| Title: | Arthur Dobbs [London?] to Richard Dobbs, Carrickfergus |
|---|---|
| ID | 836 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Dobbs, Arthur/5(2) |
| Year | 1754 |
| Sender | Dobbs, Arthur |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | London, England |
| Destination | Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Dobbs, Richard |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | father-son |
| Source | D 162/69: Presented by Major A. F. Dobbs, Castle Dobbs, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9705322 |
| Date | 31/01/1754 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 23:05:97. |
| Word Count | 629 |
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| Transcript | A.D.[Arthur Dobbs?] to Conway Richard Dobbs Esq. at Castle Dobbs nr [near?] Carrickfergus Ireland. London Jany 31st 1754 Dr [Dear?] Conway I had yrs [yours?] of the 19th by last Packet and hope you are as well as you say nothing to the contrary - I wrote to you about the Malone Lock which I append of & which I referr [refer?] you - I have not seen Mr. Edmondstone since and believe he has not heard from Simon Issac. I shall tell him we have broke off with Magee (?) t[to?] take his money I had no letter from the [exrs?] in Jamaica and don't expect any as I wrote last year I should be in America by this time nor have I seen Ewan since to know if he has sold the sugars and the amount of the sale, I sent to know if there was a ship going t [to?] Belfast and find Moor sails in 2 or 3 days so have wrote to Gordon by the penny post and sent him the catalogue of seeds to make them up directly and send them to Sam: Smith to be shipd [shipped?] for Belfast, and if this Frost we have and easterly winds continue you may have them soon I shall try to get you some melon seeds which I shall send by post - you have never told me whether you have got the House slated and whether you will want any strong Bricks t [to?] rebuild the vault, for I can get George Campbell to send some over from his in the ship he will send to Carrickfergus for passengers and any I may send over - I'm afraid that Archd [Archibald?] McDowell is dead as the captain who touched at New York had such an account there from one who came there from New Bern: my affairs are not yet come on at the Board of Trade. I expected it on this week but something relative to Nova Scotia intervened upon governr [governor?] Hobsons coming over which has postpond [postponed?] it, but this day I expect that it will be first for next Tuesday and once it is begun they will proceed on it till it is over the first thing will be my appointment once that is fixed the rest will soon be dispatched - so that you may let [Deek?] Arthur know I shall send him and his family if he takes [them?] in Campbell's ship I hear the ship which left this [week?] with my French Families is arrived at New Bern - people of some Fortunes from hence seem desirous to go out to North Carolina and I have had a gentleman with me who will undertake to send over annually for 10 years 1000 Palatines and Germans one third of which will pay their passage and carry over cash and effects with them and the others will hire themselves out to those who will pay their passage, or he will engage to carry them at 20 shillings a / head paid by the colony so that we shall soon settle all our Lands and Increase our Towns, there are now at New Bern 200 Inhabited Houses; and all out Towns are Increasing and new ones laying out our [-ove-rrn?] have got instructions to repell [repel?] force with force so we shall soon erect Forts and plant beyond the mountains [--?] an extream [extremely?] fine country finely watered with the best Land in the world - As to our Irish affairs I wish they may end well, but if party runs high and they don't cool things things must turn out ill there, and many will take sanctuary in my colony, whare I shall prepare settlements for my Friends, give my love and compliments as due I am Dr [Dear?] Conway Yr [Your?] affectionate Father Arthur Dobbs |
