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.