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John Ferral to James Buchanan, [3 December 1856]
Luaigh an doiciméad seo Amharcóir IIIF
Bailiúchán Ferral Letters
Title John Ferral to James Buchanan, [3 December 1856]
Description [This letter is written by Ferral (recovering from a fever) on Dec 3rd, '56 from Sonara, Tuolumne Co. to president-elect Buchanan (presumably in Pennsylvania though the letter is not explicit in this)]. Referring to Buchanan as "The Workingman's Friend", Ferral happily informs him of the Canadian government's scheme to grant solvent but landless would-be settlers 100 acre farms in "three large and superior districts", which some Americans have taken up. Ferral refers to canvassing difficuties he had in getting French or Italians to vote for the Democrats, in the mining districts until they realised he was Irish. He discusses the partisan sides immigrant communities took over "the Dillon affair" and noted that "No intelligent foreign born citizen is fairly treated by American born generally, of any party". It is clear that Ferral's support of Buchanan while wholehearted, is conditional on the latter's political success and uniting the "whole union of the United States', while reforming of the "curse of Landlordism".
Date 03/12/1856
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Cineál Acmhainne Text
Archival Record Id p155/24/4
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 2pp
Topic Ferral Letters
Geographic Sonora,Tuolumne (county),California,United States,Pennsylvania
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen fifties
Genre Reproduction
Note Title by Professor Kerby Miller. Description by the University of Galway. No typed transcript pages available.
Creator / Author Name John Ferral