| Title: | Doyle, James to Carey, Mathew, 1789 |
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| ID | 6647 |
| Collection | Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan. Letters and memoirs from colonial and revolutionary America (1675-1815) [K.A. Miller et al.] |
| File | caanan/55 |
| Year | 1789 |
| Sender | Doyle, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | printer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | Philadelphia, USA |
| Recipient | Carey, Mathew |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | not acquainted |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 643 |
| Genre | application for assistance |
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| Transcript | James Doyle, New York City, to Mathew Carey, Philadelphia, 17 October 1789 New York, Octr 18th 1789 Dr Sir, I am inclined to think you may be surprised to receive the letter I wrote you the other day, but Sir, I shall beg leave to inform you of the reason of my taking the liberty of troubling you, and I am induced to hope your goodness will excuse me, I am at present employed in the Office of Messrs Childs and Swaine, to work their News Paper at Press, for which I receive a Salary of 5 Dollars Week, In the same office is a man or rather aboy of the name of Patten, who was apprentice to M r Pritchard, but ran away from him, and as I am informed, stole a Quantity of Paper from him at different times and otherwise behaved in every respect as abad apprentice, this fellow Sir, is a strenuous supporter of Mr Oswald with whom I understand you had some difference, the day of the Date of my first letter, a Conversation arose in the office relative to the Volunteer’s Journal, and the Proprietors of it<,> and on my declaring that you was the real owner and Sole Proprietor of it, and giving as a reason for my knowledge of the same, my being employed on said Paper, he made answer and said that you were only aPartner, and also asserted that He was informed that I never worked on said Paper, and also that I never served atime to the Business, and on my saying that you and Mr Rice could prove I did, and could also give me a Satisfactory character as having always behaved myself and lived genteely, he said he would lay two Dollars that neither of you knew me, I have accordingly closed the Bet, and in Presence of the Office wrote the letter you have received and also agreed that your answer should be read before them employed in said Office, I also informed him I would request of you to wait on Mr Pritchard and Mr Hall and get a Portrait of his Character during his Continuance in their Service, which Dr Sir, I would ever be thankful to you if you would be so r kind as to do, and also send it with your kind answer to me as directed, Iam exceedingly sorry to be under the necessity of giveing you this trouble, but such language tho’ it cannot be in any respect hurtful to me, yet it might be made aSubject of derision not very agreeable,—My Character from Mr Louden where I worked before I came to Mr Child’s, is unexceptionable and he was sorry I left him, Character also from Mr Child’s both as to knowledge of business and behaviour, will be My found the same, But Sir, the Prevailing number of our hands are Yankees who are by no means fond of the Irish, I saw in the Promotions in Ireland your friend Fitzgibbon is highly advanced, and by alate Dublin Evening Post, I see Magee and the Sham Squire are at great variance, I hope soon to be in Philadelphia when I shall do myself the Pleasure to wait upon you, I seen Mr Devan afew days since, who informed me Mr Devan and Mr & Mrs Donovan were gone to Ireland, I believe poor Mrs Devan was sorry she ever left it, I request you may remember me to Harry Rice and until I hear from you I remain Dr Sir Your’s &c &c--- James Doyle, P.S. If you have any business to do in this town, I Shall be happy to do it for you, if directed as Per first letter, Mr Gay informed me you were in Town lately and I was very sorry I did not see Adieu, |
