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Thomas Colleton, Barbados, to his nephew John More, Ashley River, South Carolina, 23 March 168[4/5]
Luaigh an doiciméad seo Amharcóir IIIF
Bailiúchán Colleton-More Letter
Title Thomas Colleton, Barbados, to his nephew John More, Ashley River, South Carolina, 23 March 168[4/5]
Description Thomas Colleton (evidently a merchant) writes to his nephew John More that because of business pressures he is working all hours to dispatch goods and hopes to be able to send him rum, molasses and sugar in the future. He relates how a ship of poor Irish from Londonderry was forced from lack of provisions to put them ashore there, where they have been living for six weeks since. The author claims that they were so poor "charity hath helpt them to form ye voyage" and with another man forced the ship's captain to treat them humanely, as he seemed about to renege on his charter to bring them to Port Royale. He asks his nephew if he should have work for some tradesmen among them and notes that if they are not able to settle down (presumably on their own claims) they must hire themselves out until they can. He asks his nephew to be kind to them, so that they will encourage their great many friends in Ireland to also come. [Charleston city was founded on the Ashley river in 1670].
Date 23/03/1685
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Cineál Acmhainne Text
Archival Record Id p155/60/17
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 2pp
Topic Colleton-More Letter
Geographic Barbados,Charleston (city),Charleston (county),South Carolina,United States
Temporal Seventeenth century,Sixteen eighties
Genre Transcript
Note Transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller. Title and description by University of Galway.
Creator / Author Name Thomas Colleton