| Title: | William Montgomery, Portadown to Joseph Searight, U.S.A. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1845 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Montgomery, William/207 |
| Year | 1831 |
| Sender | Montgomery, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Portadown, Co. Armagh, USA |
| Destination | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Searight, Joseph |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | D 2794/1/2/60: Presented by H.H. Montgomery, 4 Kensington Gdns.,Belfast. BT5 |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9808508 |
| Date | 16/01/1831 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:08:98. |
| Word Count | 514 |
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| Transcript | Portadown, January 16 1831 My Dear Joseph, Your letter of 25th Nov last reached me in due course and is now before me. I have spoken to Anna Jane with reference to the money which you paid Pat McConnell and she says she gave you 5 at one time and 30/- at another time for that purpose. If this is correct you must be wrong and therefore I will not touch the Cr [Credit?] of Trust a/c [account?] until I hear further from you. You say "Let said balance be placed at credit of each of our personal a/cs [accounts?] as rendered & without being affected with any new transactions." You cannot surely mean that the active balance is to be placed at credit of both your personal a/cs [accounts?] Pray explain your meaning. Did you suppose you left at your credit in my Father's Books « Patrick McConnell's costs say 20. There was not any bill of costs by P McC. [Patrick McConnell?] My Father says it was agreed by all parties to pay him 40 without taxation. I will endeavour however to get a legal voucher for the amount paid him and also for the a/c [account?] of Bond, Interest & Costs of Execution &c. I bought a tin box and had painted on it "Trust Acct [Account?]" "JS & RM" cost of same 3/6. All the vouchers in my Father's possession are in it & I will put the a/c [account?] in a [Pef?] Book and put it along with them. Say if this is the way you mean it should be kept. Robt. [Robert?] Moore wishes you to state what you would take for your Interest. He would I think purchase it at a reasonable price. In making your proposition remember that "real estate" in this country is much reduced in value and rents and tenants are not easily got. My Father is selling out his interest in Tandragee as he considers the town is sinking instead of rising. The Duke purchased that portion lying next James Rowley's and the town want part of the [other?] for an entrance into the town from the railway station at Maddan [Buc-?] Enclosed you have a/c [account?] sales of the chattels and also an a/c [account?] from the Watchman office which it seems nobody here anything about. We are all well here and getting on slowly but I hope surely. Robt. [Robert?] & Anne Jane are well with a houseful of children and a prospect of another. He is getting on very well at the linen trade, which for some time past has been doing very well. John Montgomery resides now on the Bridge but no word of his getting married. The grain trade just now is woefully dull - Old Mr. Jno. [John?] Arkinson died sometime last month & Miss A has removed to her sisters near Richill. Mrs Kiernan formerly Miss Cowan is now residing at Fort Ann, State of N.Y. [New York?] All here desire their love to you adding the compliments of the New Year. I am your affect. [affectionate?] Cousin William Montgomery. |
