| Title: | Henry Johnston, Loughbrickland, Ireland to Moses Johnston,Pennsylvania. |
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| ID | 1569 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Johnston, Henry/47 |
| Year | 1773 |
| Sender | Johnston, Henry |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen trader |
| Sender Religion | Prob. Protestant |
| Origin | Loughbrickland, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Recipient | Johnston, Moses |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T 3578/1: Deposited by Mrs. Henriette Gerwity |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9408007 |
| Date | 20/04/1773 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 21:07:1994. |
| Word Count | 881 |
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| Transcript | LBland [Loughbrickland?] 20th April 1773 three Dear Brother} I see your letter to my Brother John wrote [written?] immediately afteryour landing; as also I received yours to my self dated in Novemb [November?] and myself my Family and in A word all your Acquaintance in this place _ are very happy to hear of your safe Arrival with your Family out of A _ Land of Slavery into A Land of Liberty and freedom and the more so as this Kingdom is much worse than it was even when you left it; Trading of all sorts and in all Branches [sic] Growing worse; and every day opens a new prospect of woe and misery; I need not tell [sic] that Land is out of measure in high Rents and Tyths [Tithes?], Wool and Woolen Goods [sic] excessive [excessively?] high on Account of the Wooll [wool?] being Transported from hence to France; in Butter Casks _ and other such ways as can be projected; which practice laves [leaves?] numbers _ of our Industrious poor without work in the West part of Ireland - and in that part where Thousands ware [were?] formarly [formerly?] employed Manafacturing [Manufacturing?] our Wool; they are now without work _ And as for our North they are still worse; one unlucky accident after another, has set very sore on us; in - the first place, the Flourishing State of our Linnen [linen?] Manafacture [Manufacture?] for many years past Raised the price of Lands in the North of this _ Ireland to A monstrous pitch; which while Trade flourish'd the poor would Easily pay, these Rents are yet Expected by our Landlords The Trade is now sunk to A very low Ebb; The first heavy stroak [stroke?] we got was; by Lord< Donegall, who its thought carried away one Hundred Thousand pounds of our ready Specie [Species?], then the Failure of Foroice & Company Bankers of London; Just before our June Market last; spoiled it Entirely [--?] [September?] market better and the December one [was?] worse. I was in the Hall for 15 Days and could scarcely see any man to look on A Piece of Linnen [linen?]; in concequence [consequence?] of which Very Few Men was [able?] to buy A Brown Webb; which makes many of our Bleach Goods Idle not one singe [single?] piece in them; what it will Turn to God only knows; but at present looks very Ill; Failures alway [always?] [happening?] the other day St George Colebrook & Company Bankers of London stopt [stopped?] payments Davis & Ginnings [Marcht?] of Dublin [William?] Wallace of Belfast and numbers more - 12 Hundred webbs (The Rest of This Page Has Been Torn) One thing indeed is very happy for us Victualing [Victualling?] is Low Potatoes from 6s to 10d per Bushel and very plenty; Oat meals from 9 to 10 Shillings per Hundred Butter at 5s per Lb. Flour is highest; our County of Louth Flour sells at 17 to 10s/6d per Hundred in Newry Market; Best Slain or Haylands at 19s per H.d [Hundred?] and 13 Casks of America [American?] Flour which wae all that I hear of coming into Newry this season; solds [sold?] to the Baker I deal with at 19s 6 per [--?] Flax seed selling at 7s 6d to [8?] the Bushel _ The Hearts of Oak Steel Gold or what ever you please to call to call them are all Quiet; some few was [tried?] in Carrickfergus and Down; and all acquit Except four or five _ whose crimes was Felony and suffered; but all that was taken for the [Roick?] at Gilford was transmitted to Dublin, and took their trial there which was well for them; the Citizans [Citizens?] was very kind to them when in Goal; and on trial Every Soul was acquit [acquitted?] _ Its now time to turn to Family affairs; Thank God Weare [we're?] all in Tolerable Good health Dav'd married about the time you sail'd to [W.?] Robinsons Daughter Bob and [Ian?] Young are well; as is Hugh Cupples and Family; His son James is the Person by whom I send these in the Ship Needham Capt'n Chevers, I shall send you another Letter by the Ship Minerva Capt'n Mc Cullough lest one should miscarry , there is Ileven [Eleven?] Ships Intended to sail from Newry and Belfas [Belfast?] for Philadelphia and Newcastle this Spring;I hear Brother John wrote to you by Capt'n Mc Cullough from Belfast who sail'd 15 days since. I hope you will not forget to write when opportunity serves; if to Belfas [Belfast?] [------?] to me to the care of Mr. Thomas Sinclaire, if to Newry to the care of Mr. [Gio?] Anderson I hope Dear Moses (tho [though?] you have changed your nativity for a strange Land) You will be very carefull [sic] to remember that Kind and mercifull [sic] God who has Created and preserved you; whose Goodness you have - seen displayed in a Clear manner; in your preservation in your late Voyage, be carefull [sic] to repent of your Sins and with all your Heart and soul turn unto the Lord: set a Good and Religious Example to your wife and Children knowing that there is no repentance in the Grave. Iam Dear [Brother?] [Yours till?] Death Henry Johnston |
