| Title: | William Cumming, Baltimore USA, to Rev. Andrew Craig, Lisburn. |
|---|---|
| ID | 802 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Cumming, William/57 |
| Year | 1815 |
| Sender | Cumming, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Destination | Lisburn, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Rev. Andrew Craig |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | son-in-law - father-in-law |
| Source | T 1475/3/7: Copied by Permission of Miss A. McKissack, 9 Mount Pleasant, Belfast. #TYPE EMG William Cumming, Baltimore U.S.A., to Reverend Andrew Craig, Lisburn, [County Antrim?], [Ireland?], 8 December 1815. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9006241 |
| Date | 08/12/1815 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 05:07:1990 NHL created 22:10:1991 PKS input 24:10: |
| Word Count | 311 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Baltimore. 8th December, 1815. My dear Sir, By the aid of Divine Providence I arrived in this city on 4th Instant after a tolerably moderate passage of 38 days from Liverpool. Mr John Oliver sailed from hence about five weeks since in the ship belvidere for Cowes. All our other friends in this place are in pretty good health. Brother James [?] this about two weeks since and is gone to Petersburg and there are letters from thence from A. Brown & Sons from J Cumming Jun[ior?]. which mention his being well. It was fortunate your money was not invested in linens as that article, as well as all other kinds of English and Irish manufactures have become a mere dreg all over these States and will not command first cost and charges. I understand tobacco is very high at this moment in [?] and here it is also exceedingly high. Mr. Oliver was so kind as to take charge of the trunk of wearing apparel which, as he was to land at Cowes, would, I fear, put him to much inconvenience in getting it conveyed round to Belfast. There is also a small trunk lying at William and James Brown, Liverpool, with a few articles in it which I took with me, and had ordered it forwarded to you along with the other when it reached there. I shall now desire these Gentlemen to forward it by first opportunity. There is nothing at all new in this country. Our National Legislature have met but nothing of consequence has yet been done by that Body. I shall leave this in two or three days for Petersburg and shall write you again in the course of three or four weeks. Be pleased to make my love to Mr. and Mrs. Ward and Rachel. Meantime, I remain, Dear Sir, Yours most affectionately, William Cumming. (Died April 1816.) Rev[erend?]. A. Craig, Lisburn, 2/2 Co[unty?]. Antrim, Ireland. Armata via Liverpool. LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER |
