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John Hilton, New York City, to his brother, James Hilton, Dullaghy, c/o John Wallace, Garvagh, County Derry, 4 December 1812
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John Hilton (27/03/2023), John Hilton, New York City, to his brother, James Hilton, Dullaghy, c/o John Wallace, Garvagh, County Derry, 4 December 1812, Publisher = "University of Galway", Asset Id 79616, Archival Record Id p155/65/5
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Hilton Letters
Title
John Hilton, New York City, to his brother, James Hilton, Dullaghy, c/o John Wallace, Garvagh, County Derry, 4 December 1812
Description
"...when I entred into this Country the nonintercource was Said to be verry Injurious to trade and also the Declaration of war appears to be much more so, manufactorys are ( ? ) weaving is a tolerable good business here any person that wishes to weave might make out verry well, a farmer Can have from 10 to 12 Dolars per month... I did weave some weeks and Could make out Considerable I have Cleared by weaving 5s to 8s in one day and found in every thing, I have not heard from you Since I Left Ireland I Could I wish to see you here if the times answered you to Come but I know that youd think it Strange to Live in this Country..." Inquires for news of home, family, and neighbors.
Date
04/12/1812
Date Issued
27/03/2023
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Text
Archival Record Id
p155/65/5
Publisher
University of Galway
Extent
2pp
Topic
Hilton Letters
Geographic
New York City,New York (state),United States,Dullaghy (townland),Derry (county),Ireland
Temporal
Nineteenth century,Eighteen tens
Genre
Transcript
Note
Title, description and transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller.
Creator / Author Name
John Hilton
Part Of:
p155_0065_0005_d003