| Title: | William Porter, Pittsburgh, to S. Doake, County Down. |
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| ID | 2169 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Porter, William (1)/22(2) |
| Year | 1852 |
| Sender | Porter, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | |
| Sender Religion | |
| Origin | Pittsburgh, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Doake, W. S. |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | D 682/57: Presented by Mr P.Doake,"Glenlagan", Kinallen, Dromore, County Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9602016 |
| Date | 22/08/1852 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 01:02:96. |
| Word Count | 613 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Pleasure Hill Pittsburgh August 22, 1852 W.S. Doake Dear Sir, I take the liberty of writing to you after a long promise of writing sooner but I hope you will forgive me at this time the more I did not write I did not forget you as I had a great deal to do since I came to America I did leave you off till the last one of paying you my det [debt?]. I also sent my father two pounds since my Brother left home. I send you now two pounds five shillings and one pound ten for you to give to my Father. Thomas Gamble sends one pound in another draft to Hugh [Maugh?] Esqr which you will see inclosed [enclosed?] in this letter. George Jamison will pay them all without any discount. I want you if you please to go to John Martin that keeps Dromore toll gate and see what the 12 Yds [Yards?] of linen cost for this reason his brother Robert Martin kept 6 Yds [Yards?] of it and would not give it to me when I asked him for it he sayed [said?] it made no difference between his brother and him. I incisted [insisted?] for him to give to give it to me and he would not, I want you to let John Martin know it. You will please find out how much the whole 12 Yds [Yards?] amounted to as I don't like to pay for what another man is wearing. If John Martin is not satisfied I will send him the other half in the next draft. You will please hand the other half of the money to my Father. I got a few lines from my Father and he felt very much dissatisfied and thought that Robert Martin and I had some falling out, there is more that I know of onley [only?] what I tell you and that is about the Linen. I told him that John was married and rasing [raising?] a familey [family?] and he was not and if he had the principle of John he would not of Repept [repeated?] it. James Graham my Father-in-law is living with me still and is well, he is very ill off for want of a game cock and he wonders if you are rasing [raising?] them still. He sends his love to you, Mrs and familey [family?] and all his old neighbours. I am carrying on the carpet business in John Thompson's old stand and keeps 4 Looms going constantly and I am kept as busy as I was in harvest when Billey [Billy?] Skelley began to [ticker?]. Jane wishes to know how you got along at Hillsburrow [Hillsborough?] as we had got a little sketch of it. When you write we would like to know how things came off at the meeting. Alexander took the bilious fever 4 days after he landed in Pittsburgh and lay two weeks very bad. I had a doktor [doctor?] attending him every day till he recovered but thank god he has got well again and is in good health now and is busy weaving for me every day. We all join in love to you Mrs and family, Your true Friend Wm [William?] Porter No Surrender P.S. Alexander Carins sends his love to his mother and family and says he will write home soon. Thomas Gamble Sends his love also to his brothers and sisters and all his inquireing [inquiring?] neighbours and is in good health at present. I now finish hoping you will not forget to go to John Martins' and find out the price of the 12 Yds [Yards?] Linen and tell him how his brother acted. Please write soon Yours Wm [William?] P.[Porter?] |
