Phillip Dillon to Robert E. Moore with news of famine and family from Ireland, 24 August 1847Dillon, PhillipGilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryEnglishBookHe is eager to communicate with Moore's mother about the changes that have occurred there since she left. He reports deaths in the family, saying all the old stock of Ireland are dead. Crops are promising this year, although potatoes continue to be blighted, yet not in his land. He describes plans for his children regarding school and livelihood.1847[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1847]Book