Identity area
Reference code
P/P155/61/8
Title
Clements Burleigh letter
Date(s)
- 1817-[1950] (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
17pp
Context area
Archival history
This letter was originally published in the Belfast News Letter, 25 April 1817. Kerby A. Miller obtained a copy of Richard J. Purcell's transcript from the Dr. Richard J. Purcell Papers held in Catholic University of America Special Collections, Box 35.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Materials pertaining to a letter published in the Belfast News Letter of 25 April 1817 written by Clements Burleigh. In the letter, Burleigh, who had emigrated to the United States 30 years earlier, provides advice and observations to prospective Irish emigrants. The series consists of Dr Richard J. Purcell’s transcript and abstract of the letter, plus a negative reproduction of the original newspaper clipping.