| Title: | John Campbell, Augusta, to Thomas Allen, Belfast. |
|---|---|
| ID | 456 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Campbell, John/30 |
| Year | 1822 |
| Sender | Campbell, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Allen, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers-in-law |
| Source | T 3597/6: Deposited by Mrs F.W.C. Claredon. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9310021 |
| Date | 04/05/1822 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C. R., 01:10:1993 |
| Word Count | 855 |
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| Transcript | Augusta Georgia 4th May 1822 Dear Sir I was favored in due course with your letter dated in July last, at Phliadelphia, as well as yours of the 22nd February which I received yesterday. The former would have been sooner replied to but I expected a letter from my brother James which he wrote me soon after my mothers death, but which never has come to hand as all the ships has arrived safe at the American ports. It must have been pilfered by some abandoned villian at sea or taken out of the letter bag before the Nepol sailed from Belfast. From the previous accounts I had of my mother's bad state of health, I feared the news of her visit which at length gave me, for some time before the receipt of your letter. She is gone no doubt to that world of happiness where she had long been preparing for, and when they cease from being troubled with the vexations of this life of care. She was a tender and kind parent, and must be long remembered with genuine affection by her offspring; let us then prepare to meet her again, when no fear of seperation [separation?] will ever disturb our repose. I regret to learn that your health is not good. I hope it will soon be restored. You say nothing about your having got a discharge. Like all those who are unfortunate, you no doubt have your difficulties to meet and probably secret enemies. I well know you merit not such. Harper C. Bryan had a letter from Wm. [William?] John C. Allen. Tell him to write his sheet quite full, and to take good care to write a plain smooth copy hand. He leans his writing too much. You are right to keep him close to his studies. A complete education combines to a gentlemanly deportment and correct amiable conduct is the best fortune you can give him. Thomas H. Adams returns to Ireland to remarry. Of course you nor any of our relatives will have anything to say, do, or notice what he may say or any of his connections. Let no one except my brother James see this remark and bury it it your bosoms. But never [--?] it - pray had James McCleary anything to do with this settlement of your business. John Campbell entered Athens College in this State the first of the year; he progresses rapidly in improvement. I am sorry to say his good uncle has been at the point of death for some time. Ten weeks his disease is now dropsy and has been tapped three times. Today there is some hope of recovery. His loss will be great to his young friends here. All our friends are well. Uncle Arthur has had a very severe attack of the gout but is quite recovered; so says a letter #PAGE 2 from a friend which I received yesterday; his daughter is well. I am pleased to learn that Mary Ann Campbell remains with her aunt. I hope her great object is improvement; her time of life requires that it should be so. Her unfortunate father never ought to have been such, as he made no provision for them, when he had it in his powers. By industry and economy he might have at one time rendered himself independant but the taverns and company of such as frequent those proved his ruin. True it is unfortunately that the sins of the father is visited on the children who sometimes are harmless and unafending [unoffending?]. My own affairs move on as usual. I have had some vacation with some of my young men. I am beginning for some time to be weary of business and wish to get freed from it ere long provided I can get as much secured as will maintain a family but this is not an easy matter thru [through?] hard times. The expense of doctor's bills if cannot be easily born [borne?] in this dreadful climate. My young men suffered severely last year, William and Harper, particularly the former. Mr. Robert Campbell of the [---?] sends you this. He is one of those friends I most value. You can rely on what he states relative to men and things. I hope you will write a long letter by him when he returns here. Give me all the information in your power relative to all our friends and neighbours. My letters from them are very unsatisfactory. Direct all your letters to me thus: and by having it put into any ships letter bag bound to the United States, it will cetainly come safe if not purloined. Mr John Campbell Merchant Augusta, Georgia Tender my most affectionate love to sister Jane and your little boy and believe me to be with best wishes for your happiness, your affectionate friend John Campbell Hurry to get it in time for the Mail prevents me looking over what I have wrote to you and brother James. Tell Wm. [William?] John to kiss Mary Ann affectionately for me and say to her: improve mind and memory above all things. |
