| Title: | [Israel?] Pemberton, Philadelphia, USA to Thomas Greer, Dungannon |
|---|---|
| ID | 2118 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Pemberton, Israel/22 |
| Year | 1770 |
| Sender | Pemberton, Israel |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen trader |
| Sender Religion | Quaker |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Greer, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business, friends |
| Source | D 1044/229: Deposited by the Late Captain U. Mc G. Greer |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9504092 |
| Date | 20/01/1770 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 24:04:1995. |
| Word Count | 625 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | To: [Thomas Greer, Dungannon, Ireland?] From: Philada [Philadelphia?] 20th 1 mo [month?] 1770 Dear Friend Having been informed by my Friend John Reynell that thou ha'st sometimes supplied him with Linins [Linens?] and that thou art able and willing to Serve thy Friends here in purchasing them on the most advantageous Terms, I herewith send thee a list of an assortment of 225 pieces which I desire thee to purchase and send me as soon as may be, and for the Cost thereof draw Bills on David and John Barclays of London whom I shall direct to pay thee the amount of these Goods. I intended to have sent for them some Months since but have delayed it somewhat unseasonably, as the having them early in the Spring would be a considerable advantage which I now fear we shall lose, My youngest Son Charles is now about Settling and entering into Trade and I intend them for him as he hath been brought up to this Branch of Business, and I hope he may conduct so as to become an agreeable Correspondent, if thou shouldst incline to continue in this Employment, As the Bounty allowed in Great Britain reduces the price of the low priced Linens much, these must come by way of Bristol or Liverpool; to the latter Port I suppose there are most [more?] Conveyances. If they could be Shipped at Belfast, Newry, Dublin or Londonderry in any Ship coming hither by way of that port, it would be best as one Insurance would be sufficient, for which way soever they come I would have D & J Barclay informed and desired to insure the full value of them At Liverpool Richard Hillary and John Scott were my Correspondents formerly, I understand they are not now in partnership so thou mayest send to either of them, desiring them in like manner to the case of Launcelot Cooper. Such of them as are not entitled to a Bounty by coming by way of England I choose to have sent directly hither by first vessel either from Newry, Belfast, Dublin or Londonderry, as the risk will be less and they may be sufficient to pay the Charges - I rely on thy care in the purchasing them well and finding them soon, by which thou will encourage a future Correspondence. It will afford me real pleasure to hear there's some appearance of the prosperity of Truth in your Kingdom, it is now upwards of 34 years since I was there, at that time there were some worthy friends living who have since been removed, I have often heard heard [sic] with concern that the places of many of them were vacant, which is occasion of mourning, but alas, it is the State of too many other places where Truth formerly prospered. In this province and New Jersey it is too evident there are many proofs of great Declension yet we have Cause with thankfulness to acknowledge there is a great number of such who have the Cause of Truth at Heart, and manifest it by their Lives and Conduct - It hath been, and is a time of Commotion through these Colonies, many under a profession of maintaining our Liberties having acted very imprudently, but the people here have not gone into so great Excesses as in some other places to which there's Reason to think the Care of Friends hath contributed, by advising & restraining as far as they could, and we hope their endeavours have been & will be blessed with Success. John Turner is I think the only Friend I know in your part of the Kingdom, when thou hast Opportunity remember me affectionately to him, I much desire his preservation to the End. With much Love I am Thy real Friend Isr: [Israel?] Pemberton Thomas Grier [Greer?] Copy |
