| Title: | John Capper, Co. Armagh to Joseph Searight, Philadelphia |
|---|---|
| ID | 509 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Capper, John/65 |
| Year | 1848 |
| Sender | Capper, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen trader |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Lurgan, Co. Armagh, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Recipient | Searight, Joseph |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business, friends |
| Source | D 2794/1/2/17: Presented by H H Montgomery, 4 Kensington Gardens, Belfast |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9601140 |
| Date | 09/03/1848 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 11:01:96. |
| Word Count | 513 |
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| Transcript | Lurgan 9th March 1848 Account of linens sold for Mr. Joseph Searight by John Capper Stock 1/8 Prices 1847 14ø 15ø 16ø 17ø 18ø June 9[?] 43 33 45 43 4 Aug24[?] 2 2 6 4 0 45 35 51 47 4 = 182 Pieces Yards 14ø 15ø 16ø 17ø 18ø June 9[?] 2549 1948 9648 2515 219 Aug24[?] 117 118 350 235 - 2666 = 2066 = 2993 = 2750 = 219 Short 54 32 68 60« 2 yds 2612 = 2034 = 2930 = 2689«= 217 Stock 4/4 Prices 184% 14ø 15ø 16ø 17ø 18ø 19ø 20ø June 9 3 9 5 13 9 9 9 July 15 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 [---?] [---?] 6 = 2 = 10 = 6 = 6 = 6 = 36 Pieces = 218 Pieces in all Length in Yards 184% 14ø 15ø 16ø 17ø 18ø 19ø 20ø June 9 174 518 284 737 509 508 506 July 15 174 191 170 170 172 169 168 =347 =114 =567 =337 =339 =338 Short 3 1 4 2 4 3 yrds =344 =113 =563 =335 =335 =335 7/8 Sold yds 4/4 Sold yds 14.00 2612 c6 65.6.0 15.00 344 c8 11.9.4 15.00 2034 c7 59.6.6 16.00 113 c9 4.4.9 16.00 2930 c8 99.13.4 17.00 563 c10 23.9.2 17.00 2689« c9 100.19.1 18.00 335 c11 15.9.1 18.00 217 c10 9.0.10 19.00 335 c12 16.15.0 = 332.3.9 20.00 335 c13 18.2.11 7«% 2«% 16.12.2 89.8.3 [dis?]&[comp?] 5% 2«% 3«% 5.9.4 nett = 315.11.7 [dis?]&[comp?]6% 4/4 nett 84.0.11 nett = 84.0.11 ammount nett = 399.12.6 in a/c [account?] 399.8.8 see left side current as [furnished?] difference of 3.10 to yr [your?] Credit in New a/c [account?] The Error of 3/10 in a/c [account?] as Recd [Received?] arose from charging commission on its amount of sales, before deducting Short Measure. (written on side of page) ( N.B. The 17« % Coms [commission] on 4/4 [returned?] amount 16/5 I did not charge, although I had [with?] them the [ordinary?] trouble of a sale ) Lurgan 10th March 1848 Mr. Joseph Searight, Philadelphia Dear Sir By yesterdays Post being the latest for tomorrow [Devinport?] Packet I sent forward a copy of your account [Earnest?] shewing a balance in my favor of 73:12:5 less 3/10 Error Noted on other side of this sheet. I had not the particulars of the sales as given overleaf ready to accompany the other document. I doubt not you will feel disappointed in the result of your linens sales. But a moment of reflection will probably suggest the fact that it was utterly out of my power or that of any one else to prevent the great reduction that has taken place in the value of both [ C M ] and yours - yarns nearly as good as T K Mulhollands 3/6 - and Mulhollands 3/7« P Bdle [per bundle?] though normally 3/9 - I know a buyer who bought 5.5 & 60 c 3/4« have news of sales @ 2/3 P [Per?] Bd [Bundle?] but [cannot?] vouch. In regard to linens I believe I could have secured a lot of 7/8 some time ago @ about 9d under [set?] and in regard to your own [7/8?] after they were delivered the whole bargain was nearly being upset unless I should submit to let them be picked which I firmly resisted and carried my point, though not without anxiety and trouble. As regards the 4/4 I sold them to a party not in the habit of buying, and had it been in any other way I believe I should not have done so well. The short measure, which is worst in the 7/8 I saw tried on service Webs before my eyes - Webs taken at random measuring 1 3/4 yds short - I think in general the longest lengths [crept?] in most. But I fear you measured them too exact at first. The former parcels of your cloth escaped, because not measured in taking them from me - But the party who [got?] [going?] before had charges against them for short measure, but I suppose were unable to trace the matter back to me having likely mixed them with other goods of a similar kind. But in the present case they measured them and took six pieces of each set for the average, and let me see some of them measured before taking them to account. I mentioned Mr. [Macouns?] affair with - M - e in my letter of yesterday - you must not as you value peace here, hint at the matter, but knowing how the case stands you can act fairly and accordingly. The want of this Balc [balance?] due me I must feel after a year of unprecedented loss to me, and some money of which I had the use I must nay - do for me, I beg you what you can, and soon Truly Yrs [Yours?] J Capper (written on side of page) The party who got the 4/4 put in at the bargain making that I should add 14.00 at the same rate if required, and has since been asking me for them This my own affair however. |
