| Title: | Hamilton Young, New York, To "Dear Matty", Ireland. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3496 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Young, Hamilton/92 |
| Year | 1789 |
| Sender | Young, Hamilton |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | goods trader |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Young, Martha |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | D.729/22: Presented by Miss Duffin, Mount Pleasant, Stranmillis, Belfast. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9606043 |
| Date | 04/11/1789 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:06:96. |
| Word Count | 210 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Dear Matty New York 4 Nov 1789 The foregoing is what I wrote you the 7 Oct & the 16th I recd [received?] yours of the 23 Aug the July Pacqt [Packet?] was late of Sailing this one goes direct to [John?] with a [yarn?] and Soon hear from me by other opportunity I thank God I am pritty [pretty?] well in health Mr Baillie is not arrived yet, Taylors daughter has left the decent people she lived with & from the acct [account?] they give of her I fear she is not doing as she ought the last time I saw her was in the Street & all the persuasion I coud [could?] make [use?] [of?] she woud [would?] not agree to goe [go?] home, I suppose Volunteering begins [subside?] the [they?] seem to have trouble enough in France & [once?] again it will not be easily settled. I have got some Brandy & preserved Peaches to send you & shall have some other things ready to send by first Vessel to Belfast shall look for some Good aples [apples?] this week as they will be worth sending even if plenty with you being reasonable here I shall please God write you by next pacqt [packet?] & sooner if an oppy [opportunity?] offers direct |
