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David Moore, Society Hill, Union Factory, Darlington Co., South Carolina, to his brother, Thomas Moore, c/o "Henry Gaither, Watchmaker," Georgetown, D.C., 5 November 1817
Luaigh an doiciméad seo Amharcóir IIIF
Bailiúchán McHenry-Moore Letters
Title David Moore, Society Hill, Union Factory, Darlington Co., South Carolina, to his brother, Thomas Moore, c/o "Henry Gaither, Watchmaker," Georgetown, D.C., 5 November 1817
Description David Moore is now managing a Southern cotton factory, during the brief heyday of Southern industrialization before the Panic of 1819. Moore's cotton factory was a pioneering but an extensive concern, owned partly by former US general and South Carolina governor and congressman, David Rogerson Williams. Letter illustrates the migration of Irish industrial expertise to the comparatively "underdeveloped" US economy, and Moore describes cotton manufacturing, socioeconomic conditions, and slavery in upland South Carolina. Mentions various kinsmen in South Carolina, including his brother, John, who had emigrated previously. Urges Thomas to join him.
Date 05/11/1817
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Cineál Acmhainne Text
Archival Record Id p155/5/3/1
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 4pp
Topic McHenry-Moore Letters
Geographic Society Hill (town),Darlington (county),South Carolina,United States,Georgetown,Washington D.C.
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen tens
Genre Transcript
Note Title, transcript and description by Professor Kerby Miller.
Creator / Author Name David Moore