Item 1 - Letter from William Perkinson to John Monaghan

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IE OCL P6/1

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Letter from William Perkinson to John Monaghan

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  • 29 July 1851 (Creation)

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(1799-)

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Born in [Tipperary], William Perkinson married Mary Monaghan of Croghan,Lower Ormond, Tipperary, near Birr, County Offaly, on or before 1825. They settled in Croghan and had four children, Eliza (b. 1825), William Jr (b.1831), Mary Maria (b. 1836) and Matilda (b. 1838).

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Photocopy of letter from William Perkinson, Croghan, to his brother-in-law, John Monaghan, Lanervase County, Michigan, US. Describes financial difficulties of the family, the fall in value of family home and the great distress suffered in the locality. "There is no wonder made of death here". He writes also of his hope to emigrate to America.

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