Title: | John Campbell, Augusta, America To Thomas Allen, Belfast |
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ID | 463 |
Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
File | Campbell, John/90 |
Year | 1819 |
Sender | Campbell, John |
Sender Gender | male |
Sender Occupation | merchant |
Sender Religion | unknown |
Origin | Augusta, Georgia, USA |
Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
Recipient | Allen, Thomas |
Recipient Gender | male |
Relationship | brothers-in-law |
Source | T 3597/2: Deposited by Mrs. F.W.C. Clarendon. |
Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
Doc. No. | 9311504 |
Date | 01/07/1819 |
Partial Date | |
Doc. Type | EMG |
Log | Action By Date Document added by C. McK,. 18:11:19 |
Word Count | 754 |
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Note | |
Transcript | Letter from John Campbell, Augusta, to Thomas Allen, Belfast dated 1st July 1819. Deposited by Mrs. F.W.C. Clarendon. Augusta 1st July 1819 Dear Sir Your letter of 27th March was received at an early period last month. It gave me much pleasure to learn the good state of health of my mother and all other friends excepted yourself. I heard by this time you have recovered from the sever [severe?] attack of fever. Much will depend on moderate exercise and good air to return you to your usual strength. On the first of April I wrote you and inclosed [enclosed?] you Mrs. Gilbert's bill on London for 100 pounds British Sterling, and on the 5th April I forwarded you Mrs. Jane Hull's bill on Derry for £16 Irish, none of which I have heard of reaching you. I now inclose [enclose?] you Sarah Morgan's first of exchange dated 21st June at thirty days sight for twenty five pounds Irish on Mrs. Sarah Monteith of Castle Street Newry which will be pleased to pay my good mother in part of the annual sum of fifty pounds I allow her, as a mark of my duty and affection. The second of Exchange goes by another vessel. As soon as I can obtain another small bill for a similar sum it will be forwarded to pay my mother the balance of the sum allowed her. I sincerley [sincerely?] hope she continues to enjoy good health and spirits. I have done all in my power to render her days comfortable and often have I denied myself the comforts of the humble to be able to add to her felicity in her latter days. The situation of things here has been truly distressing since I wrote you last, and an immense number of failures have taken place. Many of whom were considered in affluent circumstances are now reduced to ruins. Under such a pressure you may easily suppose that to raise one hundred dollars distresses me much at such a period. I hope my sister Jane as well as my brothers and families are in the enjoyment of health and comfort. I feel very confident any of them has enjoyed as much contentment of mind as I have done. I ought however to be contented and to be grateful to the almighty for dealing so gently with me as he has done. I am truly sorry Samuel Campbell of the [?] George has sailed for this country. Both he and his family are illy (sic) #PAGE 2 calculated to get forward in this country, and you may rely on this, he and [?] deplores it much or I am much deceived. I gave advice in Ireland which he ought to have taken. If people however will run their course contrary to all prudent calculations, they must abide with their result. I see him an imprudent, well meaning, ill managing man and most sincerely do I wish him prosperity and happiness. He will [?] settle 1,000 to 1,500 miles from here in a region I never visited or expect to visit. The two Brysons get on pretty well and is very close kept to every of improvement to make up for lost time. Harpers manners are more awkward than Williams but nevertheless more pleasing to me. As William has a confident air, disgusting in a boy - he will improve no doubt. Harper lives with myself and is very industrious and correct in his conduct. William is equally so far as I know. They are both dreadfully deficient in understanding, education and hardly a man of this world either from theory or practise. John Clarke has sent John Campbell about 60 miles up the country for the summer school. He comes back to the Academy here 1st November. All our friends are well here. Thos. [Thomas?] A. Adams and Henry O[?]Soan has left me and in anger. Mention them to no one but have nothing to do with any of their friends. McClery's son has returned to Belfast. I hope William John continues to improve in learning, mild obedient conduct and gentlemanly deportment. Urge all our young friends to obtain a good education. This with good conduct and sensible genteel manners is valuable to them in future. Give my love to my mother, sisters and brother and their families, cousin Henry and Uncle James and believe me to be yours truly John Campbell I hope to leave in fifteen days for Philadelphia. Direct your letters there as before advised until the middle of August and after that to this place. A few days ago I got Samuel Fulton to live with me. |