| Title: | [?] Porter, [Location?] to [?] Thompson, [Location?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2138 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Porter/42 |
| Year | 1873 |
| Sender | Porter |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ireland |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | Thompson |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | D 1152/2/4: Presented by Mr Charles Best, Mullaghglass, Bessbrook, County Armagh, Ireland |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Nothern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9701201 |
| Date | 17/12/1873 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:01:97. |
| Word Count | 283 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | I have been informed that we 3 years ago took proposals in Writing for Metchets farm in Derryleckagh got from Jas [James?] Woods œ15 an acre Irish for the Tenant right - Now in all these cases & in many others on the estate the right of the tenant to dispose of his interest in the land was recognized by your late father & by Mr Rutherford the Agent of the Marquis of Anglesey & I trust you will not now seek to make a new arrangement contrary to the regulations so long existing on the Estate the effect of which would be to lessen by at least the one half the Interest of the Tenant on the soil - My rent has been always punctually paid according to the revised Valuation of your uncle Mr Sherry which 9/- an acre over the rent of the adjoining farm in the Kilmorey Estate. This farm Mr Rev M McAlister bought from my father at œ20 an acre by auction & from years ago sold the same farm at œ25 an acre & œ40 for the House - I have [arranged?] for a sale of the farm on friday next. I will undertake to provide you with a suitable tenant in my place & I trust you will not stand in my way of making the most I can of the place, I have had from my Brother the offer of a farm of 80 acres near Chicago from which he is about to retire & go into business there where he has house property - three of which were burned in the late fire, & [two?] escaped yr [your?] ever obt [obedient?] Servt [Servant?] Porter To Thompson Copy Letter Decr [December?] 17th 1873 |
