| Title: | Rowland Redmond, to John Young, Ballymena. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2241 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Redmond, Roland/33 |
| Year | 1857 |
| Sender | Redmond, Roland |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | unknown |
| Destination | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Young, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | D1364/1/12: Presented by W L Young Esq, The Old Rectory, Drewsteignton, Exeter, Devon. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9401015 |
| Date | 02/11/1857 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 22:02:1994. |
| Word Count | 812 |
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| Transcript | Adelphi Hotel 2 Nov 1857 My Dear John In due course I received your very kind letter ot the 25th Ulto: the letter of Williams which you stated to be enclosed was not in. I shall always remember the nobel and bold incourage ment [encouragement?] which you gave me to carry out my ideas and buy a place, but I am afraid and instead of returning to Ireland I have decided to go to New York and intend to Embark on board the Atlantic on the 11th inst: you may not delermoning [?] me to cross again the wide Atlantic. The ten days which remain to me here may afford some light on things on this side which I may be able to turn to account in America. I may likely wish to draw on you when in New York for the small amount at my acoit [account?] with H. R. Y. I'll likely want to sport [?] a little on the stock exchange and I am thinking that some good may be done in Cotton & as I hope to be in America I shall try my hand - if things look favorable [favourable?]. Your interest is faithfully watched in New York but [?] is useless for me to offer you my services, but if you think I can help in any shape or way let me know - command me. If you had a safe hand I should like to get the package of securities which I left with you, I might possibly want them. If you send them be so good as to take a specific note of them each. I am thinking you might make a trip over here to look at things on this side the channel, not say look at my big self [?]. The accounts by the Niagaras I fully expected would have shown an cadur [?] state of things, they are not worde [?] certainly but there is but very very little improvement and more specie [especially?] may be sent out with the hope of buying cheap [?] Exchange I should be sorry to try it, yet contrary to expectation it is said some £200000 left on Saturday not be surfulied [surprised?] at this. If I remained on this side I should scarcely be a free agent, and if I bought a place at all I might under misgivings, purchase one less to my taste than I should have done unovr [?] my notions of two months ago. Even Tho [though?] with the exception of $8000, I have every confidence that in the end my securities will be worth cost. I forsee that I can do nothing in New York but hold on which you will say I can do as well here. Yet I feel that it will be a great relief to William who has plenty to think of his own when I reach the other side to think of my concerns, and this letter is perhaps the chief consideration. I am convinced that things must improve in America, the great thing is to organise means to send forward the immense crops in that country and this must be done, the stuff cant remain with the growers & I hope to learn by the next packet than [that?] an organization has been made & fallen in to. The great point now is will the people who have failed determine to do what they ought to do, s [so?] if they do, all will in the end come out with but moderate losses. If they dont then the account will be bad. The present crops in the states should put them well on their legs again. I am disposed to look on the bright side. From all I hear the failure of the Armgh [Armagh?] Bank will be a bad one. Stock a million, all gone & a big call besides on the [--------?] this is the latest im-------?, yet at the same time I think nothing [----?] has yet leaked out. There is a feeling of uncertainty & apprehension [?] here, yet every one argues that England is sound at the bottom. Browns say that they expected the "Adriatic" shortly I discounted the idea of her being seized for debt in New York, I dont believe a word of it, that is I have no choice that she is in the hands of the sheriff. Sabina looked uncommonly well also the baby and mother and are in good spirits they left for London on Tuesday last and I have heard that they arrived all well. Show this letter to Willy [?] I am too lazy to write him just now to answer his note of 22nd Ulto;. Paisait [Present?] my best respects to W Young and also your boy, the handsomest in Ireland. Have you had his picture taken yet, Ever your Sincere friend Rowland Redmond John Young Esq Galgorm Castle |
