| Title: | William Montgomery, Manchester, to Joseph Searight, Philadelphia. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1823 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Montgomery, William/37 |
| Year | 1859 |
| Sender | Montgomery, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen merchant |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Destination | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Searight, Joseph |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | D 2794/1/2/113: Presented by H. H. Montgomery 4 Kensington Gardens, Belfast 5. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9510068 |
| Date | 11/05/1859 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 12:10:95. |
| Word Count | 621 |
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| Transcript | 5a Palace St Manchester 11th May 1859 Dear Joseph Your letter came duly to hand and the photographs for Anne and I forwarded to Portadown by a friend and have since he and they arrived there safely. I do not know what photographs you wish for in return but when in Portadown a few weeks ago I gave your letter to Alicia and presume she will attend to it. As there are no oppertunities for getting anything of the kind there I think it likely some time may elapse before they are all done and forwarded. When over I heard that my father has made an arrangement with Denis about the property in Tandragee and which is now in a very dilapidated state so much so that anything short of rebuilding the houses would be almost useless. Denis agreed to pay œ40 (one half in cash and the other gave his bill for at 2 or 3 months) in addition to the money which has already been received and about any I [chalk?] bring up the sum paid including receivers fees to about œ120. He Denis was threatening legal proceedings and beyond the [elegit?] of the court there is no lease for the land. Robert Moore is not satisfied with the settlement and says my father may send the money to you as soon as it is collected. You will please write on this subject both to my father and to Robert Moore due appropriation of the Balance in hand. It would be well indeed for the world if the Mercantile affairs in it could be conducted on the principle of Cash for everything but such is not the case nor is it ever likely to be until the Millenium arrives. But I do not see on the whole that the credit option when kept within bounds is wrong either morally or scripturally nor could the mercantile affairs of the world be carried on in the present day without it. Of course you will have heard before this reaches you that the continent of Europe is again involved in War. The first part of this was written for an earlier mail,but owing to a variety of circumstances has not been finished. Since then I have again been in Ireland with my wife and children and they are now staying at my fathers for a short time before going to the seaside. The [---?] not been at all strong [--inking?] the Waiter but I hope the divide will have fit her. There has been a failure in the Linen trade in Belfast in which I am sorry to say Robt Moore & H Robb are interested the first for about œ850 And the second for œ400 but it is expected to pay 15/- in the œ or more. It is a regular swindle.We have had real depression in business there consequent on the [---?] but I think and hope we will soon settle down to business. I hope the struggle may be a short one and it is already a very keen one. The Austrians are certainly not gaining any ground. On trade with Germany and indeed with the whole continent of Europe is severly affected. The two years I have been in Manchester have been very trying times the worst for almost half a century. The American trade is expected to be very active and I hear great accounts of the profits in suitable smaller [--?] and large transactions in sport cotton. The exports to India now longer and larger and have [-------?] had the oldest inhabitants [pay?] [considerably?] Your letters are so short that I think it would not be fair to write another time Fearing I have already tried your patience Yours affectionately William Montgomery Mr Joseph Searight [----?] & J Levy & Co Philadelphia [USA?] |
