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John Caldwell, Sr., Ballymoney, County Antrim, to his brother, James Caldwell, Philadelphia, January 1774
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Collection Caldwell Letters
Title John Caldwell, Sr., Ballymoney, County Antrim, to his brother, James Caldwell, Philadelphia, January 1774
Description [See another letter written by John Caldwell in 'Simms Letters' series using archival record ID: p155/108/14.] Caldwell refers dejectedly to the distrubances in the countryside caused by "bandetti" known as "the Hearts of Steel" with "Whiteboys" elsewhere in the province and wishes he could emigrate also.
Date 01/01/1774
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/77/1
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 5pp
Topic Caldwell Letters
Geographic Ballymoney,Antrim (county),Ireland,Philadelphia (city),Philadelphia (county),Pennsylvania,United States
Temporal Eighteenth century,Seventeen seventies
Genre Transcript,Reproduction
Note Title and transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller. Description by University of Galway.
Creator / Author Name John Snr. Caldwell