| Title: | J. Capper, Lurgan, to J. Searight,Philadelphia |
|---|---|
| ID | 507 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Capper, John/41 |
| Year | 1851 |
| Sender | Capper, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen trader |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Lurgan, Co. Armagh, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Recipient | Searight, Joseph |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business, friends |
| Source | D 2794/1/2/63: Presented by H.H. Montgomery, $ Kensington Gardens, Belfast 5. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9509085 |
| Date | 31/05/1851 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:09:95. |
| Word Count | 219 |
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| Transcript | Lurgan 31 May 1851 Mr Joseph M Searight To John Capper __ [esq?] 1851 Jany [January?] 1 To Balance of % as june Å“ 18 18. 4 Apr [April] 16 - interest on 12.37 - 4.10 for Å“ 19. 3. 2 Apr [April] 30 By [Dfh on?] in July - 5.5 April 30 By Dfh on Richard Butler 10.5.2 April 30 By Dfh on Wm [William?] Montgomery 8.12.7 19.3.2 EE John Capper Memorandum Having received from J M Searight an I.O.U. as voucher for an % of which the above note is the squaring ( said I.O.U. for Å“25.0.0 being the only one of them I ever had ) they [There?] is a line for every purpose of a delivery to him of said I.O.U. As I have no claims on enough of it, nor any one else signed in presence of Adam Capper John Capper Lurgan 31 May 1851 Dear Joseph I received your favor of the 18 Apl [April?] on the 30th of same and disposed of its contents according to your decree. leaf before you have the % squared and a memorandum notice of the I.O.U. which till lately I had at hand, but which at the present I cannot find. I handed your paper to Mr McKeown and asked him for an % as you wished which I have waited for a month without receiving- I offered to assist him to make it out. But one thing I learned that the sum he named to you was it 59Å“000[Å“59] odds was intended to the Credit of your bank of the %- the said Mr McKeown wished to go to you for a position, but I advised him to keep to whatever he intended at first. The whole these form is to your Cr [credit?] - the said Mr McKeown later satisfied your statement was correct. Thanks to you for your attention to my letters. signed John Capper [_ ____?]I was keeping this open to see could I get Mr McKeown's % but am afraid of missing another week's mail as I may be from home tomorrow weekday. I am glad and thankful that you are in such a warm climate in this religious weather. J.C. |
