| Title: | T. W. Coskery, U.S.A. to W. J. C. Allen, Belfast. |
|---|---|
| ID | 702 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Coskery, Thomas W/10 |
| Year | 1880 |
| 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 1558/1/1/942: Papers of William John Campbell Allen Deposited by F.D. Campbell Allen. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9803494 |
| Date | 04/06/1880 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:03:98. |
| Word Count | 384 |
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| Transcript | I sent you a recent statement of the Geo RRoad Railroad?] & Bkg Co [Georgia Railroad & Banking Company?] in which our friend Mr Davison still feels a deep interest as a prominent director. PLANTER'S LOAN & SAVINGS BANK Augusta, Ga [Georgia?] 4 jun 1880 T. [Thomas?] W. Coskery PRES'T [President?] J.T. Newberry, CASHIER PAID UP CAPITAL $100,000 W. J. C. Allen Esq Belfast My Dear Friend I duly Recd [received?] your kind letter last fall during my absence from here just while on a visit to my sick Brother in Iowa who died while I was there, he had been confined to the house for nearly a year during which time I visited him twice and he passed away peacefully while my oldest Brother and myself were there last Septr [September?], I fully intended to have acknowledged your kind favor long ere this but my mind and body have been much occupied ever since, our friends around us are gradually passing away and when I look back upon my old acquaintance of younger days both here and in my native land I find they are rapidly decreasing and in a short time, in the course of nature must soon follow. Our old friend Mr Sibley has been laid up for some weeks with rheumatism but his cotton factory is going to be a success. The "Sibley Mills" so called in honour of the old gentleman has been fully organized and a capital of six hundred thousand dollars subscribed, so in about twelve months we hope to be fully under way and the prospect is that other mills will soon follow along our Canal. Our country seems to be gradually gaining in her Manfg [Manufacturing?] & Commercial interests and all classes of securities have materially advanced within a year, all kinds of good bonds are above par & our factory stocks range from par to 140 & 150 so you will see what a wondeful change has taken place in a very few years, in this Southern country. I think the country is in a much better condition than it has ever been since 1860 and I trust the whole Commercial world is beginning to feel that the worst is over I could allude to a great many wonderful improvements about here lately but will not tax your patience One of the late Mr John Bones nephews will leave for Ireland in a few days when I will furnish him with a letter to you when he may be able to refresh your memory about old friends here. My best respects to your family with kind regards to Mr Blackwood & Mr Carr I am yours very truly Thos [Thomas?] W. Coskery. |
