John Lough, Larne town {and parish}, Glenarm Upper barony, County Antrim, to his brother-in-law, Thomas Moore, Baltimore, Maryland, 31 July 1817
Description
Long and interesting letter. Assumes that David Moore will have arrived in Baltimore by now. Lough provides much information about other relatives, friends, etc., who have emigrated or are in the process of doing so. He also remarks on Thomas Moore's apparent moral and religious reformation in America. Lough laments that it has proven Impossible to collect Moore's money from his debtors. Economic depression continues: falling prices and land values.
Date
31/07/1817
Date Issued
27/03/2023
Resource Type
Text
Archival Record Id
p155/5/3/1
Publisher
University of Galway
Extent
5pp
Topic
McHenry-Moore Letters
Geographic
Larne (town),Antrim (county),Ireland,Baltimore,Maryland,United States
Temporal
Nineteenth century,Eighteen tens
Genre
Transcript
Note
Title, transcript and description by Professor Kerby Miller.