| Title: | [William Brown?] Belfast to [James Brown?] Philadelphia |
|---|---|
| ID | 367 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Brown, William/179 |
| 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/22: Deposited by C. MacLaughlin Esq. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9510052 |
| Date | 29/09/1820 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 12:10:95. |
| Word Count | 604 |
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| Transcript | Belfast Ireland Sept [September?] 29th 1820 Dr [Dear?] James I beg leave to inform you of a letter that came from Demerara from a young man a Ship Carpenter of the name of Samuel Elliot a good Comerade [comrade?] and a friend of my dear brother Johns the letter came to Samuel Pierce he says Dr [Dear?] Sir i beg leave to inform you of our arrival in Limarara on the 3th instant after a very Pleasant passage of 36 Days But i am Sorry i must inform you that my poor dear John Brown is no more he took sick on the 11th of July and died of feavour [fever?] on 15th and he said he had the satisfaction to be with him when he Expired when he took sick the Captain took him down to the Cabbin [Cabin?] and it was there he expired. He says there was nothing un done [not done?] that could be done for him during his sickness he says we do not expect to sail before the latter end Augt. [August?] for suggar [sugar?] is verry [very?] hard to be got at preasant [present?] he was berried [buried?] by some of the most Respectable Merchants and young men from Belfast this young man says he had the most Respectable funeral that he ever saw, John was so well Acquainted with the people who lived in Demerara that every person who new [knew?] him could scarcely keep from shedding tears for him the youngest apprentice and a Cabin passenger died this time this new captain and Mait [mate?] and this young man the Carpenter took their beds some few days after John died. The voyage before this Captain Templeton and one of the youngest apprentices died in the same place. But this new Captain, Mait [mate?] and Carpenter have recovered this is the 3th apprentice that vessal [vessel?] has lost this letter was dated the 20th July we Received this on the 16th of September or the 17th we are now gone into black for him the vessel is expected to be here in the course of a fortnight and as soon as she comes i will write you all the particulars about it while i write this letter it makes me drop tears poor John we will Neavour [never?] see him more from 6 o'clock to 8 the men landing cotton all morning and at 8 o'clock being breackfast [Breakfast?] time he was ast [asked?] to take breackfast [breakfast?] he said he would not he began to complain with his head and the carpenter told the captain about it and he sent for the doctor imediately [immediately?] and he gave him an Emetick [emetic?] to see if it would do him any good and he got something easier after it towards the middle of the day he began to get worse the doctor gave him some medicine But hadn't the proper efect [effect?] and everything that he took he through [threw?] it off & he took a kind of a coff [cough?] it turned to the black vomit on him and ever after that the Doctor lost all hopes of him he died at five o'clock in the evening and was berried [buried?] at 7. My father brothers and sisters are all well thank god only this trouble that came across us Father is greatly down in spirits about him Consisting trade it is very good with us we have several good jobs on hand we have got the commercial Buildings which is equal to the largest in Belfast which is allowed to be the handsomest Building in the kingdom a great deal |
