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James Caldwell, Philadelphia, to brother, John Caldwell, Sr., Ballymoney, County Antrim, December 1774
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Collection Caldwell Letters
Title James Caldwell, Philadelphia, to brother, John Caldwell, Sr., Ballymoney, County Antrim, December 1774
Description Caldwell Refers positively to the growing American Independence movement with 90 per cent support of the Irish and includes emigration returns from the North of Ireland for 1771-2 of 17,000 with 12,000 in 1773.
Date 01/12/1774
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/77/1
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 6pp
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 James Caldwell