| Title: | J. Capper, Lurgan, to J. Searight, Philadelphia |
|---|---|
| ID | 512 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Capper, John/70 |
| 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 2794/1/2/21: Presented by H. H. Montgomery, 4 Kensington Gardens, Belfast 5 |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9511130 |
| Date | 26/04/1848 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 29:11:95. |
| Word Count | 299 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Lurgan 26th April 1848 My Dear Joseph, I wrote you with statement of your account on the 9th of March showing a Balance in my favour of œ73-12-5 (less overcharge 3/10) but had not the note of sales ready which I now enclose and which was made out at that time, waiting for an oppertunity [opportunity?] with some other letter - I now write to Mrs Orbison which you will have the goodness to Post for me on receipt. It was cause of regret to me that your linens did not do better but I have one satisfaction as you may have also that I got them off the time I did. I saw elegant and well made [%?] [marked?] lately 1300 4¬ and so on to 18 [?] I do not know [whether?] 1900 were included / being 8 3/4 [union?] set. I have been selling yours c3/6 6% [?] which John Irwin is using for warps - I know of a lot being lately sold @ 3/3 discount somewhere from 5% to 7«%. If however you have had loss you may depend upon it, so have others - Business men have suffered in England and Ireland within the last 12 mo [months?] beyond/ in some respects/ all known [mandates?]. I am thank God still with head above water and hoping for better and labouring for better terms. I beg of you my dear Josp [Joseph?] to help me by a remittance soon. soon. You know the [-arnely?] / in all 12/ that I have, and any go back now might [ruin?] me for after life & I lost more the last year than I was able for - But [be?] that the Lord has helped me - Let me hear from you soon - Hannah joins in love to you with Your Old Friend John Capper |
