| Title: | John Hilton, Albany, New York, to Parents, Dullaghy, Garvagh. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1437 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hilton, John/12 |
| Year | 1812 |
| Sender | Hilton, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | employed at an iron monger's |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Albany, New York, USA |
| Destination | Garvagh, Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Hilton, William and wife |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-parents |
| Source | D 1226/1: Presented by Mr Benson, Garvagh, Co Londonderry. #TYPE EMG John Hilton, Albany, New York: 16 April 1812, to his Mother and Father, William Hilton, Dullaghy, Garvagh, Co Derry. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 8911052 |
| Date | 16/04/1812 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 13:11:1989 LT created 21:06:1990 CD input 21:06:19 |
| Word Count | 486 |
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| Transcript | To William Hilton Dullaghy Care Mr John Wallace Garvagh Ireland Albany Apr [April?] 16th 1812 Honoured Father and Mother I take this oppertunity [opportunity?] of informing you that I am in Good health at present thanks be to the Almighty for all his mercies and hopes these few Lines will find you and all the family in the Same, Since the Distance of place will not permit me to pay my humble duty and Just acknowledgement to your Love tender Care and affection towards me in person I have made these Lines the messenger to Confess that I have Been too tedious in writting [writing?] to you and Informing you of my present Situation I passed the most part of the winter about twenty miles from Albany I have Sold all the Goods that I Brought from New York Pedling [Peddling?] Licends [is 50 Dolars [Dollars?] per year it is Dangerous to trade without paying Licends [Licence?] I am proposed 18 Dollars per months to Attend in an Iron mongers Store I have not made a positive Bargin [bargain?] but I intend to Stop in Albany for some time Wheat sold here from 13s to 15s-9d per Bushel Ry [Rye?] from Six and Six pence to Seven Shillings Corn Six Shillings Oats four and Potatoes four shillings per Bushell [Bushel?] beef from 6d to 8d per lb. A man who wishes to farm will Get from 10 to 12 Dolars [dollars?] per month and found trade is verry [very?] flat at present there is an Embargo Laid on for Ninety Days and the Merchants have a Great quantity of wheat on hand it is Expected they will Loose Considerable Lands in this place rates verry [very?] high it sells from 18 to 40 Dollars per acre to the westard [westward?] it is 2 to 5 Dollars per acre there is an account of the war taking place betwixt Briton [Britain?] and Amerrice [America?] the [they?] are Enlisting Soldiers and drawing Milittia [Militia?] and sending troops to the Lines of Canadia [Canada?] I would wish to know if you have any accounts of your Land or if you have purchased any Lands if you purchase perpituity [perpetuity?] Land I intend to return to Ireland Likewise let me know how flaxseed Sells this season and how trade is Doing I have not Seen Mr Rafferty nor Mr Grahams nor Thos [Thomas?] Hutchinson since I Left new york, but I heard they were all well Give my Love to all my uncles and Aunts and all Enquiring friends and Neighbours I add no more at present but remain your Loving son to death John Hilton N.B. Write as soon as possible and give me an account of the deaths and marriges [marriages?] in the Neighberhood [Neighbourhood?] Direct to the Care of Mr Andrew McMillan Court Street Albany Be pleased to inform Archbald Maxwell that I Saw his Brother John Maxwell about the first of march and it is Expected he will not Sur[viv?]e Long |
