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"F. D.", Sandyhill, Maryland, to his parents, Maghera parish, County Derry, 12 August 1835
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F.D. (27/03/2023), "F. D.", Sandyhill, Maryland, to his parents, Maghera parish, County Derry, 12 August 1835, Publisher = "University of Galway", Asset Id 17564, Archival Record Id p155/6/8
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Maghera Letters
Title
"F. D.", Sandyhill, Maryland, to his parents, Maghera parish, County Derry, 12 August 1835
Description
Excellent, eloquent letter, by a Catholic schoolmaster. The first section of the letter gives a detailed description of the emigrant's voyage, from Derry to Philadelphia, between 30 April and 7 June 1836. In the letter's second section, the emigrant urges his mother to quell her sorrow and declares his solemn intention to fulfill his duty to his parents by sending remittances sufficient to bring them to America or to purchase the tenant-right of a farm at home. This is the archetypical "Irish emigrant" response, as determined by familial, social, and religious mores, to the "begging" or guilt-inducing letters that emigrants often received from home. Of course, the John McBride Letters and the Patrick Nowlan Letters demonstrate that many emigrants were much more reluctant to "do their duty" to their Irish kinfolk. Arguably, "D." fulfilled a traditionally Irish Catholic or communitarian (or even pre-capitalist) ethos.
Date
12/08/1835
Date Issued
27/03/2023
Cineál Acmhainne
Text
Archival Record Id
p155/6/8
Publisher
University of Galway
Extent
6pp
Topic
Maghera Letters
Geographic
Sandy hill,Howard (county),Maryland,United States,Maghera (civil parish),Derry (county),Ireland
Temporal
Nineteenth century,Eighteen thirties
Genre
Transcript,Reproduction
Note
Title, description and transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller.
Creator / Author Name
F.D.
Part Of:
p155_0006_0008_d001