| Title: | James Orr, Strabane to John Dunlop, [Philadelphia?]. |
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| ID | 2012 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Orr, James/116 |
| Year | 1811 |
| Sender | Orr, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | businessman? |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Strabane, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | North America |
| Recipient | Dunlop, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | Mr. Orr gives Mr. Dunlop a good reference |
| Source | T 1336/1/14: Copied by Permission of Canon W. A. Delap, The Rectory, Bridgetown, Wexford. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8910140 |
| Date | 01/06/1811 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by JM 01:10:1993. |
| Word Count | 287 |
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| Transcript | Strabane June 1811 Mr John Dunlop Sir, Tho [though?] I was not favoured with a reply to the last letter I wrote you on the death of your Sister I feel it my duty to address you again for the purpose of introducing to you a very worthy young Man your nephew John Rutherford who considers himself called upon by duty & affection to be the protecter [protector?] and supporter of his two sisters whom his Worthy Good Mother left in his Charge He is a good Clark [Clerk?] and from every information is as good a Currier & Farmer as ever left this Country that, business has of late yeares [years?] been so Closed by heavy Duty on leather together with heavy Taxes of every kind that he expects to do better for his own, & sisters support in America as he has been Informed by different People from that of his Trade being a good one there He is sober Industrious & steady therefore I have no fears of his success His Sisters and he leave this with the best wishes of all that know them for their prosperity and Happiness John has left with me One Hundred Pounds as Guineas have got so scarce that they could not be had under 15 pr [per?] cent which I advised him not to pay but to draw upon me which I expect you will have no Hesitation to take from him or endorse his bill mony [money?] for that Sum He and his Worthy Sisters have the good wishes of Mrs Orr and of yr [your?] Hubsd [Husband?] if it is not convenient James Orr to pass a Bill on me Here he may draw paymt [payment?] in London |
