| Title: | Extract of a Letter from Boston |
|---|---|
| ID | 3895 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | 1781-90/14 |
| Year | 1784 |
| Sender | unknown |
| Sender Gender | unknown |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | unknown |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | unknown |
| Relationship | re emigration |
| Source | The Belfast Mercury, no.29, vol.II, 9 November 1784, p.1, c.3. |
| Archive | The Linenhall Library, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9406035 |
| Date | 26/08/1784 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 13:05:1994. |
| Word Count | 47 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Extract of a letter from Boston, Aug.26. "There have arrived at Philadelphia this summer 5000 persons from Ireland, and as many more are expected, besides 2000 or 3000 from England, Scotland and Germany: to that single port will probably, by the end of the year, have received between 10,000 and 13,000 persons from Europe." |
