| Title: | Alexander Osborne, North Carolina, U.S.A., to Richard Dobbs, Co. Antrim. |
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| ID | 2044 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Osborne, Alexander/22 |
| Year | 1775 |
| Sender | Osborne, Alexander |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | N. Carolina, USA |
| Destination | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Dobbs, Richard |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | Mr. Osborne is a friend of the family |
| Source | D.162/93: Presented by Major A. F. Dobbs, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9502159 |
| Date | 06/04/1775 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:02:1995. |
| Word Count | 257 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | North Carolina, Mecklinburg County, Honoured Sir 6th April 1775. I [found?] your favour of November 12th 1774 With pleasure to hear of the welfare of a family I entertain a great deal and regard for as I have the honour to be intimately acquainted with his [Excellency?] your father and Captain Dobbs when hereof [I?] understand the inhabitants in No.5 is [are?] extremely rejoiced at your letting them know you are the proprietors of that tract and as the apportion you may expect to meet with here is pretty powerful if they think they have any footing. Beging [Begging?] your excuse for presuming to give my opinion I will only propose giving my reasons which are to this effect as it canot [cannot?] be so reasonably expected that you can come over in person your Brother Captain Dobbs may undertake the voiage [voyage?] as he is well acquainted in the Country and was well Regarded when in it. I must be of the opinion he would be of much greater weight and surely answer a much greater and than any gentleman you could appoint. If he comes here I would be very glad to see him and if there is any thing [anything?] in my power that I can assist him in I will spare no pains I can serve him in Sir if you think worth while to write please to direct to Messrs. Glen and son Merchants in Charles Town Sir I am Sir your most please to give my obedient and very humble best compliments to Captain Servant Dobbs. Alexr.[Alexander?] Osborne The To Worshipful Conoway [Conway?] Richard Dobbs County of Antrim And Kingdom of Ireland |
