| Title: | A. Pomeroy, Dublin to J. Pomeroy, Boston, New England |
|---|---|
| ID | 2134 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Pomeroy, Arthur/40 |
| Year | 1769 |
| Sender | Pomeroy, Arthur |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | businessman (linen trade) |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Destination | Boston, Mass., USA |
| Recipient | Colonel John Pomeroy |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T 2954/5/4: Presented by Mrs. A. R. Hodgson, The Cottage, Compton, Guildford, Surrey. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9406143 |
| Date | 09/01/1769 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 07:06:1994. |
| Word Count | 2504 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [-----?] Dublin Jan [---?] [-----?] I need not tell you how happy all in Kildare Street feel themselves, with the double good news with your safe landing in Boston, and the certain account that leave has gone over for your return as soon as you please, but I am not only not a little impatient for a letter from you [--?] ever wonder. I had none by the ship that brought to England the Boston Gazette of the 17th of Novb which informed us of yours and your Regt. [Regiment?] Arrived but that neither Col. [Colonel?] Mackey nor the Flaper [?] Piper now arrived how lucky you were that you did not go in her! yet as it was, you must have had a very hideous voyage of above two months - I hope this letter may not be too late for the monthly pacquet [packet?] for I defered [deferred?] writing a few [-----?] in hopes of a letter from you every day since I saw the account of your landing in the publick [public?] papers - I long to know how your health is, and how matters stand where you are for every thing else (thank God) looks as well as we can wish - Mackey's appointment to be Major General in America has appeared in our gazette, and Cunningham (my oracle) tells me that I may depend on it, that the leave for Col. [Colonel?] Scott & you to return [----?] by the same express & that left London the 22nd of last month so I hope you will [----?] it long before this - as to the time of your return this you will consider when you are [--?] I don't look for it till the beginning of Summer at soonest for many reasons - I much fear for you have an unpleasant time where you are but shall enter into no speculations about it, so much in the dark as we are here, but rather tell you such things as offer from Linen [?], & first as to your house I never have had any offer for it since & indeed you would not wonder if you saw what a desolate Town this is this Winter & tho [though?] there is a LdLp [Lordship?] in the [illegible] Aroghide to years ago - they lived [illegible] at [illegible] his Lordship has just produced another son but talk of coming to Town when she is well we have been near a month in Town & for such quiet folks as we are it [----?] [----?] enough - we are much with the Brownlow family, Clements, Lacy Barrymore (who enquires always for you) in little Cribbage parties, but to the young and gay it is really a vile Town - As to your affairs I have wrote to the different Gentlemen, but have got nothing from any one except Mr. Bo[---?] who has sent me his L[---?] with quiet practability [practicability?] - I have promises from Mr. Smyth & Ld [Lord?] McGarricks Agent, but can get nothing from Mr. Moore, not even answers to my letters, so I have got Nelson to write to him in a peremptory strain- I was going to buy 5 or 6 debentures [?] for you but Derbinay brought me your different clothing demands & convinced me it was better to discharge them and to make the new warrant your own (as you did by the last one) for that by so doing you save 6 per cent which the Clothier gets if he is to wait till the warrant is paid by the treasury - M[--?] Nixon's bill is 738:1:4 of which I have paid him 400 - and will pay him the rest in a month - I have also paid Papa (sic) the Hatter in full 82:5:6 - and Ormston for differs [diverse?] accouchements 34:2:4 all these bills are examined, approved and signed by Mr Derbinay before I pay them, and he is now getting out the warrant which he will bring to me when it is done - the one of the year before which you left with me I have received 470:13:7 of & the rest to be in two payments more between this and July next - no wonder our Tree[---?] Friends should be rich _____ so much for money matters _____ Mrs. Pomeroy & children have all been pretty well & the lads in England likewise - Arthur (thanks to that worthy creature Major Let) is I think disposed of what I could have expected till Christmas, and he himself is well pleased with his Situation all but his not having as much whisky as he likes - but honest Let is like a governor to him & drinks every thing and writes me such warm friendly letters than you would imagine he [illegible] one son __ truely [truly?] believe that this will be the year of the quickest improvements he has ever had in his life - French he must be a master of as the family he lives speaks nothing else & Let says that Mr. Gifferdion [?] (who is very much a man of the world has travelled with a gentleman over good parts of Europe) teach him in such a manner as has gained on him very much - he reads Mr thematicks [?] Harley S[-----?]ethy & his Clepicks [?] with him - and his Evenings are spent in such parties as he goes into except when he is sent for by his Grandmother who is very near - this part tho [though?] not so [--------?] is mockery (sic) at least for this year & so it must be - upon seeing a Cor[---?] advertised in the News I called on Mr Hell [?] who is the most obliging little man I ever saw & indeed showed the utmost [----?]ing to do all in his power to oblige you - he said that that Cor[---?] was to be sold to the highest bidder but that as there was no hurry he wu'd [would?] be on the look out & did not doubt but he shou'd [should?] meet with me at the regulation price in six or seven months time - this wou'd [would?] answer probably well as I wou'd [would?] have him have his year out when he is - On to Harry I have very satisfactory accounts both of him and from him, his father gives an exceeding good character of him, so do Mr. & Mrs. Glover, the latter of whom seems more attached to him than ever, she filled a page of a letter the other day to her sister with an account of his excellent disposition indeed I must say that his whole behaviour in relation to Arthur since his last affairs has been thoroughly amiable & affectionate as well as sensible & Arthur acknowledges the greatest obligations to him - Lady Mary