| Title: | Wm. Montgomery, Portadown to Joseph Searight, Philadelphia |
|---|---|
| ID | 1822 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Montgomery, William/36(3) |
| Year | 1853 |
| Sender | Montgomery, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | works at family business (bakery) |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Portadown, Co. Armagh, USA |
| Destination | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Searight, Joseph |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | D. 2794/1/2/77: Presented by H.H. Montgomery, 4 Kensington Gardens, Belfast 5. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9510047 |
| Date | 06/01/1853 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 12:10:95. |
| Word Count | 351 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Portadown 6th January 1853 Dear Joseph, I find from London that the draft against the Flow has been returned and therefore is as bad as can be. The Ulster Bank has forwarded instructions to Andrew Catherwood in Philada [Philadelphia?] to refine the Bill with all costs which we hope will be as moderate as possible under the circumstances. Catherwood is their agent at your City.I can only say for my father and myself that we deeply regret the omission but as it now stands we have done the best that can be done. When the draft was presented for acceptance we offered to refine it but the bank here had no authority. Should there be any future transactions in this way we have learned a lesson but at any time you can gain in the Exchange you may draw at sight - and generally expecting this would be the most agreeable way for us. The intelligence of your marriage reached me last night and no little astonished me as I thought you would be the last man to do such a thing. I can now firstly accuse you of secrecy as you never even hinted at such a thing in your late letters. My [father?] did not receive your note through Belfast but of this I am not quite sure. John I am happy to say is both alive and well and now stands opposite me. He wishes you to send him 5 Barrels of Yellow and 5 Barrels White Indian flour kiln dried. He will remit you for them a [all?] if you could sell a small bill [on?] him at sight it will meet more honor than the last one you drew in this town. We are all well here and hope you and Mrs Jn [John?] M Searight are enjoying good health. All here unite with me in wishing you both every happiness the married life in this world can afford. I am just thinking the return of the bill may prove an awkward circumstance during the honeymoon but I hope you will not be inconvenienced by it. Wishing you every happiness Your affect [affectionate?] cousin Wm [William?] Montgomery |
