| Title: | R. Moore, Portadown, to J. Searight, Philadelphia. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1875 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Moore, Robert/45 |
| Year | 1853 |
| Sender | Moore, Robert |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Portadown, Co. Armagh |
| Destination | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Searight, Joseph |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends, business |
| Source | D.2794/1/2/80: Presented by H.H. Montgomery, 4 Kensington Gdns., Belfast 5. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9510039 |
| Date | 24/07/1853 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 12:10:95. |
| Word Count | 367 |
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| Transcript | Portadown 24th July 1853 Dear Joseph I only had your last and your note to A.J. and of course we congratulate you and your happy issue out of all your troubles and welcome you into this blissful world of ours and surely your picture of the fair is not over [drawn?] your lot must indeed be a very happy one and I am sure your description is well supported by the Description given by Mrs Tyler in her address to her sisters in England I send you the [mercury?] you may see what she says for you I am sure I hope it may all be true I would have written you sooner only waiting to see when the goods would be ready for shipment only for the present frost I could have sent them out on the 2nd March but I find they will not be ready for two weeks more and I will then send them first steamer I am sending nothing but 5/4 + 6/4 Pillow Linnens [linens?] and hope to be able to send you 137 double pieces asorted [assorted?] 14 to 20 half mine and [remd?] William Mongomerys I will send you sample books and [?] again when they are ready I may repeat my last report respecting all [-----------?] of goods here and wages [Cori-----?] to advance stock of 4/4 + 1/8 [------?] never has so done as at present If you have not sold the [----?] [-----?] and could get the duty book I think you would do well to find them [----?] again, and I could [---?] the Black and tell them here without much [----?] they are value for 6 [-?] Brown here of [-----?] If you send them [---?] there Anne to [--------?] [------?] and Co Belfast And I will make home alone me the freight as they were damaged in their vessel If the lot of [--------?] or Pillow have I now send you will do any good I can send you 100 [--?] a month or more for that it will be your interest to do the Best you can and have them out soon Yours Respectfully Robert Moore |
