Series 29 - Henry Keenan letter

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P/P155/64/29

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Henry Keenan letter

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  • 1849 (Creation)

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PRONI provided the transcript of the letter to Kerby A. Miller. The original letter is held by PRONI [reference letter D3397].

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Transcripts of a letter sent from Henry Keenan in Ballyscullion East, County Antrim to his brother, Daniel Keenan in Baltimore, Maryland in 1849. In his letter, Keenan discusses the challenges of living in Ireland at the time, his desire for his seven sons to learn a trade so they can emigrate and the possibility of selling his land and going too, a new railroad and bridge being built nearby, details of family matters including particulars of a will and probate and a brother who died while working in Scotland, and matters pertaining to getting a headstone for their father's grave.

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