Phillip Dillon to Robert E. Moore with news of famine and family from Ireland, 24 August 1847. - Dillon, Phillip, active 1847; Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History ([Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1847)
He 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.
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Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Keywords: Agriculture; Charities; Civics; Death; Education; Families; International relations; Correspondence