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Letter from Mary Garvey, Irish immigrant, to her mother, October 24, 1850
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Title
Letter from Mary Garvey, Irish immigrant, to her mother, October 24, 1850
Name
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NamePart
(type = family)
Garvey
NamePart
(type = given)
Mary
Role
RoleTerm
author
Name
(ID = NAME002);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Smith
NamePart
(type = given)
Mary Elizabeth
Role
RoleTerm
transcriber
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Text
Genre
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correspondence
Genre
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letters
OriginInfo
DateCreated
(qualifier = exact)
1850
Language
LanguageTerm
English
Abstract
Mary Garvey, an Irish immigrant, was the servant of Rescarrick Moore Smith, a Hightstown businessman and New Jersey State Treasurer. This letter was dictated to and transcribed by Smith's daughter, Mary Elizabeth. In this letter to her mother in Ireland, Garvey asks after various family members and friends. She asks her mother many time to consider leaving the "poor state of Ireland" to emigrate to America. She also discusses her work duties, wages, and social life.
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Topic
Irish Americans
Topic
Immigrants
Topic
Women
Topic
Working class
Topic
Community life
Topic
Emigration and immigration
Topic
Family
Topic
Work
Geographic
New Jersey
Geographic
New Jersey--Hightstown
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Rutgers University Libraries Special Collections General Resources
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rucore00000002112
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http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.3/SPCOL.Article.606
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Identifier
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doi:10.7282/T3707ZXM
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Emily Zervas
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Special Collections and University Archives
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Rutgers University Libraries
RightsHolderContactAddress
Alexander Library
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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732-932-7006
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permission rules
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Source
Acquisition
AcquisitionMethod
gift
AcquisitionSource
Rescarrick Moore Smith papers
ObjectNumber
ObjectNumber
Rescarrick Moore Smith papers
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