Series 5 - Irish emigrants' letters from San Francisco, 1851-1854

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P/P155/68/5

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Irish emigrants' letters from San Francisco, 1851-1854

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  • 1851-1854 (Creation)

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The transcripts were created by Arnold Schrier from the original letters published in the Nation (24 May and 14 June 1851) and Leinster Express (15 April 1854) newspapers, and given to Kerby A. Miller.

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Dr Arnold Schrier's transcripts of three letters published in the Nation (24 May and 14 June 1851) and Leinster Express (15 April 1854) newspapers sent to Irish receipients from emigrants living in San Francisco praising the United States. The first two letters are written to Young Irelander andThe Nation publisher Charles Gavan Duffy.

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