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Title: Thomas Fair, Philadelphia to Rebecca Clarke, Co. Tyrone.
ID1018
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileFair, Thomas/27
Year1876
SenderFair, Thomas
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationattorney
Sender Religionunknown
OriginPhiladelphia, Penn., USA
DestinationCo. Tyrone, N.Ireland
RecipientClarke, Rebecca
Recipient Genderfemale
Relationshipbusiness
SourceT 2700/10: Copied by Permission of Rev Canon J. H. Gebbie BA, The Rectory, Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone.
ArchiveThe Public Record Office, Northern Ireland.
Doc. No.9007166
Date26/08/1876
Partial Date
Doc. TypeEMG
LogDocument added by JM 26:11:1993
Word Count259
Genre
Note
TranscriptSouth East Corner of 13th & Fitzwater Street
Philadelphia
August 26th 1876

Mrs Clarke

Madam
It is my duty as one of the Executors
of your deceased brother Matthew Brooks of whose
death April this year I hear you have had information
sent you, to say to you that by his last will
he leaves you a legacy of two thirds of his Estate
probably amounting to upwards of £400 sterling
consisting principally of Cash - It will require
some time to settle the Estate say in one year
from his death. As but few claims have come
to my knowledge against his Estate I anticapte
no difficulty. It may be proper for you
however to have an Attorney to represent you
I have employed one, and if you desire it I
shall ask him to prepare a letter of Attorney
for you to have Executed properly before the
legal Authorities there, so that there may be
no unnecessary delay when the Estate is
being settled in your getting your money.
Your brother left the other 1/3 of his Estate to his
neice Mrs Clarke and appointed her husband
Mr Robert Clarke the other Executor.
You can either appoint him, or the Attorney
that I employ, or such other suitable person
as you think desirable to act for you.
Please answer and give me such directions
as you think advisable and if I can be of service
to you in any way I shall take pleasure in
complying with your requests.
I am Madam
Very Respectfully Yrs [Yours?]
Thomas Fair

Answer that Mr Wilson is your
attorney who has probably made
himself known.

Direct your letter to Thomas Fair
Grocery Store
S.W. [South west?] Corner of 13th & Fitzwater Street
Philadelphia
United States
To Mrs Rebecca Clark