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George Brown, Belfast, to his brother, James Brown [David's son], 73 Chesnut St., Philadelphia, 10 May 1819
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Collection Brown Brothers Letters
Title George Brown, Belfast, to his brother, James Brown [David's son], 73 Chesnut St., Philadelphia, 10 May 1819
Description It appears that George was also employed by Batt & Thorley. Batt was sending James Brown Cork whiskey and other Irish goods to sell in America. Business in Belfast was bad, especially in the provisions trade. Offers to send James some linens. [Kerby Miller identifies the recipient of this letter as 'James Brown #2' in a note that reads "last in Belfast; son of David; nephew of Samuel & Thomas; and cousin of the James Brown who has been in Philadelphia since 1810". Detailed account of the vagaries of exporting goods from Ireland and Britain to America ].
Date 10/05/1819
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/76/9
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 3pp
Topic Brown Brothers Letters
Geographic Belfast,Antrim (county),Ireland,Philadelphia (city),Philadelphia (county),Pennsylvania,United States
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen tens
Genre Transcript
Note Transcript text by PRONI. Title and description by Professor Kerby Miller.
Creator / Author Name George Brown