Identity area
Reference code
P/P155/59/2
Title
Curtis-Lynch-Dunne letters
Date(s)
- 1846-1879 (Creation)
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Series
Extent and medium
110pp
Context area
Archival history
Reproductions of the Curtis-Lynch-Dunne letters were povided by the Balch Institute Research Library, Philadelphia, to Kerby A. Miller on 28 September 1983. The Balch Institute was later merged into the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Transcripts and reproduction of 23 letters written by members of the Curtis, Lynch, and Dunne families between 1846 and 1879. The letters were mainly sent to emigrant John Curtis in Philadelphia and his daughter Maggie. Letter authors include: John's sister, Hannah Lynch of Mountmellick, Queen's (Laois) County; John's uncle William Dunne of Belfast and his cousin William Dunne Jnr; Hannah's husband William Lynch; and Maggie's cousin Sophia Cerveau in Savannah, Georgia.