| Title: | R. Moore Portadown to J Seawright Philadelphia |
|---|---|
| ID | 1883 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Moore, Robert/212 |
| Year | 1833 |
| 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 | D2794/1/2/83; Presented by H.H. Montgomery 04 Kensington Gardens, Belfast 5 |
| Archive | The Public Record Office N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9409349 |
| Date | 07/09/1833 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 16:09:1994. |
| Word Count | 546 |
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| Transcript | Portadown Sep'7th 1833 Dear Joseph I find on looking over your last note that I have been very remiss in not replying long since now I do advise you that I have been so over taken this season that I am in arrears in many particulars. In reference to the goods I have only to say that as they are in the market they must be sold if they are not sold before this but [daily?] I'm now thinking of advising you to look for an advance on our prices as there is such an advance on them here and such a demand and nearly all for the American market why I have been able to dispose of fully 100 pds [=pounds?] a week of them [for?] a long time and I would sooner sell them here at the price than get one quotation on them in your market and wait for the payments so long I am sure you will do the best you can for us as our future course will be guided by the sales of those goods if I get a return. Soon I may propose a large lot of [Hay?] for the spring since I have lots and I will be guided by your advise in response of [P------?] since I may say here that the Sample Books were sent by hand and I hope reached you.I think it would be really prudent to send you 4/4 reams as the advance here is approaching 5/5 [?] yds [yards?]in 14 to 20[dolars?] and may scale the higher we raise the wages The less our workers will do and to be a manufacturer here at present is not very comfortable let me hear from you soon with a large remittance as I am scarce of money just now you are not limited. I forgot putting wages in the price so the whole of the profit is Less We are all alarmed at the reports of the effects of Yellow fever and the heat of the sun in America and hope that you and yours may be kept safe your friends here are all well Mrs Bamber is here just now and leaves next week she is well but very lonely. I cannot as yet say any thing about the Sandings property I fear Pat McConnell, there is not here as yet and he says we shall get more I think you ought to write to him and request him to get it from uncle and not push his own matters and of course this cannot be otherwise the account against the property is badly kept the fact is I don't know of any ac [account?] but between him and us if I know the origional [original?] am't [amount?] of the debt when we got possession I would try and have it away but even this P Mc C [Pat McConnell?] does not seem willing to give I think there will be trouble with it yet I talk to Mr. Montgomery and see what he thinks would be best Anne Jane joins me in affect' [affectionate?] regards to you and your good Lady Yours Truly Robt.[Robert?] Moore P S. Wm. [William?] is away at the Lakes of Killarny or he surely would have something to say. |
