Identity area
Reference code
P/P155/70/21
Title
John Stewart letter
Date(s)
- 03/05/1736 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
3pp
Context area
Archival history
The original manuscript is in the Penn Manuscripts, Duke University Libraries. E.R.R. Green obtained a copy of the transcript from Duke. He later provided the transcript to Kerby A. Miller.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Transcript of a letter from shipping merchant John Stewart writes to John Penn, Proprietor of Pennsylvania, while he is visiting London. He seeks his aid with the plight of stranded emigrants to America, fleeing the oppression of landlords and tythes, especially from the north of Ireland. Stewart asks for Penn to intercede to resolve the situation and suggests one of his own ships would have better capacity to carry the passengers.