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John Nevitt, Savannah, Georgia, to his sister, Susannah Unthank, c/o Joshua Unthank, Limerick city, County Limerick, 16 March 1816
Luaigh an doiciméad seo Amharcóir IIIF
Bailiúchán Unthank Letters
Title John Nevitt, Savannah, Georgia, to his sister, Susannah Unthank, c/o Joshua Unthank, Limerick city, County Limerick, 16 March 1816
Description According to Arnold Schrier's notes, Nevitt emigrated to the US in 1801. He and his sister were Quakers. Nevitt is employed by (or in partnership with) a merchant; he has earned £500 in each of the last five years. He's married with four children and another on the way. He hopes to return permanently to Philadelphia, as well as to visit his family in Ireland. Addendum to letter, written in transit by Joshua Nevitt in Dublin; tells of the bankruptcies of Dublin's principal woolen merchants.
Date 16/03/1816
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Cineál Acmhainne Text
Archival Record Id p155/23/5
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 7pp
Topic Unthank Letters
Geographic Savannah,Chatham (county),Georgia,United States,Limerick (city),Limerick (county),Ireland
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen tens
Genre Transcript,Reproduction
Note Title, description and transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller.
Creator / Author Name John Nevitt