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- 1871-1973 (Creation)
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15pp
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Archival history
Dr. Arnold Schrier provided a copy of the letter to his collaborator, Kerby A. Miller. Miller was also provided a reproduction of the original manuscript by the National Library of Ireland on 25 September 1973. The original manuscript is held in the National Library of Ireland [call number MS 8347].
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The James Cassidy letter was written by Cassidy from Matawan, New Jersey, to his wife near Naas, County Kildare, in 1871. This letter was originally collected by Kerby A. Miller's collaborator, Arnold Schrier. Per Miller: 'Schrier noted that Cassidy's wife and their two children lived on a small farm near Naas. Cassidy was a farm laborer who emigrated in 1871, got a job as a farm laborer in New Jersey, and intended sending for his family. But after April, 1872, he seems to have disappeared, leaving his family unsent for in Ireland.'
The series contains Miller and Schrier's research notes, typed transcripts of the letter, and a photocopy of the original letter.