| Title: | Thomas Brown, Philadelphia to David Brown, Belfast. |
|---|---|
| ID | 360 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Brown, Thomas/54 |
| Year | 1815 |
| Sender | Brown, Thomas |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen trader |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | brown, David |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | D 3688/F/6: Deposited by C. MacLaughlin Esq. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9102107 |
| Date | 12/11/1815 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 26:11:1993 |
| Word Count | 353 |
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| Transcript | Answred [Answered?] 26 July 1816 [p?] [May?] 1815 for Philadelphia Philadelphia November 12th Dear Brother David I now embrace this favourable opportunity of addressing you with a few lines to let you know that I and my family are in good health at present, thanks be to God, & hoping these few lines will find you the same. I have never received a letter from you nor from any of my Brothers or Sisters, only Brother John, & I think it hard that none of you writes to me. I have been so long away that you have all forgotten me, but I hope God has not. I was thinking of coming home with this Vessel, but could not make it convenient. I think long to see you all for the last time, But I have given it over until you write to me and let me know about the affairs of the place. It is not for the sake of any thing 1hat I am coming home for I expect to get nothing I keep a Dry good store & is doing very well, but the business is not brisk as it was in the Wartime. And let me know if Linen-Cloth would answer here as the prices are high, here fine Linen is a Dollar a yard. If you think of sending any on or Buck-web I will send a remittence of Flax-seed or any other article that would answer you [your?] Market when I come to see you. I have three Children, Jane, Thomas & Mat ilda [Matilda?] Brown. Jane is 15 years of age. pray David write to me the first opertunity [opportunity?] & let me know about my Father will it would be a setsfaction [satisfaction?] to me I wrot [wrote?] to Hughey two years ago But he sent no answer Remember me to all the Childern [children?] & to Brother William & Robert & Hughey and all there [their?] Childern [Children?] Direct your Letter to me Thos [Thomas?] Brown No 17 South Second Street Philadelphia the first of this Letter is ritten [written?] by my Daughter Jane no more at presant [present?] But Remains your afectionet [affectionate?] Brother David Brown Thomas Brown To David Brown Painter & Glazer [Glazier?] Mill Street Belfast |
