| Title: | John Keith, S Carolina, to Agnes Kirkpatrick, S Carolina. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1587 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Keith, John/17 |
| Year | 1804 |
| Sender | Keith, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | solicitor? Property manager? |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | S. Carolina, USA |
| Destination | S.Carolina, USA |
| Recipient | Kirkpatrick, Agnes |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | T 2305/9: Presented by South Caroliniana Library, Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, S.Carolina, U.S.A. #TYPE EMG John Keith, Keithfield, S. Carolina to Mrs. Agnes Kirkpatrick, Georgetown, S. Carolina. 26th Feb [1804]. |
| Archive | Public Record Office N.Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8809220 |
| Date | 26/02/1804 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 30:09:1988 LT created 26:07:1990 CD input 31:07:19 |
| Word Count | 385 |
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| Transcript | Dear Madam, As the time approaches for the sale of your land, & as I shall not return to Georgetown before Friday, it is necessary that the papers should in the mean time be prepared for execution on Monday You will therefore be pleased to employ some Gentleman of the Bar to engage in the business immediately I am recommended that Mr Grant, as [?] [?] Mr Rothmahlin - For his direction, I enclose the agreement a copy of which Mr Alston has signed, & Mr Gordon's letter directing further, the mode of drawing them, all of which you will put, together with this letter into the hands of Mr Grant The agreement, you will receive, binds Mr Alston to associate with him, his partner, in the [?], or to give in addition to the mortgage of the Plantation purchased, a mortgage of other land - Mr Alston has offered his upper plantation to be joined in the mortgage of Ball[?], & you will be good enough to apply to him for a description of it for Mr Grants information, - perhaps however Mr Alston may already have supplied Mr Rothmahlin with a description [?] you had better therefore make the [?]ssing [?] if you would prefer that their application to Mr Alston should proceed from me, you can send to him the enclosed letter, after you have read and sealed it - you will discover that the first bond is to be [?] after 1st March 1805, & [?] for the payment of #1000 Sterling, with interest from the day when you [?] the possession of the place - the second bond for #1500 (with interest from the date, but payable annually) 1st March 1806 - & the third for #1500 payable 1st March 1807, the date as above the inst. [interest?] annually - The note is already prepared Mr Rothmahlin has changed his opinion with the necessity of selling the negroes, & I have suggested him to direct the sheriff to strike out of his advertisment as related to the negroes - If that has not been already done be pleased to call upon him & the Sheriff requesting it. I hope we shall soon close this disagreeable mess, I am with respect Madam, Yr [Your?] Obt. [Obedient?] Sevt. [Servant?] Jno Keith Keithfield 26th Feb |
