Identity area
Reference code
P/P155/64/30
Title
John Keenan letter
Date(s)
- 1888 (Creation)
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Series
Extent and medium
8pp
Context area
Archival history
Dr. Arnold Schrier collected the letter from a private donor and shared the letter with his collaborator Kerby A. Miller, who created the transcript. Schrier later donated the original manuscript to Miller.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Kerby A. Miller's typed transcript of a letter (originally collected by Arnold Schrier) sent from John Keenan in Boston, Massachusetts to his uncle in Ballyshannon, County Donegal in 1888. Kerby A. Miller notes that Keenan's uncle was a farmer in Ballyshannon and the letter was 'dictated by the mother and written by the son.' Also contains Miller's research notes.
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Nótaí teanga agus scripte
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Existence and location of copies
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Note
An additional transcript with Arnold Schrier's comments is located in P155/70/40. The original manuscript collected by Schrier is in P155/114/1.