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James McHenry, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, to Thomas Moore, Baltimore, Maryland, 10 February 1817
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James McHenry (27/03/2023), James McHenry, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, to Thomas Moore, Baltimore, Maryland, 10 February 1817, Publisher = "University of Galway", Asset Id 75262, Archival Record Id p155/5/3/1
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McHenry-Moore Letters
Title
James McHenry, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, to Thomas Moore, Baltimore, Maryland, 10 February 1817
Description
This is an excellent letter by a physician, describing his and other Irish immigrants' motives for settling in Orwigsburg, a predominantly German (or "Pennsylvania Dutch") community. McHenry praises Orwigsburg's location and burgeoning economic opportunities, including coal mines and canal construction, which has attracted large numbers of poor Irish immigrants. McHenry is optimistic, is learning German, encourages more emigration, and relates a rags-to-riches story of his friend, John Kelly from Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, who arrived penniless and illiterate but was now "worth a fortune". Letter is excellent on immigrant adjustment in favorable economic circumstances. McHenry's and Thomas Moore's relationship is uncertain: either kinsmen (cousins?) or very close friends.
Date
10/02/1817
Date Issued
27/03/2023
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Archival Record Id
p155/5/3/1
Publisher
University of Galway
Extent
7pp
Topic
McHenry-Moore Letters
Geographic
Orwigsburg (borough),Schuylkill (county),Pennsylvania,United States,Baltimore,Maryland
Temporal
Nineteenth century,Eighteen tens
Genre
Transcript
Note
Title, transcript and description by Professor Kerby Miller.
Creator / Author Name
James McHenry
Part Of:
p155_0005_0003_0001_d003