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- 01/12/1875 (Creation)
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Kerby A. Miller created this transcript from a letter published in the Kilkenny Journal, 1 December 1875, that was collected by Miller's collaborator, Dr Arnold Schrier.
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Dr Arnold Schrier's transcript of a 12 January 1875 letter written by John Kirwan to the Kilkenny Journal. Alarmed at the large numbers of emigrants arriving into America, Kirwan, an official at Mutual Gaslight Co. in New York City, wrote via the Kilkenny Journal warning would-be emigrants against relocating to the city due to the endemic unemployment among Irish emigrants there. He claimed that corruption in business and unemployment had seen many reduced to poverty and begging even after years of toil, ultimately wishing to return home to Ireland if they had the means.
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The reference copy of this letter, along with research on Kirwan compiled by Kerby A. Miller, is located in P155/33/4.