| Title: | J. Capper, Lurgan, to Joseph Searight, Philadelphia. |
|---|---|
| ID | 510 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Capper, John/66 |
| Year | 1848 |
| 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 2794/1/2/18: Presented by H.H. Montgomery, 4 Kensington Gardens, Belfast 5. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9509132 |
| Date | 09/03/1848 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 29:09:95. |
| Word Count | 546 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Lurgan 9th March 1848 Mr Joseph Searight Philadelphia My Dear Friend I have little time to say much the Cash house of the Cash evening for the present packet I am truly glad to hear that you have got a respectable and I hope a comfortable and profitable situation. I trust the most High will give you all the help you need in body and mind to fill it and to serve here in truth with all your Heart _ Mind to do this and look, for help to do it. I have got all your webs (sic) bartered off at last and to me it has been a sadly troublesome affair, and I am sorry in and to say it, will be one of loss to you _ I send you the account current by which you will see a balance in my favor of œ73.12.5 _ The 7/8 in barter bought 8d under set 2 1/2 % the 4/4 9d under set 3 1/2 % _ the last considerably in length / and money sometimes cash in as much as 9 % and seldom less than 7 1/2 & 8% till last month you can hardly think of the trouble I have had in holding them and me in such need of cash _ and the trouble to get them sold in the end. But to put your minds at rest about the price a better stock can now be had at the same or lower prices In 7/8 considerably so _ This has been an awful year in this country / I mean the past / You will not I fear be prepared to make a proper estimate of my position in regard to these matters you will feel the loss _ But as I cannot controal [control?] the operations of Providence nor the changes in [trade?] so / while I much regret it / I could not prevent the unfavourable result in these transactions _ I particularly beg of you if you value the safety and standing of the writer that you will do what you can to make me a remittance on account of the balance with the least delay. Mr Macoun was saying that R. M_e sold him some dear cloth lately to cover part of the old debt _ He said he was requested to sign a note to shew [show?] œ50 as paid on your a/c [account?] _ 50 œ was the whole of the payment whether on your or his own account _ I say this lest you should think all was done for you _ and I think the good price was one motive of the sale. I say this lest it should lead you to think you owed more attention to that quarter than the simple state of the case would demand But I say nothing against the parties, but having done in the quarter what makes against myself I mean your former payment I wish you to be in possession of the facts _ But you must Keep my information altogether to yourself I will send the particulars of sales by next Packet, but you have the nett result in the present accounts Accept the Kind regards of my wife & self May God bless & support you prays your very truly J. Capper |
