| Title: | [?], Erie to "Brother Robert" |
|---|---|
| ID | 3987 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | 1861-70/28 |
| Year | 1861 |
| Sender | unknown |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | oil trader |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Erie, Penn., USA |
| Destination | N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Robert |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | Donated by Mrs. I.J. Beattie, 120 Carsonstown Rd., Lisowen, Saintfield, Ballynahinch, Co. Down, BT24 7JN, N.Ireland |
| Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9903181 |
| Date | 24/11/1861 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:03:99. |
| Word Count | 773 |
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| Transcript | Erie Nov 24th 1861 Brother Robert Your Papers comes to Hand regular also from Sam. I send you Both Papers often But our Post office department is in Such a State now on account of the War that it is uncearten [uncertain?] whether you receive them all or not the [they?] Have Power to open any letter [-ue?] or Paper and if Person Speaks there [their?] mind freely the [they?] are Considered Guilty of Treason will be Put in Prison or Presented with a Coat of Tar & Feathers I sent you a few lines some time ago which I was very uneasy about you Have not said in any of your Papers that you received it Such a letter if you Have any Put it in the fire I Have often Said if the Republican Party would get in Power that our Glourious [Glorious?] Union was Gone and it looks very like it at the Present time Still the North has Gained on the Southern Coast our fleet done well at Port Royal New orleans will be the next a Great number of our Erie Boys was in that fleet and fought well one young man the Name of Jackson was killed another got this [his?] Nose cut of [off?] by a Rico [ricochet?] of a Shell and Several others Wounded two of the Commanders is from Here one of there [their?] Steamers was badly Riddled with Shot and Shell there was four Revenue Vesells [Vessels?] left Here last week for New York to take on there Guns and Amunition [Ammunition?] then [leave?] for the Southern Coast. Wm [William?] Ray Sarah Millers Son is gone on one of them I stoped [stopped?] aboard with him untill [until?] the [they?] were ready to Start I could give you no Idea of Such Excitement as Here nothing but drums Beating and Recruiting every day as soon as one Regiment is full the [they?] are sent of [off?] and another made up the [they?] Have a Comp[Company?] out Side of the City limits there is Seven Hundred in at Present the [they?] ar [are?] a Cold looking set of young men Snowing and freezing and but little to cover them some of them has a blanket and many none I tore up a Whole Steamboats Carpet Last week and divide amongst them I Sent you a Paper last week with a Small rule of our Pennsylvania oil I Hope you will get it Safe without being detected there is thousands of Barrells [Barrels?] Coming in Here by Rail Road every day Rectifieing [Rectifying?] Houses is going up in all Parts of the town it is the Best and Cheapest Light in the World there is Several Wealthy Men Here is sending agents out with it all over the World there is Some from Here gone to Germany if it would Sell well in Ireland I can get Plenty of it to take over there is Partys [Parties?] Here told me to write you and George and find out How it would do there it can either be sent over by the Bll [Barrel?] Rectified or in its Crude State and be got Cheap if it Can be introduced there we could make Plenty of money out of the Buiseness[Business?] as I could Send you thousand of Dollars worth of it on time as you Have a Yard and is well Posted in Buisinefs [Business?] you could make it Pay well and not interfere with other Buisenefs [Business?] there is men Here entended[intended?] me to Start over this fall and take about one Hundred Blls [Barrels?] with me but I thought the Better way would be to write you and George and find out How it would sell I will send by Express to you this week two or three Gallons with Some Lamps that is Made on Purpose to Burn it you will Have to Pay the Charges there as the [they?] will not take Pay Here farther than New York the lamps could be Made Cheaper in Belfast than Here but would want Some for a Patteren [Pattern?] let me know what Sperm oil Sells at there by the Gallon als [also?] Coal oil and every other kind that is used for Burning what do you Pay for Gass [Gas?] by the foot by attending to this immeadeatly [immediately?] you will very much oblige me and many Good Substantiall [Substantial?] friends I Have Here and it may also Pay yourselves well for your Trouble there is Plenty Here Making an Independent fourtune [fortune?] out of the oil I Have a well sunk 140 feet but not deep enough |
