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Field name | Value |
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Title | Correspondence Received by John and Bridget Curtis |
Date | 3 May 1838 - 13 Nov 1903 |
Document Type | Correspondence; Manuscript |
Reference | MSS 72, Folder 1-28 |
Library / Archive | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
Collection Name | Curtis Family Papers, 1838-1929 |
Description | Correspondence to John Curtis and Bridget Dunne Curtis from family and friends in Ireland and the United States. Subjects discussed in the letters include family news such as births, deaths, marriages and gossip, details about daily life, and descriptions of the famine and resulting starvation in Ireland. This folder also contains several biographical notes about the correspondents. |
Series Description | The collection contains letters to John Curtis and his mother, Bridget, living in Philadelphia, from family members living in Belfast and Mountmellick, Ireland, which describe conditions during the famine in Ireland and discuss family news and plans for emigration. Also included is a copy book and miscellaneous family documents. |
Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations; Motives for Emigration |
Country (from) | Ireland |
Country (to) | United States of America |
Places | New York City, New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; Dublin, Belfast, Mountmellick, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
People | Curtis, John; Curtis, Jane; Curtis-Lynch, Hannah; Curtis, Bridget Dunne; Curtis, William; Lynch, William; Dillon, Mary Dunne |
Keywords | family, health, emigration society, marriage, famine, starvation, poverty, wages, labour, alcohol |
Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania catalogue. |
Language | English |
Copyright | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |