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Daniel T. Shehan, Toronto, Canada West, to his parents, Ballylongford, County Kerry, 4 October 1841
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Collection Shehan Letters
Title Daniel T. Shehan, Toronto, Canada West, to his parents, Ballylongford, County Kerry, 4 October 1841
Description Shehan's "forth [fourth]" letter to his parents, describing his passage to Kingston and his experience there. He notes the numerous tradesmen and labourers there who can get good wages but with "hundreds of poor emmegrant hear" also. He advised that Quebec, followed by Montreal, are the best places in Canada for Irish emigrants. After three days he moved on to Toronto with Margaret but had difficulty getting work as the residents "dont like Strangers" but noted his diet was good "far better than white poteatoes [potatoes] and yourself are aware of what followed them and indeed So am I too".
Date 04/10/1841
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/2/2/1, p155/2/2/2
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 9pp
Topic Shehan Letters
Geographic Toronto,Ontario,Canada,Ballylongford,Kerry (county),Ireland
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen forties
Genre Transcript,Reproduction
Note Title by Professor Kerby Miller and description by University of Galway. Letter written in English but includes phrase(s) in Irish language.
Creator / Author Name Daniel Thomas Shehan