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Title: James Brown, Antrim, to James Brown, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
ID335
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileBrown, James/149
Year1818
SenderBrown, James
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationunknown
Sender Religionunknown
OriginBelfast, N.Ireland
DestinationPhiladelphia, Penn., USA
RecipientBrown, James
Recipient Gendermale
Relationshipcousins
SourceD.3688/F/11: Deposited by C. Mac Laughlin Esq.
ArchiveThe Public Record Office, Northern Ireland.
Doc. No.9601090
Date11/03/1818
Partial Date
Doc. TypeLET
LogDocument added by LT, 05:01:96.
Word Count502
Genre
Note
TranscriptMr. James Brown, Philadelphia,
To James Brown Gds [Goods?]

For sundry Expences [expenses?] paid as follows on acct [account?]
your sister Nancy Brown for her Clothing, Boarding &
Education at Gracehill, & outfit for Philadelphia [---?]
1811
April 22 To paid for a Beaver Hat & a pair Boots 0.15.0

1817
February 25 To paid for a Trunk for Clothes Å“0.15.0

To paid for 20 yards Shirting @ 1/6 1.10.0

To paid for 14 1/2 yards Linen for
Shifts & Pillow Cases @ 1/9 1.5.4 1/2

To paid for 2 Towels .1.9

To paid for 1 pair Woollen Socks .1.8

To paid for 1 pair Shoes .5.10

March 4 To paid for Miss Montgomery for a
Straw Bonnet & trimmings .11.8

To paid John Gray for 2 pair Cotton
Stockings @ 3/ 6.0
& 2 pair Cotton Stockings 3/4 6.8 .12.8

To paid Miss Ross for muslin for
petticoats, night caps, Pocket
handkerchiefs, frils [frills?] &
neck Handkerchiefs .16.10 1/2

To paid Mrs Mc[Affee?] for 6 1/2 yds
[yards?] Shift for wrapper @ 2/1 .13.6 1/2

To paid Miss Simpson for a pair Stays .17.6

To paid Miss Achesons for 6 yards
Calico for [Mourning?] Wrapper @ 1/10 .11.0

To paid Mr Merdock for Great Coat
2 Petticoats & a Wrapper 2.14.10

To paid for Thread, Tape, & Binding
given to Nancy .1.11

To paid Nancy for Pocket money 1.0.0

April 19 To paid Miss Megonegal [Magonagle?] for making
Great Coat, & 3 Wrappers, with trimmings .18.10

April 21 To paid Miss Achesons for Crape
Spencer 9/11 & Sarcinet Spencer 20/2 1/2 1.10.1 1/2

To paid Miss Ross for 7 yards muslin
for 2 Wrappers @ 2/11 1.0.5

Oct 23 To paid Miss Achesons for 2 yards [----?]
for Stays @ 2/8 1/2 5.5
Black Chip Bonnet with trimmings 12.6 0.17.11

Nov 30 To paid Nancy for Pocket money 1.0.0

over Å“ 18.1.11

To amount brought over Å“ 18.1.11

1818 To paid Gracehill School Accounts, for
February 3 Boarding, Education, & other expences [expenses?]
from 8 March 1817 to this date 36.16.0 1/2

February 4 To paid for a Net Linen 25 yards @ 2/2 2.24.2

To paid for a mattress .11.4 1/2

To paid for 1 yard Ticken 3/3 & 3Lbs
Feathers 3/- for Bolster .6.3

To paid for 1 pair Blankets 1.2.0

To paid for 2 yards muslin for
pocket Handkerchiefs @ 3/9 .7.6

To paid for Hair Comb 3/4, knife 1/8
Lead Pencil 5 [mm?] .5.5

To paid for 1 Shirt pins 4 1/2,
Thread 2/1 .2.5 1/2

To paid for 2 Lbs Soap .1.4

Total amount of Nancy's Expences [expenses?] Å“60.8.5 1/2

To paid for a [----?] Linen for
yourself 25 yards @ 3/3 4.1.3

64.9.8 1/2

1818 By Simms & Creighton or Wm [William?]
March 4 Simms Belfast accepted this date
@ 60 [dft?] due 6 May 71.13.9

Balance due Jas [James?] Brown
Philadelphia 7.4.0 1/2

7.7.10 1/2 Aug 12 To paid you in full 7.4.0 1/2
7.4. 0 1/2
3.10
J.B. [James Brown?]