| Title: | [N.B. Smyth ?] [New Orleans ?] To [Dr A.Smyth ?] [Donemana?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 3001 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Natalie Bouligny/4 |
| Year | 1909 |
| Sender | Bouligny Smyth, Nathalie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Destination | Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smyth, Andrew Wood |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | wife-husband |
| Source | Copyright Retained By Brendan O'Reilly , Main St. Dromara |
| Archive | Original Held By Above Donor |
| Doc. No. | 9810124 |
| Date | 30/1/1909 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 20:11:98. |
| Word Count | 733 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | 1707 Esplanade Ave Jan, 30'09. My dear Sir, I have been expecting a letter from you some time-I hope you will write immediately on the receipt of this enclosing the power of attorney for you to sign and send back immediately. As you well observe the power is rested firmly [in?] - D.B. Jnr [Junior?] and Mr Lemle the lawyer who is to take charge - He is considered the cleverest man in the city - in close touch with [Mr ?] B. and will in their account and no other, do the best that can be done - He is to have a decisive interview with Morgan Turley and that man Richardson. To-day I will let you know the result when I hear. Beckwith seemed to fear the cut throat contract of 50% between Morgan Gurley and Richardson, but I think Mr Lemle has somewhat [carried?] them and they will relinquish that claim, it will of course have a claim for money expended in paying taxes & expenditures actually incurred and something for their great trouble during two years, but I am confident Lemle who is a Jew will put in the screw & get as good a bargain as possible. Mr Beckwith was afraid Richardson would make a legal fight for the contract and he told me he thought, if he did, it would go hard with you. Albert Sr [Senior?] has taken much interest in the matter and it is in his advice that Lemle has taken charge. [Admittedly?] he does not enter in to business, having turned over the management and everything to young Albert, who is now President of this bank-I think everything will be done to remedy [straighten?] out and improve matters under the present management. Do sign this paper immediately as it is important for future action. Mr Lemle is going to send to [Batin Rouge?] to see all about the lands - he is not trusting to the [gangs?] [word?] and I have seen John Smith once at a [Ball?] since writing to you last - He is making money and seems to be profitting every way by having got into your [books?] However I think the mantle Elijah sits somewhat uncomfortable on him, he looks shrunk under its large proportions - I would not be astonished if he went into consumption or something - Arthe is still having a social [boom?] - Artemise is devoted to her and her Uncle Albert most kind - We have had summer & hot summer weather since our arrival most of the time. Today however the change has come & it is cold - icicles hanging from the curtains & ice in whatever contained water; but the sun is shining gloriously & but for the [keen?] wind the day would be ideal. Jack Ward has [grown?] [old?] he asked affectionately after you - I saw Gerry Lewis at [Beckwith's?] one day & he was inquiring very particularly - all your old friends ask after you - I hear William has been with you - I did not write & send him my address - in case he turned generous or prosperous - I suppose he got it from you & of the earthquake coming I'll hear - You would not know N.O [New Orleans?]. It has improved so - There are skyscrapers here as well as [North?] - electric cars all over the city - they say the finest systems in the U.S. - St. Charles [Ave?] is built up wonderful and beautifully & all the land in [Carrollton?] that should have been ours if [Ward [Gurley?] had had any [se---?] is [improving?] rapidly - I am sending you a tourist guide to N.O. [New Orleans?] - that will show you some of the improvements - particularly in the locality where the lands we still own, are situated - Florida [Ase?] is adjacent to the lands - it has been thoroughly drained & it is merely a question of time when the latter will be also-[Onosato?] the Real Estate man told [septima?] it should be [worth?] at the [------?] God grant things will turn out well but for God's sake don't impede them by not acting or doing immediately - what is necessary. It seems strange but I miss Ireland. I hope you are keeping well, and if things [admit?] we shall be coming back like the swallows. Yours truly Nato |
