| Title: | [W. M. Barnett?], HMS Thunder, Bermuda to [?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 133 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Barnett, W.M/32 |
| Year | 1847 |
| Sender | Barnett, W.M. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | businessman |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Bermuda Islands |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | T 2642/1/88B: Photocopied by Courtesy of Mrs Spence. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9007138 |
| Date | 20/08/1847 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 09:11:1993. |
| Word Count | 307 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | HMS Thunder Bermuda, Aug 20th 47 [1847?] My dear Sir, Enclosed I send you the account of my three years stewardship of your sons' affairs, which I trust wil appear satisfactory. You will perceive that I have gone a little beyond the sum I proposed, but this has been mostly my own fault. you will see that I indulged him with a leep to New Orleans where we have been lately feeling assured that lately feeling like him to see this great wonder of the west and not to lose an opportunity which might not occur to him again. I am happy to say that he has conducted him self accordingly well but he has no time for the surveying part of the service - altho [although?] he has very quickly obtained a knowledge of navigation, at least sufficient for him at present you are no doubt aware that is sight is defective and to this perhaps is owing his disinclination to become a Surveyor, however I [torn] state no doubt that his having been with us, will prove much to his advantage hereafter. I propose now to give him the controul [control] of his own money affairs, his [needs?] pay is £30 per annm [annum?] which he draws half yearly in Septr and March and at the intervening quarters June & Decr I shall endorce [endorse?] #PAGE 2 him a bill in my agents for £15. I can now however have no objections to you increasing his annual advance to £40 if you think proper. but whatever sum he is to have, I think it stil desirable that it should pass through my hands, I mean that his Bills should always receive my endorcements [endorsements?]. For perhaps it may be more convenient to you, to let him draw upon your Banker at once, instead of passing the amount thro [through?] the hands of my agent My dear Sir yours very truly [W. M. Barnett?] |
