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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Adventures of a Family of Emigrants who Emigrated to Texas in 1834, An Autobiography |
| Author | Priour, Rosalie Bridget Hart |
| Date | c.1867 |
| Document Type | Personal Account |
| Reference | 2R154 |
| Library / Archive | Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin |
| Description | The diary follows the exploits of an Irish family who emigrate to Texas as part of a recruitment drive by the Mexican government. It discusses the father's time as a lighthouse keeper in Ireland, including tales of body snatchers, the voyage across to America, relations with indigenous people and the family's experiences during the Civil War. |
| Theme(s) | Journey Conditions; Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences |
| Country (from) | Ireland |
| Country (to) | United States of America |
| Places | Kent, England; Corpus Christi, Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; Wexford, Ireland |
| Ports | Dublin, Ireland; Liverpool, England; Galveston, Texas, United States |
| Nationality | Irish; Mexican; African American; American Indian |
| Ships | Wildcat; Ivanhoe |
| People | Powers, Colonel |
| Keywords | religion, Catholicism, shipping, children, farming, agriculture, crime, murder, body snatchers, injury, smuggling, emigration, gold, seasickness, child migration, pirate, death, racism, food, cholera, quarantine, Tonkawa, refugee, battle, yellow fever, medical staff, convent, abolition, settlement, Civil War, Confederacy |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin catalogue. |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin |
