| Title: | R. Campbell, U.S.A. to W. J. C. Allen, Belfast. |
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| ID | 493 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Campbell, Robert/25 |
| Year | 1854 |
| Sender | Campbell, Robert |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Campbell Allen, William J. |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends, business |
| Source | D 1558/1/1/118: Papers of William John Campbell Allen Deposited by F. D. Campbell Allen. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9708178 |
| Date | 29/08/1854 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 29:08:97. |
| Word Count | 705 |
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| Transcript | CLARKESVILLE AUG 30 GA [Georgia?] [Despatch postmark?] AMERICAN PAID SP17 1854 LIVERPOOL [Liverpool arrival postmark 17 September 1854?] BELFAST SE 18 1854 E [Belfast arrival postmark 18 September 1854?] Wm. Jno. C. Allen Esq. Fairview Greenisland Belfast Ireland By Mail Steamer from N York [New York?] to L'pool [Liverpool?] Oct 23 1854 Wm. Jno C. Allen Esq. Fairview Belfast Ireland Clarkesville 29 August 1854 My dear Sir I have received here your favour of the 27th ulto [ultimo?] After hearing of the health of your family & yourself it is pleasant to us to think that the shrubbery & plants sent out by Miss Margaret are so promising. I trust they will do no discredit to [Fairoran?] On the 22d ulto [ultimo?] I wrote you with a request to suspend the arrangement for sending out Miss McVea by the Atlantic in this month. From your promptness to engage her passage as indicated in your letter of the 27th I think it probable that was done, before you received my letter of the 22d: and as at this season of the year, Passengers are going in greater numbers Eastward than Westward, I calculate as having to lose the passage merely as a matter of course. As the only object I had in view in bringing miss McVea to this country was to enable her to fulfil an engagement which I supposed m.? [might?] contribute greatly to her happiness - and as she has broken up that engagement, at least for the present; I have concluded to let things as regards her, resume their former position. In the first instance I thought of inviting and arranging for her coming out to Charleston and inviting Mr Adams to meet her next winter at my house - but afterwards concluded that it would be best for her to come out in the Atlantic and I would be in N. York [New York?] to meet her - where Mr Adams was also to be and there let her go directly on to Canada at a more suitable season than if she went from Augusta in the winter season. I was willing to make the sacrifice of going on there (no small one for me at this time, both as to trouble and risk), having in view the likelihood of her happiness being settled, perhaps for life. I see that it will not do for me to be too officious in making arrangements for others. From the terms in which Miss Grace has written to me, and those which she says she has addressed to Mr Adams, I cannot think of doing anything further in the business. As she may have gone to expense in preparing for her voyage to N. York [New York?] it will be proper for me to pay them, and you will add to my obligations to you by doing so - you will have already , no doubt, settled for the forfeited passage. By your sending me your account on first October, I will place you in funds in the course of the winter for what you may be in advance. W. Bones unites with me in desiring that the "Belfast Daily Mercury" may be stopped at the expiration of the year of subscription, which must be near at hand. I need scarcely mention that the Aug. [Augusta?] Ins. [Insurance?] & B. [Banking?] Co. made no declaration of dividend at the regular time in last month. I think it will be very well if it makes it in January next. Please mention this to your uncle. I have no reason to doubt that the other Banks will make their usual Dividends. It is probable that the Exrs [Executors?] of Jno Campbell may next winter desire to distribute the [Billy?] Campbell funds for lapsed legacy. Will you be so kind as to state who the parties are who are entitled to it: and how the Executors can safely proceed. Miss Margaret Black Miss H. B. Longstreet (who is now with me) and Mrs Campbell unite with me in kind regards to Mrs Allen & yourself. R. Campbell. P.S. In a Derry Paper of the 29th of June last, I saw it stated, that O'Neil the convict, before his execution at Belfast, confessed that he had sworn falsely injuriously to the character of miss Grace McVea when she was [bro---?] [stain] the public some years ago. Is this statement true. Was O'Neil a Roman Catholic - who incited to the perjury - It could scarcely be volunteered. The "Mercury" of the 29th June, is the only one that has failed reaching me - |
