| Title: | Extract of a Letter From Newry Concerning Returning Irishmen. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3893 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | 1781-90/8 |
| Year | 1783 |
| Sender | unknown |
| Sender Gender | unknown |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Newry, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | unknown |
| Relationship | unknown |
| Source | The Belfast Mercury or Freeman's Chronicle 21st November 1783. |
| Archive | The Linenhall Library, Belfast. |
| Doc. No. | 9407174 |
| Date | 18/11/1783 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 02:06:1994. |
| Word Count | 99 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Extract from a letter from Newry, Nov 18 "On Saturday last arrived in our bay, from Philadelphia, the brig Congress, which left this port in the beginning of May last, mostly laden [laiden?] with passengers and their adventures. - Several who went out in her; and in other vessels about the same time, are come over in her, and bring little particulars - Some of their speculations, but chiefly hard-ware, brought a pleasing profit; hard-ware, its [it's?] said, brought 116 per cent - Linen cloth was not so good an article, some of it sold at first cost, and at best produced but a very moderate profit." |
