Identity area
Reference code
P/P155/61/6
Title
Browne letters
Date(s)
- 1930-1931 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
7pp
Context area
Archival history
Kevin Whelan of the National Library of Ireland provided Kerby A. Miller with copies of the letters in 1985 from which Miller created the transcripts. In 1985, the original manuscripts were in the possession of Michael Browne, Bigbarn, Co. Wexford.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Transcripts of two letters written 1930 and 1931 to Teresa (Browne?) in Bigbarn, County Wexford regarding her uncle John Browne (Brown), suffering from a terminal illness in New York. The 1930 letter is written by John; the 1931 letter written by his daughter following his death.