Letter to Robt. Hamilton from Thos. Gourlay, 19 January 1818

Abstract

Letter to Robt. Hamilton, Queenston, Upper Canada, from Thos. Gourlay, New York. It is stated that he has written several letters to Queenston but has not received a reply. He asked Robt. Corbet to forward to the New York Post Office any letters that arrived for him after he left Canada, and to notify him of his brothers motions, but he has not done so. He asks that Hamilton inform him on the subject. He has heard the [preacher?] of Niagara has been thrown into goal and that Robert followed. He does not know the cause of their being apprehended or what will become of them. It is likely he will take a passage to one of the Islands and there wait for a vessel going to South America. He presently boards at 15 Front St., but asks that any mail be directed to the Post Office should he move. Cooper [name missing] boards in the same house and is a Canadian, and is acquainted with most of the good folks in that quarter. He asks if Hamilton knows him, January 19, 1818. Postmarked New York Jan 19.