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Robert Williamson, Ahory, County Armagh, to his brother, William Williamson, California, no date [but likely in late 1853 or early 1854]
Luaigh an doiciméad seo Amharcóir IIIF
Bailiúchán Williamson Letters
Title Robert Williamson, Ahory, County Armagh, to his brother, William Williamson, California, no date [but likely in late 1853 or early 1854]
Description Pages missing. Photocopied ms., not transcribed; the only notes are these below. Provides news of family and/or old neighbors at home and in Belvidere, Illinois. A friend has three sons in the American army, but this does not seem to be a reference to the Civil War. Robert reports that many families were emigrating to New Zealand and Australia, and that the newspapers were predicting that emigration to America would cease. [Robert also informed William of family news including the marriage of their sister Catherine — who is thinking of emigrating with her husband and their six children. This letter is evidently written during the building of the Newry railway, 1853-1855 (which is referenced by Robert) and before William's letter home of 18 June 1854 where he confirms his wife is in Sacramento].
Date 01/01/1854
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Cineál Acmhainne Text
Archival Record Id p155/4/1/3
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 2pp
Topic Williamson Letters
Geographic Aghory (townland),Armagh (county),Ireland,Sacramento (city),Sacramento (county),California,United States
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen fifties
Genre Reproduction
Note Title and description by Professor Kerby Miller. No typed transcript pages available.
Creator / Author Name Robert Williamson