Identity area
Reference code
P/P155/68/5
Title
Irish emigrants' letters from San Francisco, 1851-1854
Date(s)
- 1851-1854 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
8pp
Context area
Archival history
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.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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.