| Title: | Hamilton Young, New York, to "Dear Matty", Ireland |
|---|---|
| ID | 3480 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Young, Hamilton/73 |
| Year | 1788 |
| 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 279/22: Presented by Miss Duffin, Mount Pleasant, Stranmillis, Belfast |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9605257 |
| Date | 05/11/1788 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 20:05:96. |
| Word Count | 485 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Dear Matty New York, 5 Nov' 88 Since writing you the first of Octr. [October?] I have the pleasure of your favors 29 July & 26 Augt [August?]. Some rascal or other has taken up your letter of the 26 Feby. [February?] I wish you had kept copy of your letters & [that?] you did. I thank God I am pretty well in Body, & [greet?] as little as my situation will admit of youl [you will?] see by the Copy of the letter I sent you how different the [Speaker?] & [Writer?] Mr Sadler & his Lady has been to Virginia some time he is expected here shortly when shall see whats to be done. I am frequently called upon for the [Debts?] of the [Congress?] which is hard considering the [Call?] due me, as it woud [would?] be [inoometer?] the Winter I shall be ready if possible to leave this Early in the Spring if them Affairs were once Settled. My own private ones can be easyly [easily?] adjusted & shoud [should?] not stop me. The Cabinet is safe arrived & the Ladies are much obliged to you for your Care therein. I hope the [Sheeting?], Gloves, & Magazines will come by next vessel. It was as well you used the [Boy?] as all sorts of provisions is very plenty & Reasonable here. The People in Trade seem to have Straind [strained?] their Capitals by the late failures, You & Mr Campbell need not doubt what I have wrote you from time to time, their disposition has been to make the most of everything here to their own advantage, their Conduct which is the true Proof will show it. The great Number of my old, & flatter myself sincere friends who have been drove from hence [has?] lessend [lessened?] the number much that I have not that Society I wish for. Tho' there is some real Valuable friends to me remain still here their reputation of leaving this prevents me making any new Acquaints [Acquaintances?]. No doubt you sent the bill to Messrs [Bourdrise?] & Co. I am much obliged to you for the [directions?] about [curing?] [Beef?]. They are reasing [racing?] along Building in this City for the preparation of the New Congress. They will have a great deal to do in settling a proper Constitution for so extensive a Country. I am sorry for poor Matt [Governets?] family & hope his Lordship will patronize him He can do it without any inconvenience to himself. The first vessel for Belfast will carry the [Articles?] [Invested?] I think I sent Copy of my letter of the 4 June by the Ship to Dublin. Its by here I expect the Magazines, unless some unforeseen Accident happens. I expect to have the pleasure of seeing you early next Summer & am with Love to our Sisters & you Dr [Dear?] My [Matty?] [&c?] [&c?] [&c?] pacquet Belfast H.Y. [Hamilton Young?] |
