| Title: | P Collenson, London, to Arthur Dobbs, Carrickfergus. |
|---|---|
| ID | 671 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Collenson, P/7 |
| Year | 1750 |
| Sender | Collenson, P. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | businessman |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | London, England |
| Destination | Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Dobbs, Arthur |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | D 162/49: Presented by Major A.F. Dobbs, Castle Dobbs Carrickfergus, CoAntrim: Per Mr A.E. Dobbs. #TYPE LET P Collenson, London, to Arthur Dobbs, Castle Dobbs, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim: March 10 1750. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8911063 |
| Date | 10/03/1750 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | 20:11:1989 LT created 22:06:1990 CD input 27:06:19 |
| Word Count | 1080 |
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| Transcript | To Arthur Dobbs Esq Castle Dobbs CarrickFergus Ireland P Collenson March 8th 1750 London March 10th 1750 When any oppertunity [opportunity?] offers pray send an acct [account?] how your protestants schooles [schools?] goes on & what premium are given to the Dublin society for improving arts & sciences _ I am much delighted with Sr Cox's Lett [letter?] to Prior _ I have sent to [?] america to encourage new beginers [beginners?] in any branch of improvement I have been long in expectation of seeing my good friend Here as usual _ I have had a packet from Pensilvania [Pennsylvania?] has lain by mee [me?] some months for your comeing [coming?] but as you dont Intend us that pleasure I will send it to Mr Smiths [?]om to be sent by their conveyance I was glad at the sight of yours for now all my Doubts & fears are dessipated [dissipated?] _ It is very fortunate for our friend Bartran that all his cargoes in Ireland & Engld [England?] came safe. I have I think a dozen boxes more ordred [ordered?] this year all new people so you may see how the Laudable Spirit of planting prevails Here _ The cargo of Living plants are curious sorts _ The great Chamo[tho?]dodendron may be easily known by its thick laurel like leaves _ it grows on their mountains in a cold Region where there is frequent Rains & Springs _ the Rose Laurel is remarkable for its Leaves being of a Laurel figure but less and of a Bleuish [blueish?] Cast on their backsides _ the [?] service is a pretty forward tree with small oval leaves & white Blossoms is now in flower in my garden I have the same account from others that above Tens Thousd [thousand?] Germans came to Pensilvania [Pennsylvania?] besides what went to the other colonies _ Certainly the German pri[n?]ces are glad to suffer the Riches of their country to go out by thousands but the oppression of the last warr [war?] & their [princes?] & [priests?] drives these poor wretches at any rate to gett [get?] from under such Tyranny _ Wee [we?] have had as well as you no winter Except a few frosty mornings at Xmas all has been mild & warm since to surpriseing [surprising?] Degree & wee [we?] have had the least rain fall since June last that ever was remembred [remembered?] & no snow the Barges could not come down the River Well, was empty & our ponds w[ants?] [filling?] _ but our feilds [fields?] have had all this winter the most Delightfull [delightful?] Verd[ure?] as in May & Grass [in?] [our?] Rich Grounds is [higher?] than I have know[n?] some years in April & May _ the corn of all kinds is very prosperous _ Wether [Whether?] God intends this for a Blessing or a scourge time will shew [show?] _ for if late frosts & Blasts should ensue all our Hopes will Vanish, we had a specimen the last day of feby [February?] so s[mart?] & Frost happen that it is said there was not so thick Ice any time this winter _ a second night woald [would?] have demolished but delightfull [delightful?] weather has been ever since No doubt but you heard of our Earthquake the shock was Very violent Multitudes ran out of their Houses [thinking?] them falling, it was proceeded [preceded?] with Dis[tant?] rumbling [noise?] some slight damages happen'd [happened?] to Old Houses & Chimnies [chimneys?] _ before & since has been a[uroras?] onto the south & two to the north _ It's extent from West to East was from [Twickenham?] to Greenwic[h?] and about 4 miles north & south of the Citty [City?] but that seem'd [seemed?] to be the center [centre?] of it's affects [effects?] _ The Ohio Company goes on briskley [briskly?] I [A?] great quantity of Good & fine cloths for [?] are gone to Engage our New Allies to be firm to our [Interest?] _ the French have sent [Threatening?] Letters to all our Governt [Government?] not to offer our People to come near their Boards _ which they have taken care to make Large Enough It is an old obse[rv?]ation?] they have gott [got?] more by politick [politic?] for our Commissans [Commissions?] to goods comeing [coming?] to the point but [Invent?] Delays untill [until?] wee [we?] have gott [got?] sufficiently [secured?] [in?] [our?] [new?] settlements & [then?] [sell?] our Friend Hanbury has been so engaged in Marrying his Daught [Daughter?] & many other ways that it is possible he may forget to answer yrs [yours?] however I will [endeavour?] to remind Him _ al [all?] our society wee [we?] have had Little of M[om?]ent Except Electrical experiments & some [curious?] mathematical papers _ I am glad to hear Some Germans are gone to yr [your?] Estate in No [North?] Carolina, & other colonies for pe[akboard?] will be overdone by them _ there has been with mee [me?] two agents who are gone over to procure a party for Maryland, for Lord Baltimore is very de[sirous?] of them & gives them great encouragement for he plainly sees by the neighbouring Colony of what consequence they are to a proprietor I never was within Scots Stores so cannot answer for their contrivance _ Pines are in great demand Here, so many gentlm [gentlemen?] build stores and indeed of all the foreign Fruits wee [we?] have yet tasted this only deserves the [Expense?] & preference to year old plants are to be had from six pence to half a Crown according to their sizes Two years old Fruiting plants from 5s _ 6d: 10s:6d the best way of Transporting Them is to pack them in very dry moss heads & tails in a box bored with small holes on all sides _ Thus I had them come from Barbados in fine order _ wee [we?] had again the same Day month the 8th [instant?] at half past Five in the morning another astonishing shock of an earthquake wch [which?] shook violently the Citty [City?] & the Country all round Longer & smarter than before _ God only knows the event these shocking Phenomena _ I am my Dear frd [friend?] much yrs [yours?] P Collenson As you have had a great deal of stormy weather the sea may have thrown up much of its hidden Treasure pray order somebody to pick up what ever they can find _ and in yr [your?] Digging and Delving [delving?] what Fossells [fossils?] are thrown up lay them by for mee [me?] |
