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Andrew Gibson, Lisnagirr [parish of Cappagh, County Tyrone] to Robert Love [near Gastonia, North Carolina], 2 June 1788
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Collection Gibson Letters
Title Andrew Gibson, Lisnagirr [parish of Cappagh, County Tyrone] to Robert Love [near Gastonia, North Carolina], 2 June 1788
Description Gibson replies to Love's earlier letter, with family news of home and in apparently agreement with Love states that "the [American] war certainly was very distressing for many, yet I hope the survivors of it will one day reap the fruit of their toil". He relates how his son John delayed joining Love until next year, as there was no "proper opportunity" of a ship for Carolina so he was travelling to the "northerly part of America" first. He concludes that, unlike reports from America, Ireland was "now in a distressed situation" with a growing number of taxes with high land and commoditity prices. Gibson states that emigration was thus running in high numbers this year including "my brothers Andrew and William Gibson with their families [...] taking shipping at Belfast for Charleston [South Carolina]". [According to the PRONI catalogue (ref no. T3610), Robert Love was Andrew Gibson's half-brother].
Date 02/06/1788
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/73/16
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 1p
Topic Gibson Letters
Geographic Lisnagirr (townland),Tyrone (county),Ireland,Gastonia Township,Gaston (County),North Carolina,United States
Temporal Eighteenth century,Seventeen eighties
Genre Transcript
Note This transcript includes handwritten corrections to transcript from PRONI, made with reference to original letters. Title and description by University of Galway.
Creator / Author Name Andrew Gibson