Nathaniel Holmes, Pittsburgh, to John Greeves, Ireland
Pittsburgh 21 November 1815
Mr John Greeves
In your Letter 25 of 7 month July Came to hand
the first Instant inclosed [enclosed?] was a Coppy [Copy?]
of Wm [William?] Heaziltons will Late of Pittsburgh and as
you wish to have a Statement of his afairs [affairs?] I Send it to you
there will in all Probabilty be nearly the hundred Dollars of
Dets [Debts?] Got yet the largest that is owing by any one is
his sister Ann Hunter is about one hundred and Sixty Dollars
which she in Part Denies there is a bond for one Hundred dollars
and a book account for about Sixty Dollars the Dit [debt?] was
Contracted when She was a widow and Did not Let her Husband know
before the were Maried [Married?] it will [Make?] it the more
Difficult to Collect we never took slips to collect it as
it was Presumed that she was one of the ares [heirs?] to hir
[her?] Brothers Effects I know it Never will be Paid untill
[until?] the are Compelled by a Court of Law which Makes rather
unpleasant for Me to under take [undertake?] as she Denis [denies?]
to hir [her?] husband that she was owing him any thing [anything?]
hir [her?] Husband has went so far as to say that the bond is a
forgery I wish [to?] know from you if I will go on by regular Corse
[Course?] of Law, when all Collected I will Send you a Statement
of the whole under the seale [seal?] the Registers office
the Greatest Part of the dets [Debts?] is Paid I suppose about
hundred Dollars will pay the whole that is to pay the [Sworn?]
Day after Did I had to advance Mony [Money?] to Pay a note in
[past?] that [-----?] for him for five Hundred Dollars the goods
in the Store was sold at Auction at a Credit of Six Months it was
a plan that we took to make the Most of them and it had the Desired
affect it was a Time when Goods was scarce in this Country Wm Wilson
has received the Greater Part of what is Coming to him of his Wifes
annuity from hir [her?] Brother I am determined to act to your
Directions Never the less I think that My Respected friend Edward
Heazilton ought to be Taken into Consideration he has not been
fortunate for some time past but [-----?] him as you May I am
Determined you shall have satistfaction acount
of the whole of the property that Came into My hands at the
Decease of Wm Heazilton of Pittsburgh I wish to here [hear?]
from you on the rest of this and your orders shall be attended
to with Punctuality and Dispatch Respectfuly yours [--?]
the following is a statement of the Property Nathl [Nathaniel?]
of William Heazilton that Come in to my Hands Holmes
Dollars Cents
Goods and Chattles sold at auction 3547 83
Cash in Hand the time of decrease 156 53
Goods [sold?] by the Boy at the
Time of Decrease Got 15 [Miles?] 100 55
from tow and cash with the above goods 86 50
Det [Debts?] received since the time 215 09
Decd [Deceased?]
Dols [Dollars?] 4106 50
Dets [Debts?] Paid as attested 2149 43
Bills will shoi [Show?]
the young man that sold the Goods and Mony [Money?] was [Convaled?]
for the Goods but afterwards wish the Governers pardon he Governed
to the Lawers [Lawyer?] that Pled [Plead?] his Cause his rite
[right?] of the mony [money?] as the thought there could be no
proof of it but I [sold?] it as [yett?] after been [being?]
Pardoned he Brought Suit against us and obtained a Judgement
for the ammount of the Mony [Money?] but we have appealed
[with?] the Cort [Court?] from the Judgement whether we will
have to Pay it or not I Cannot say but We Got it
in a Pocket Book in his Mothers 15 Miles from Town and the Pocket
Book was with a number of [titles?] to the amount the Statement
for the other side.
Nathl [Nathaniel?] Holmes
[Addressed to]
Mr John Greaves
[Bernagh?] Dungannon County Tyrone
Ireland
