| Title: | William Brown, Belfast to James Brown, Philadelphia. |
|---|---|
| ID | 365 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Brown, William/170 |
| Year | 1820 |
| Sender | Brown, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | painter & glazier |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Brown, James |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | D 3688/F/20: Deposited by C. McLaughlin Esq. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9405140 |
| Date | 14/03/1820 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 09:05:1994. |
| Word Count | 592 |
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| Transcript | Belfast 14th March 1820 Dear James, I thought to have wrote you by the Rose in Bloom but was prevented by being a little dilitary [dilitory?], not thinking she would have sailed so soon _ we had a very severe frost this winter it began at Christmas & continued for 6 weeks, but since we have had very fine weather _ we have not began properly to work yet, as the new houses which I wrote you about are not finished, but I expect to begin to them every day, if once we were started, they would employ 6 or 8 hands untill [until?] after May. I promised to give you some acct [account?] of last years Work, the accts [accounts?] which are paid & to pay amt [amount?] to better than 800 pounds, our prices are very small, therefore the profit was not so great, I want nearly 300 of good debts which I cannot get untill [until?] they come round (these I mean are in the books when all put together) which will be as usual, all summer when more work is doing, I think we dont owe 100 at present, however if we get so good a share of work this season, I will not have any reason to Complain. Wm [William?] Stormont has been in Gaol this 3 weeks back, for rent of the building ground back of the College, held off Old Major, his place is shut, I hear he intends stopping in the usual time, what his family will do God knows, for I believe he is in a great deal of debt through the Town, & they are afraid of some person taking the advantage, which is the reason of the Place being shut. David Stormont was not expected to live but is a little better Aunt Betty is very midling [middling?]. Uncle Hu [Hugh?], as usual was complaining he lay 3 weeks, but is able to come to Town. Uncle Robin is always able to go about but very delicate. Jams [James?] Stormont & Aunt lay nearly all winter, but they are not willing to go yet, he was in town this week, looking for a legacy said to be left by a very distant relation (I wish it may be true) Father is always in the Old way, we expect John home 1st April. I think it strange there is no word from Jams [James?] as we would like to know how he is doing _ all the rest of Our relations & Friends are very well I suppose you have heard of [Mrs?] J. Butts death, likewise the murder of young Richd [Richard?] McNair, & no trace as yet of finding it out. the Country is in a very alarming state with robbers, scarcely a night passes, but an [hear?] of some person being robbed, they made an attemp [attempt?] to rob Old Mr Moreland at Cromack, but luckily they were heard. Doctor Drennan is dead some time ago the failures are begining [beginning?] again, [J?] Grogan of Dublin & his Brother of Ballymacarrett [Ballymacarret?], Gramsie for the 4th time & Burns the Taylor [Tailor?] Mrs Ballentine & Miss Cairns are very much displeased with you, they say you promisd [promised?] to write to them, they say, they thought you would never have been so neglectfull [neglectful?] of them _ we have a report of John Kennedy returning, he is expected by the first vessel. Andrew Alexander is home about 3 weeks, he is not so very [b--kish?] as formerly, he seldom comes into town. |