Collet has been very ill of a fever but is recovered tho [though?] still weak & the old woman in land[----?] is ditto - thus much for family matters - To say anything of English politicks from this place wou'd [would?] be only to transcribe newspapers & even that wou'd [would?] [illegible] letter - you what a [illegible] Don't think he wou'd [would?] be expelled _ so to Irish business no movement of any kind whatsoever - our different great men all remain at their c[---?] by some [illegible], I suppose this time of action so distant, & the chapter of accidents on the other side of the water of so much consequence that its as well to [---?] by - some particular friends of my Ld [lord?] Lts [Lieutenants?] told me likely he is in very high spirits & shall remain here - but others are of the opinion that if the English Ministry can jumble into any kind of Stability by the end of the Sojourn that we shall have a new one - content it is that whenever any one among them has a mind for it that they will use little ceremony with his Excellency - the latter for 4 new [----?] expected every pacquet [packet?], Wm [William?] H. Dawson, Tom Dawson, B[---?] Ward and Jack St leger who is content to have the Tith [tithe?] of Domicile; this will kill my opponent neighbours - Jany 8th since I wrote the above and about an hour ago I had the very [---?] pleasure of receiving your own letter of the 20th of November - it had the Deal post mark - I can not tell you how easy and happy your return makes us all & truely [truly?] believe you wou'd [would?] not have been half so well [---?] for we have had this whole distance and Winter that carried moist and stormy weather which affects you as well as myself - I think realy [really?] that upon the whole you have had very good luck & had you set out one fortnight sooner wou'd [would?] have had a thorough fine passage - but tis [it is?] all very, I am glad to find (like what you mention [---?] now) that you have had a kind of likilihood [likelihood?] of your returning in Spring I only mean for your own means [?] satisfaction, because you will find the thing so settled & determined before you receive this I hope - Lady Blayney (who often asks for you) told me last night that she saw [illegible] Mackey [--?] arrived the ship's in a very shattered condition under [----?] [-----?]th - I hope it is so for fear it can be [---?] put back that they shou'd [should?] [----?] his lam[------?] & leave you in his room, but that is not likely- I do suppose from your account of the general [------?] of matters that you are not likely to have much communication with the Town People but will be mostly with the Military or those employed in the King's S[----?] - however I am in hopes something will be done to make the minds of People easy on that wide extended Continent on the reports that we have here an [and?] that it will be so - I hope you received the two letters I wrote since your departure - one was wrote in October, the other in Novb - I put them with Dublin post Office paying the postage - but this I will enclose to Mr Myrick (as may be he might know of some speedier conveyance than the New York pacquet [packet?] - I shall write to Chas [Charles?] O'Hare, I am going to write to Le[?]ilh[--?] I shall desire him to [--?]ment Dick Po[----?]ly with the account I give him - & I shall make poor Jake Grattan as happy as a Prince by [--?] him on Tuesday next, upon my word you have completely done for that young man & and I hope he will behave so as he deserves it - Mrs Chambers who is to dine here today will be rejoiced to have so good a report of her nephew Bob - I shou'd [should?] have wrote at all events to Lord M[---?]ington (who is still at D[--?]p[--?]) as he desired I shou'd upon hearing from you, I will now to tell him that you wrote to him & to know [----?] then he has received it, but I dare say that all your letters by that ship have been as well taken care of as mine ___ your Bay horse is now partially well & and I hope I have him in good order for you - you know I am no good rider in Town but I have let no one else crop him except Robert the Coachman who is very careful and that only to water - John Paul has not yet got into place, but still remains in your home (but at no expense to you) and as I supposed found it [illegible] for [illegible] he has been very attentive and careful about every thing & has I dare say a very thorough attachment to you 'tho [although?] his timidity got the better of him when he shou'd have gone with you - poor Harry Gore is very desirous to hear about you & I shall write to him next Tuesday [--?] Elphin [?] as he begged I wou'd - Cunningham and his wife keep wholly at the Park till he go's [goes?] to England in a little time ; he has parted with his houses in Town and sold his furniture by Auction for more than it cost him at first - Mrs Jones ready to [---?] in no event of any a[-----?]ndency nature here except that Phil [Philip?] Oliver ( former member for Kilme[--?]ook) drowned himself in a fish pond in his garden & and left a letter directing where he was to be found - tis said he had lost most of his fortune [-----?]ik gaming - Brownlow just came in as I got your letter & indeed expressed very good pleasure at it - he sends his afft Compts [affectionate compliments?] - I hope now you are ashore you will use exercise - Truely [truly?] did not expect you cou'd [could?] have continued so long well by the use of that which Douglas prepares - I shall long to hear what sort of climate you are got into, I hope the Winter agrees with you - I think I shou'd [should?] like it if it be never be so cold provided the air is dry and clear - Mrs Pomeroy has had a most severe cold & been confined with it, but it is now partly well over and your letter has given her as well as the whole family down to George a fresh spring of Spirits indeed the certainty (as far as any thing in this life is certain) of our all meeting next Summer takes off all anxiety & uncer[----?]p - Harold & Mary will mentioned by name, so will Mr Sproul who has been here for his Hollydays [holidays?] but go's [goes?] back to school tomorrow he has a short [illegible] - Mrs P. sends her most Afft Compts [affectionate Compliments?] & [--?] [--?] Dr [dear?] Jack ever yours Art. [Arthur?] Pomeroy I am realy [really?] very glad that Forknam [---?] out so well - my Compts [Compliments?] to him & Bob Pakenham - I told his Aunt of his welfare she will hear by that means - tell him with my Compts [Compliments?] that he has a bad chance - his Brothers Wife miscarried some time ago but her belly is up again - [illegible] |
