| Title: | John Campbell, Augusta, to Thomas Allen, Belfast. |
|---|---|
| ID | 457 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Campbell, John/37 |
| 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.3597/7: Deposited by Mrs. F. W. C. Clarendon. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9310404 |
| Date | 01/10/1822 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C.R., 14:10:1993. |
| Word Count | 752 |
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| Transcript | Augusta 1st October 1822 Dear Sir I wrote you during the spring and expected to have heard from you if you have wrote, and directed the letter elsewhere, do state the date and heads of the contents, and to whose care it was addressed. At that time I advised you of the very serious indisposition of John Clarke. He was attacked in November or December last with Dropsy in the abdomen which was stopped for a time but returned in Feby. [Feburary?] last and [?] period and the early part of (sic) of last month he was tapped 13 times and from six to 7 1/2 quarts drawn of [off?]each time. Early in last month his strength was gone being a perfect skeleton and suffering most severe and a great pain with a calm composure and patience unparralled. His near approach to death was evident but he struggled on in great pain and with a mind clear and unclouded to last moment and died a firm believer in the way of his God and Savior [Saviour?], on the morning of the Sevententh [Seventeenth?] of last month. The Churchyard in this City where his brother James lies and the rest of the family is discontinued for a Cemetary [Cemetery?]; and a new one was laid off some years ago farther out of the city but in moist weather is subject to have water in the ground to which our deceased friend had great antipathy. Not being able to lay him near his brother and knowing his dislike to the wet Cemetary [Cemetery?], a new cemetary [cemetery?]was given by a gentleman at Summerville (where gentlemen spent the summer months) about two and half miles from this place, and in that one he was buried on the morning of the 18th Septr. [September?] 1822 John Moore, James Harper, his nephew Samuel Clarke and myself are appointed by him executors; the two former decline serving, his nephew being not a citizen. I shall therefore take charge of the Estate, and do the best I can for the heirs and I will in a few days forward to his mother or John Harbison of Antrim a copy of the will for the use of the heirs in Ireland and as Mary Ann Campbell our niece is one when of age to amount to two thousand dollars. Mr Harbinson will no doubt show her it. And she had better take a copy of it for her own satisfaction in her own writing. She is no doubt still with her Aunt, and I hope is making great improvement in her mind and manners reading History travels Geography magazines will be the only way to expand and enlighten her mind. I hope she has too much sense and prudence to notice the men who will always flatter those who have any prospect in property. The time will come when she #PAGE 2 will know that it is not slips of girls who are capable to judge of proper company. She should be above doing anything to degrade her in the minds of her friends, and I hope she will do them honor by her improvement and correct conduct when she is of age. If she will give me a full power of attorney - a copy of which if she wishes it I can send her, I can place her legacy in bank stock that the interest thereon may support her through life in comfort. If she adopts another course, it may meet the fate of Ann Montgomery's fortune. Mr John Clarke died rich in fortune and in good work as this annexed sketch of the legacies will show. He expressed great anxiety for the well doing of his nephews and nieces. On his death bed he mentioned Mary Ann with great affection. Give my affectionate love to sister Jane, Mary Ann, William John and the rest of our friends. Tell Mary Ann her brother is well and tell her and W. J. C. [William John?] Allen to write to him frequently to my care. I am ever affectionately John Campbell Bequests by John Clarke Saml. [Samuel?] Clarke Junr. [Junior?] supposed to be equal to 20,000 Daniel Clarke 8,000 Robt. [Robert?] Clarke & Robt. [Robert?] Harbinson Coll about 20,000 now 17,000 Wm. [William?] John & James Clarke Coll about 12,000 now 12,000 John Campbell 7,700 3 nieces supposed to be in life $2000 each 6,000 Mrs Isabella Harper his mother if in life 1000 Bella Nichol, half sister 500 Brother (already s [?]) 500 |
