| Title: | A. Campbell, U.S.A. to W. J. Campbell Allen, Belfast. |
|---|---|
| ID | 448 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Campbell, A/2 |
| Year | 1847 |
| Sender | Campbell, A. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | businessman |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Campbell Allen, William J. |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | D 1558/1/1/18: Papers of William John Campbell Allen, Deposited by the late F. D. Campbell Allen. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9708169 |
| Date | 06/02/1847 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 29:08:97. |
| Word Count | 538 |
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| Transcript | via New York & Liverpool Paid No.175 Augusta Feb 6 Ga [Georgia?] [despatch datestamp?] William Jn. C. Allen 8 Wellington Place Belfast Ireland BELFAST MR18 1847 [arrival?] [datestamp?] AMERICA LIVERPOOL MR16 1847 [arrival?][datestamp?] near Augusta 6 Feby 1847 Wm. Jno. C. Allen Esq., 8 Wellington Place Belfast Ireland My Dear Sir I recd [received?] on the 31st ult [ultimo?] your favour of the 30th December last p [per?] Hibernia covering Mrs Carroll's receipt for œ21.2.6- requesting one hundred and fifty dollars to be forwarded to Mrs M. A. Blair on account of your Uncle James Campbell - and desiring my assistance in the execution of an order for Indian Corn & [Heming?] which your cousins Wm & Jno Campbell had sent to Ms [Messrs.?] D. Corbitt of Savannah. I thank you for your kindness in relation to the funds for my relatives - on the 1 st Inst. I forwarded to Mrs Mary Ann Blair a Bank Draft on Columbus for $150 which I have charged to James Campbell, and which must bear interest until May next, as I had remitted all the funds of his in my hands in the last Bill of Exchange sent to you for œ325.13.0 = $1516.25 Omn the same day the 1st Inst. I recd [received?] information from Ms [Messrs.?] D. Corbitt that the price of Indian Corn was so high that the order mentioned above could not be executed: Had it been otherwise I would on your request have taken great pleasure in making such arrangements as would have given the necessary credit to M [Messrs.?] Corbitt's Bills. Altho. this order fails of execution, I have no doubt, but that the accounts by Hibernia will cause very large quantities of Corn & other Provisions to be exported from this Country to Ireland; and by all the accounts I see that they are greatly needed. Mrs Campbell desires me while writing to you to say that she has received Mrs Allen's letter respecting the prevailing distress and that she has taken the liberty of placing it in my hands, with the hope of producing among the Gentlemen a more efficient impression than she had hoped to make upon the Ladies - I trust myself that something will be done by both & am pleased to see that both have entrusted themselves in the subject in Belfast. I send this letter to New York with the hope of its being on time for a new steam Packet said to be expected there by the last accounts and will write you again by the Boston steam Packet of the first proxo [proximo?]. By the Hibernia I has a letter from Miss Black mentioning that the arrangement which I had supposed probable, would not be suitable for her Father. I would prefer therefore, that the $200 included for her in the Bill of Exchange for œ325.13.0 (if still in your hands) should, except œ5 for Miss Black be handed over to Mrs McVea to assist her family in these hard times. There has lately been, and there still is a good deal of Augusta Banking & Rail Road Stocks in the Market. That of the Bank of Augusta sells for 89 -90 $ p [per?] share, but would not be so high if the Bank itself was not a buyer - Insurance 80-85 $ - Geo [Georgia?] Rail Road 77-80$ - The business of the city is said to be better this winter than it has been for the last four or five. Believe me most truly yours [A?] Campbell |
