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John Love, Banbridge, County Down, to his son, Robert Love, Petersburg, Virginia, 16 April 1820
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Collection Love Letters
Title John Love, Banbridge, County Down, to his son, Robert Love, Petersburg, Virginia, 16 April 1820
Description Very interesting letter, partly in verse, by John Love, Robert's father, about the farmer's bitter dispute with his brother and mother over two acres of land on a dispute over land with in Ireland . He reports that economic conditions in east Ulster are worse than he's ever before experienced, and, as a consequence, "multitudes" were emigrating to British North America . Love showered his son with admonitions to diligence, respect for his employer, and piety. However, he regarded Methodists and "enthusiastic" religion as hypocritical.
Date 16/04/1820
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/6/4
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 7pp
Topic Love Letters
Geographic Banbridge,Down (county),Ireland,Petersburg,Virginia,United States
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen twenties
Genre Transcript,Reproduction
Note Title, description and transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller.
Creator / Author Name John Love