| Title: | John Carse, Pennsylvania to "Brother Samuel." |
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| ID | 565 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Carse, John/5 |
| Year | 1866 |
| Sender | Carse, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Erie, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Carse, Samuel |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | Donated by Mrs. I.J. Beattie, 120 Carsonstown Rd., Lisowen, Saintfield, Ballynahinch, Co. Down, BT24 7JN |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park. |
| Doc. No. | 9904105 |
| Date | 06/02/1866 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 09:04:99. |
| Word Count | 765 |
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| Transcript | Erie Feb 6th 1866 Brother Samuel as we Have about got the Buisinefs [business?] of 1865 nearly Settled up I thought it was about time to write you afew [a few?] lines Navy gation [navigation?] kept open longer this season than usual I Loaded the last vesell [vessel?] on the 10th of December and it was about the 20th before we got all vesells [vessels?] in and Laid up Ice began to make then and Has continued to Freeze nearly ever since Ice now is about 18 inches thick as I said before Buisinefs [business?] of all kinds commenced very dull last Spring on account of the Disturbed State of the Country and the Sudden termination of the War but I am Happy to Say that [damaged line] is well satisfied with the Balance Sheet for the Past Season My [Jugs?] interest Brought me in a Clear Profit of $2,600 after all Expenses was Paid the Schr [Schooner?] Wings of the Wind Cleared $5,000 the one Half of that I Received Making a Profit on what I Had invested on in floating Properity [property?] five thousand one Hundred Dollars for the year 1865 Capt Christie and I thinks about Buying another vesell [vessel?] it is a Good Paying investment and I can allways [always?] attend to them and get them a Good freight in Erie and get a good yearly Salary Besides Capt Christie is a good man to Look after the Sailing part we Chartered the Wings of the Wind Last fall to Parties in Erie to Bring down a Cargo of flour from Chicago got 2,400 for the trip down and the [they?] take the flour out of the vesell [vessel?] there at there [their?] own Expenses I would rather own one Half a Good vesell [vessel?] on the Lakes Here as own any Farm of Land you could Show me of the farth [farthest?] Hill that is out of Lease or nearly so [damaged line] More with them than any three farmers in Lisowen and is not afraid of my Landlord agent or Baliff we dont Have no Such People Prowling round Here looking into what the [they?] Made and raise the Rent accordingly why dont the Half of the folks Leave and Come to the States as the [they?] are Coming out of Canada by thousands Indeed I Sent you a Draft from William Ray of five Pounds to give to His Mother tell Her that he is well and Busy every day He is about buying a House and Lot with the Money He saved in the army I also send you six Pounds to give to Mother she will Please Hand Each of Her Little Namesakes one Pound a Peice [piece?] for me to Buy a little Present with when the [they?] get old enough She Must not forget Archys John and Georges Little [Mamma?] I Sent a little present to David and John down to Louisville at New Years I would like to Have aletter [a letter?] from you Soon and let me know How James is I sent Him Several Newspapers but got no return [damaged line] and Shipped nearly one Hundred thousand tons of Coal from I Returned last Spring untill [until?] the Close of Navy gation [navigation?] So you May Guess it took a Good many men and Quick work early and Late men averaged last Summer about 3.50 Per day not Quite as much as we Payed them in War terms I kept about 80 Men I Hope Mother Enjoys Good Health and is not affected with that Sever [severe?] Cold I Had aletter [a letter?] from Thomas lately all well He Said Tillie Had aletter [a letter?] from Miss J D Cleland saying that Her father and Her Aunt Miss Cleland was very unwell I Hope the [they?] are both better as I Have nothing till do now for the remainder of the [damaged] ride round I may take a trip down to see Thomas and family ventured to go out soon to Mercer County to See William Jamison James Reid and George Henry Boal He lives Some Part in Ohio I want to See Several of the Coal Banks when I am down there I Hear there is a Good vein of Coal in Wm [William?] Jamisons farm if so He [damaged line] Me at Present I never Had better Health write soon and let me know all news from Friends and Neighbours I wish them all good Health Long Life and Prosperity let me Hear from Mother often Excuse this Hasty Scribble from your wellwishing Brother John Carse |
