| Title: | Thos. W. Coskery, U.S.A. to W. J. C. Allen, Belfast. |
|---|---|
| ID | 699 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Coskery, Thomas W/7 |
| Year | 1877 |
| Sender | Coskery, Thomas W. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | businessman |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Campbell Allen, William J. |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends, business |
| Source | D 1558/1/1/733: Papers of William John Campbell Allen Deposited by F. D. Campbell Allen. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9803086 |
| Date | 25/04/1877 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 26:02:98. |
| Word Count | 626 |
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| Transcript | Augusta Ga [Georgia?] 25th April 1877 W. J. C. Allen Esq Belfast My Dear Sir I beg to acknowledge receipt of your valued favour of 11 Dec. last and fell under many obligations for your kind communications & remembrances. While I have no special news to communicate I am happy to say that our hitherto distracted country is now in a more satisfactory condition than when I last wrote, at which time everything in the political horizon looked dark & dismal especially for the South. Thus we had reason to believe that we were going to be defrauded out of our choice for President but it seems "God works in mysterious way, his wonders to perform" and has given us a "Republican" ruler who is so far as we can judge, not the President of a party but the chief magistrate of a great nation who fears God & disregards the designs of wicked & unprincipled party politicians with which our country has been cursed for many years past. I need not tell you that South Carolina and Louisiana are now free States and no state in the Union can boast of a better Governor than Hampton and Nichols who will mete out justice to all alike, White and Coloured, and who will only be a terror to well doers (sic), the bane of corruption in these two states have been forever removed and thanks to President Hayes for the removal of troops which was all that was asked for. The people are amply able to take care of themselves and we expect nothing now but order and gradual prosperity, we can see it already. A large Cotton factory is about to be erected across the river and we have started another in Augusta and have got it to the second storey within a month, and still another of immense size is expected to go up ere long halfway between Augusta and the Sand Hills, near the "Augusta Land Co's" possessions, so you see we have got some life in us yet, and although we have had a hard road to travel, we expect to weather the storm and overcome the panic of 1873 which affected us here as elsewhere. I was glad to learn that the "Ulster Bank" passed through it comparatively unscathed and showed your statement to Mr. Davison which seemed to interest him almost as much as if he were a stockholder. He and Mrs Bryson's family are all well, also Mr Sibley's and Miss H. Longstreet I always present your messages to them, when each desired to be remembered to you and yours in return. Our State and City credit stands very high now I sold some State Bonds a week ago at 110 with April coupon off. What effect is this Turkish war likely to have on Great Britain, do you think it will depress business in Belfast or will it have the contrary effect. We dont like it here as we are fearful of the Cotton interest although although the great west would be benefited by anything that would advance [stain] stuffs. We are having delightful weather here now and Summer will soon be upon us but I fear my trip to the "Causeway" is only prospective in the distant future, these are not the times when we can leave home with an easy mind for four or five months. We must have patience & wait awhile though nothing would give me more pleasure than to see the green patchwork fields of Erin once more. I will also long remember the long afternoons spent at your houses & beg you will present my kind regards to your household and to Mr & Mrs Campbell whom I had the pleasure of meeting there, with kind regards also to Mr Carr & Mr Blackwood I am dear Sir Yours most sincerely Thos [Thomas?] W. Coskery. |
