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Patt Guildea, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, to his brother, Richard Guildea, Dervin, Crossmolina, County Mayo, 1 February 1832
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Bailiúchán Patt Guildea and other Mayo emigrants' Letters
Title Patt Guildea, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, to his brother, Richard Guildea, Dervin, Crossmolina, County Mayo, 1 February 1832
Description Published in the Connaught Telegraph (Castlebar, County Mayo), 4 April 1832. Good letter from a transient Irish Catholic laborer, a farmer's son, who sailed from Ballina to Quebec and since worked in Montreal, New York, and Pennsylvania, in farm labor and on public works. Guildea praises American economic opportunities: farmers and workers live comfortably and eat well, although prices of clothing are very high. Intends moving to New Orleans, where he can work year-round, and hopes to return to Ireland in three years (which he did).
Date 01/02/1832
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Cineál Acmhainne Text
Archival Record Id p155/23/4
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 3pp
Topic Patt Guildea and other Mayo emigrants' Letters
Geographic Pottsville (city),Schuylkill (county),Pennsylvania,Unites States,Dervin (townland),Mayo (county),Ireland
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen thirties
Genre Transcript
Note Title and description by Professor Kerby Miller. Citation for letter transcript from a published source: Gildea, P. (4 April 1832). Extract of a Letter from Patt Gildea, late of Crossmolina, to Richard Gildea of Dervin, February 1st, 1832. Connaught Telegraph.
Creator / Author Name Patt Guildea