Series 17 - Abbie Richis letters

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P/P155/70/17

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Abbie Richis letters

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  • 1857-1858 (Creation)

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Reproductions of the Abbie Richis letters were provided to Kerby A. Miller by the National Library of Ireland on 7 October 1974. The original manuscripts are held in the National Library of Ireland [call number MS 11428].

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Reproductions of ten letters sent during 1857 and 1858 by Abbie Richis to her siblings in Ireland. The letters document Richis' emigration voyage from Dublin to Australia via Birkenhead, and her initial experiences of life in Victoria.

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