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Anne Adams, Chequerhall, near Ballymoney, County Antrim, to James Bones, Augusta, Georgia, 29 September 1829
Luaigh an doiciméad seo Amharcóir IIIF
Bailiúchán Reverend William Stavely Letters
Title Anne Adams, Chequerhall, near Ballymoney, County Antrim, to James Bones, Augusta, Georgia, 29 September 1829
Description This is not a very interesting letter, but, if this is the same Ann[e] Adams who wrote the letter from Mill Creek, South Carolina, dated 8 February 1819, this indicates that she realized her desire to return to the Adams ancestral home in Ireland. She notes the severe economic distress among the poor in Ulster, due to the "failure" of the cottage linen industry. Relates the story of a former tenant who, after his ejection, apparently destroyed some of the Adams family's industrial and agricultural property. [According to Roots in Ulster Soil (1968), p. 155, the Adam's owned Chequer Hall farm was in the townland of Ballyweeny].
Date 29/09/1829
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Cineál Acmhainne Text
Archival Record Id p155/25/4/1
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 3pp
Topic Reverend William Stavely Letters
Geographic Ballyweeny (townland),Antrim (county),Ireland,Augusta,Richmond (county),Georgia,United States
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen twenties
Genre Transcript
Note Title, description and transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller.
Creator / Author Name Ann Adams