| Title: | Hamilton Young, New York, to Martha Young, [Ireland?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 3441 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Young, Hamilton/30 |
| Year | 1786 |
| Sender | Young, Hamilton |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | goods trader |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Young, Martha |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | D 729/20: Presented by Miss Duffin, Mount Duffin, Mount Pleasant, Stranmillis, Belfast, [Ireland?]. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9601197 |
| Date | 06/09/1786 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 18:01:96. |
| Word Count | 862 |
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| Transcript | Dear Matty New York, 6 September 1786 Since writing you the 2 August I remain without hearing from you the July pacquet [packet?] arrived four days ago, from the indifferent State of Health Mother was in, makes me very uneasy, however. I hope for the best, as I now here [hear?] there was a Brig to leave Belfast early in July for this Place, imagine you have wrote by her, still a few lines by the pacquet [packet?] woud [would?] have been agreeable. Have not been able to get the money yet, such is the times here. I am [pressing?] it all I can, also my other Debts, I shall be obliged to you & send with the [Diaper?], a piece of 5/4 Shirting at 2/3 Irish yard, if the first is sent, send this by first opportunity its for one of the same People. Dont disappoint me. I hope you have sent the piece of fine Linen by the Brig In hope of soon hearing from you, I am with love to our Mothers sisters &c. Dear Matty New York, 4th October, 1786 Above is copy of what I wrote you the past [Sept?]. I wrote you a few lines by same pacquet [packet?] the Mo [Month?] of the arrival of the Nancy Parker, you have pleased my friend Mr Walton much. I am now to [own] receipt of your favours 24th & 26th June & 23 July the later with the Melancholy account of the Death of our aged Parent whose Soul I hope is in Peace. Its some comfort to me that she was the later part of her years easy with regard to support, and as to attention never did three Children pay more to Mother & [I] [am?] [infindly?] obliged to every friend who assisted you on the occasion Did she make no mention of me before she died, as to a will I was pretty certain she woud [would?] not make one, & you know my sentiments with respect to the [effects?] at her disposal. I thought she had been older, whatever you wish to have done during my absence be [commenced?][----?] & request you may not restrict yourselves in what is proper & necessary, for depend & you should want while I have it you had best see Mr Joace & inquire of him what is proper to be done. I flatter myself there can be no difficulty between my sisters & me in any Settlement he thinks right, I suppose your letter by the September pacquet [packet?] will be more full on that subject also how affairs are. The salmon is very good, but they were wrong about cutting off the [Fats?] [parts?], & as sufficiently seasons [seasoned?]. The piece of Linen is a very good one, youl [you will?] find the June & July pacquets [packets?] arrived in England the same day which prevented you hearing from me so long. The Report you heard was not true. I have some [Mint?] ready & bespoke some fine apples & flowers to send you & propose a bag of Cranberrys. [Cranberries?] With respect to the Settlement of the late Company affairs every thing has been doing that is possible & those that are either wrote or applyd [applied?] to, but with very little effort indeed, and they [the?] people they owe to are often applying for payment & at last have been threatened with a [suit?] & shall be obliged to pay. Whereas if I see the people that owe, they can pay in Certificates which woud [would?] yield 4/- in the pound by a Law of this State, which is expected to be repeated the next session. Youl [you will?] observe when the gentlemen with you sent out Mr [Sadler?] they instructed him to compel me to pay whatever sum was coming to them & also interest, in a very Coarse manner, tho they know they owed me money before I had this knowledge of their recovering the following sums & which Col.[Colonel?] Waddell impowered them to do on his part without my knowledge. Messrs [Rawlinson?] & Chorley 618.0.5/4 " Allen Marlow & Co. 123.7.6 " Perrington & Briggs 210.2.8 " Thomas & Ashbourne 383.9.8 1335.0.3 Sterling money. These sums were originally intended towards the payment of the company Debts, as soon as I and have got the Acco [Accounts?] from the parties, but they must have stopd [stopped?] them coming, by the receipt of the money unknowing to me, and when threatened with [a suit?] & which money shall have to pay, behold when I applyd [applied?] to their agent he says he has no power to pay any money on their Accnt [Account?]. tho he is fully Satisfied of what I mention. Don't you think that this is extraordinary usage in short is similar to all their conduct, however I hope I shall have a proper remedy against them, tho [although?] it puts me to much inconvenience at present. I endeavour to help myself as quick as possible, but their conduct to me would provoke a saint. In hope of soon hearing from you again, I am with love to you & sisters. Dear Matty Your ever affectionate Brother Hamilton Young. |
