| Title: | John Carse, Pennsylvania, to "Brother Robert." |
|---|---|
| ID | 570 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Carse, John/19 |
| Year | 1857 |
| Sender | Carse, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Erie, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Carse, Robert |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | Donated by Mrs. I.J. Beattie, 120 Carsonstown Rd., Lisowen, Saintfield, Ballynahinch, Co. Down, BT24 7JN |
| Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park. |
| Doc. No. | 9903072 |
| Date | 15/06/1857 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 09:03:99. |
| Word Count | 886 |
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| Transcript | Erie. P.a. [Pennsylvania?] June 15th 1857 Brother Robert in Haste I take my Pen to write you a few lines about your intintention [intention?] of leaving Belfast for Austrillia [Australia?] Banish such a thought out of your Head for the Present if Possible far of [off?] Hills looks Green Queen Victorias Convict Settlements may be agood [a good?] Place But I cannot think it I would advise you about coming to this country some years ago but knowing of Ireland being so much improved and the Buisiness [Business?] you commenced being so prosperous I [declined?] advising as I am aware there is and will be money to be allways [always?] made in that Beautyful [beautiful?] Town of Belfast I know by your letter that George is not doing his duty but he must and will I will write to him immeadeatly [immediately?] if that do not do I will go over this fall if Health Permits and talk with him It is as much for his Benifit [benefit?] as yours for you to stop with him I want him to take you in as Partener [partner?] in the Buisiness [business?] you know all about it now and know there is money to be made you talk of Thos [Thomas?] going over you would answer him better than Tom he is not acquant [acquainted?] with the Buisinefs [business?] would take some time to learn do not get discouraged things may look Dark in your favour at Present you have served 4&« years faithfully and Honestly and you must have your due reward look at the Prospects George had when he served his five years to Wardlow things looked Gloomy he would then been Glad to Bound himself to Sea if he had been younger he Put several years of rather discouraging times See the Change that has taking [taken?] Place for the Better your Chances May be Equally as Good if not Better George will surely Back you as much as the Wardlows done him another thing you must have more help dont be affraid [afraid?] hire Plenty as for keeping the [Books?] up to the [Handle?] I think you ought not to greave [grieve?] at that I dont know how you are in figures but for writing you are excellent I wish you [seen?] some of the Business writer we have here as soon as the Business increases [as?] I will hire a Book keeper [or?] some young man in place of Lowry I would not be Bothered with him I would not care whos [whose?] son he is do not get disheartened look at the scholar you are [by?] me and I have always been in places where scholarship was needed I have got through some Pretty tight Places with Poor Education there will soon be enough for you till do out side Making Sails [Sales?] and other things without Keeping Books George will have enough till do attending to Money Matters and Purchasing Stock I had a letter from Tom yesterday he is will [well?] he will not go home if his health keeps good he is so engaged that he cannot get away right and another thing he is now established in a Buisiness [business?] that will pay him well in sometime I do not know of any young man at Present has a Better chance than Thos [Thomas?] he is known from East to West to be the Best Buisiness [business?] Clerk on any R Road [railroad?] in a few years he could command any salary he would wish the Superintendent he is with only commenced some few years ago he has now eight thousand five Hundred Dollars Per year and can get more I would not like to advise Thomas to leave at Present if his health only Stands the test if not I would insist on him going home he could get good Situations there on R Roads [rail roads?] he knows more about the like at Present nor many big officiers [officers?] you have there do not go away if Possible Thomas and I has been [very?] uneasy about you since your letter arrived I may go over in fall to see you I expect a letter from you soon I would rather have your chance Poor as it looks at Present as be bothered with a large farm and Labourers so scarce I was sure happy to hear that Mother and all our Brothers was well and was likely to do well what is John McCann about what is [Tom?] [Craskerey?] doing how is Wardlow getting along. I see in the American Papers that the Sir Collin Campbell is lost I had a letter from uncle Jimmy McCann all well Mary is Married and gone West the rest all doing well I seen a letter from Johnny [Boal?] the [they?] are all well talk about selling out and moving to Kansas William Jamison and family is well I am well at Present I hope you Mother and Brother are all well I hope this will not be the last chance I will have of writing you in Belfast Keep this Private I will write to George immeadeatly [immediately?] and tell him my mind would it do any good if [D?] Cleland would talk with him let me know Your Brother as ever John Carse |
