| Title: | W. Mitchell, Philadelphia to J.& J. Cooke, Londonderry |
|---|---|
| ID | 1786 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Mitchell, William/20 |
| Year | 1852 |
| Sender | Mitchell, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | ship captain? |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | J & J Cooke |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | D 1665/2/4: Presented by Mrs Helen O'Neill, 20 Grange Road, Ballymena, County Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9012047 |
| Date | 22/07/1852 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C.R., 10:12:1993. |
| Word Count | 240 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Philadelphia 22nd July 1852 Gentlemen I wish to inform that we are loaded and in tow going down the river, I used all the Dispatch possible to get out of this place, but a Lumber Cargo is a tedious Cargo to take and takes a long time to Load. I have shipd [shipped?] seven seamen in place of them that run from the ship and have had to give them 10 Dollars per month and glad to get them at that provision and every other thing is very high at Philadelphia this season, the Disbursements may appear high but I have made all the saving possible. I have to draw on S. M. Waln [Walne?] to buy Charts, Book, and Sextant, which I could not do without as the Cronometer [Chronometer?] does not go uniform. We will be down to New Castle in about one hour, where we will make sail and go to sea to night [tonight?] if any wind springs up, the crew from Derry by [this?] ship is Mr Barrett, John McFarland Thos [Thomas?] Dougherty Carpenter, Michael McGlaughin, Michael Gilroy, Alexdr [Alexander?] Robinson, Francis Brown, George Hagerty. I have not signd [signed?] any General acc/n [account?] at S. M. Walne, it being to [too?] late last night before I got the ship [down?] to the Navy Yard, and I took the steamer this morning at 7 and took the crew ship here down to the Ship and Weigh Anchor. I Remain |
