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Field name | Value |
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Title | The Emigrants' Penny Magazine, Vol. 1-2 |
Date | May 1850 - Dec 1851 |
Document Type | Periodical |
Publisher Information | J B Rowe, Whimple Street, Plymouth |
Reference | P.P.3904.e |
Library / Archive | British Library |
Collection Name | General Reference Collection |
Description | Evangelical magazine filled with articles and information regarding emigration. It covers Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States. There are regular articles on 'Visits to Emigrant Ships' and 'Extracts from Original Emigrant's Letters'. There are also articles on: the British Ladies' Female Employment Society; Emigrant Societies; Emigrants' Hymns; Settlers and Settlements; Objects of Emigration; Notices of Books; Port Philip; Emigrants in New York (cautioning against fraud); and a serial work of fiction by Mrs M Rathbone entitled The Fosters. |
Theme(s) | Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences; Motives for Emigration; Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations; Journey Conditions; Religion, Ethnic Identity and Community Relations |
Country (from) | Great Britain |
Country (to) | Australia; Canada; New Zealand; South Africa; United States of America |
Places | Plymouth, England; New York City, United States |
Ports | Port Phillip, Australia; Natal, South Africa |
Nationality | English; Scottish; Irish |
Ships | The Celtic Exodus; Gentoo; Duchess of Northumberland |
Keywords | female emigration, journey conditions, emigrants, emigration societies, religion, hymns, fraud, danger |
Language | English |
Copyright | British Library |