewart of the Security I had to propose-----viz [namely?] my brother in law Mr. John Calderwood, and Mr. Jas. [James?] Henery, he thought them sufficient, but I have since been told that perhaps a third would be required (beside my self) in addition to the other two and my uncle Ball a Man 80 years of age who lives in at the distance of 40 miles, in the County of Donegal was mentioned by Capt. [Captain?] Stewart as a third person. Mr. Hutchinson also said (upon my expressing a hope that my deluded Richared [sic] would be permitted to go immediately to America) that he would most likely be kept here as a Hostage for me and my family's removal----- Lord Henry was to return to Colerain [Coleraine?] this day and I intend going there with the two securities mentioned above --- Your friend Mr. Stewart seems to befriend me but with all I am terribly alarmed, that this business will be procrastinated for what purpose God only knows, but it gives me and my family extreme uneasiness and #PAGE 2 prevents my doing anything so absolutely necessary for my removal to America---- If it be necessary I should go to Belfast to clear up what the General said to you, the moment I receive your answer to this I will (infirmed as I am) do it. --The names of my family I either give to the Gentleman who attended the General of left upon the table in the Chamber into which we were introduced, but I rather think I gave it to that Gentleman I now send a duplicate-----you will have the goodness to advise me what I should do--- and believe me ever Dr [Dear?] Sir Your Faithful & [and?] ever obliged serv't [servant?] John Caldwell I trust my dear John is by this time liberated I would need his assistance here very much to arrange for my removal, much have I to do and God help me no one to advise with ----" On the outside of the folded letter: H. [Harmony?] Hill Augst. [August?] copy to Saml. [Samuel?] Brown" Also "12th Augst [August?] up'd Rich'd [Richard?] so much bul (sic) gave Andy to pay for Linen 5..13..9 gave Rich'd [Richard?] to make him up 36 Gs [Guineas?] ...... 2..16.10 " |
