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Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan : Letters and Memoirs from Colonial and Revolutionary America, 1675-1815.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2003Copyright date: ©2003Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (817 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780195348224
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Irish Immigrants in the Land of CanaanDDC classification:
  • 973/.049162
LOC classification:
  • E184.I6I683 2003
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I: The Causes of Irish Emigration -- 1. James Wansbrough, 1700-1728 -- 2. Alexander Crawford, 1736 -- 3. David Lindsey, 1758 -- 4. Henry Johnston, 1773-1800 -- 5. Walter Corish Devereux, 1798 -- 6. Margaret Wright, 1808 -- II: The Processes of Irish Emigration -- 7. Anonymous Poet, Mid- to Late 1700s -- 8. Rev. James MacSparran, 1752 -- 9. Robert Parke, 1725 -- 10. John Rea, 1765 -- 11. James Orr, 1811 -- 12. John Smilie, 1762 -- 13. John O'Raw, 1809 -- 14. Thomas Hinds, 1795 -- 15. George Crockett, Jr., 1797-1807 -- III: Farmers and Planters -- 16. John Blake, 1675-1676 -- 17. Samuel McCobb, 1729-1772 -- 18. Robert Witherspoon, 1734-1780 -- 19. James Magraw, 1733 -- 20. Mary Elizabeth McDowell Greenlee, 1737-1754 -- 21. James McCullough, 1748-1758 -- 22. Elizabeth Guthrie Brownlee Guthrie, 1755-1829 -- 23. Daniel Kent, 1786-1794 -- 24. John and Jane Chambers, 1796 -- 25. Joseph and Hannah Wright, 1801-1817 -- 26. Edward and Mary Toner, 1818 -- 27. James and Hannah Crockett, 1822 -- IV: Craftsmen, Laborers, and Servants -- 28. Benjamin Chandlee, 1705 -- 29. John Kennedy, 1753 -- 30. Philip McRory, Ruth McGee, Edward Curry, Rosanna Stewart, Patrick M'Cullen, Ann Dougherty, Thomas Ralph, and Michael Wade, ca. 1735-1774 -- 31. John Grimes, John Fagan, John Johnson, 1765 -- 32. Francis Burdett Personel, 1773 -- 33. James Patton (I), 1783-1789 -- 34. Thomas McMahon, William Sotherin, and John Justice, 1789-1793 -- 35. James Doyle, 1789 -- 36. Stephen Fotterall, 1791 -- 37. Charles O'Hagan and Mary Dunn, 1796 -- 38. Samuel Brown, 1793-1815 -- V: Merchants, Shopkeepers, and Peddlers -- 39. Francis Campble, 1737-1742 -- 40. Robert Pillson, 1764 -- 41. John O'Kelly, 1773 -- 42. Thomas Shipboy, Jr., 1774 -- 43. James Patton (2), 1789-1839 -- 44. Margaret Carey Murphy Burke, 1798 -- 45. Mary Cumming, 1814-1815.
VI: Clergymen and Schoolmasters -- 46. Rev. John Craig, 1734-1769/70 -- 47. Rev. Samuel Blair, 1744 -- 48. Bernard M'Kenna, 1811 -- VII: Irish Immigrants in Politics and War -- 49. Rev. James McGregor and John McMurphy, 1720-1730 -- 50. Dr. Charles Carroll, 1748 -- 51. Silvester Ferrell, Charles Lewis Reily, Peter Warren Johnson, and George Croghan, 1745-1764 -- 52. Samuel Bryan, 1752 -- 53. Rev. Thomas Barton, 1758 -- 54. Thomas Burke, ca. 1766-1767 -- 55. Rev. Francis Alison, 1768 -- 56. John Morton, 1769 -- 57. John McDonnell, 1771 -- 58. James Caldwell, 1774 -- 59. Matthew Patten, 1774-1776 -- 60. John Phillips, 1783 -- 61. Job Johnson, 1784 -- 62. David Redick and Ædanus Burke, 1787-1788 -- 63. Daniel McCurtin, 1798 -- 64. Robert McArthur, 1802 -- 65. John Nevin, 1804 -- 66. Thomas Addis Emmet, 1806-1807 -- 67. William Heazelton, Jr., 1814 -- Epilogue -- 68. John Caldwell, Jr., 1802 -- Appendices -- 1. Text and Language -- 2. Irish Migration and Demography, 1659-1831 -- 3. Additional Documents -- Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Summary: Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan is a monumental and pathbreaking study of early Irish Protestant and Catholic migration to America. Through exhaustive research and sensitive analyses of the letters, memoirs, and other writings, the authors describe the variety and vitality of earlyIrish immigrant experiences, ranging from those of frontier farmers and seaport workers to revolutionaries and loyalists. Largely through the migrants own words, it brings to life the networks, work, and experiences of these immigrants who shaped the formative stages of American society and itsIrish communities. The authors explore why Irishmen and women left home and how they adapted to colonial and revolutionary America, in the process creating modern Irish and Irish-American identities on the two sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I: The Causes of Irish Emigration -- 1. James Wansbrough, 1700-1728 -- 2. Alexander Crawford, 1736 -- 3. David Lindsey, 1758 -- 4. Henry Johnston, 1773-1800 -- 5. Walter Corish Devereux, 1798 -- 6. Margaret Wright, 1808 -- II: The Processes of Irish Emigration -- 7. Anonymous Poet, Mid- to Late 1700s -- 8. Rev. James MacSparran, 1752 -- 9. Robert Parke, 1725 -- 10. John Rea, 1765 -- 11. James Orr, 1811 -- 12. John Smilie, 1762 -- 13. John O'Raw, 1809 -- 14. Thomas Hinds, 1795 -- 15. George Crockett, Jr., 1797-1807 -- III: Farmers and Planters -- 16. John Blake, 1675-1676 -- 17. Samuel McCobb, 1729-1772 -- 18. Robert Witherspoon, 1734-1780 -- 19. James Magraw, 1733 -- 20. Mary Elizabeth McDowell Greenlee, 1737-1754 -- 21. James McCullough, 1748-1758 -- 22. Elizabeth Guthrie Brownlee Guthrie, 1755-1829 -- 23. Daniel Kent, 1786-1794 -- 24. John and Jane Chambers, 1796 -- 25. Joseph and Hannah Wright, 1801-1817 -- 26. Edward and Mary Toner, 1818 -- 27. James and Hannah Crockett, 1822 -- IV: Craftsmen, Laborers, and Servants -- 28. Benjamin Chandlee, 1705 -- 29. John Kennedy, 1753 -- 30. Philip McRory, Ruth McGee, Edward Curry, Rosanna Stewart, Patrick M'Cullen, Ann Dougherty, Thomas Ralph, and Michael Wade, ca. 1735-1774 -- 31. John Grimes, John Fagan, John Johnson, 1765 -- 32. Francis Burdett Personel, 1773 -- 33. James Patton (I), 1783-1789 -- 34. Thomas McMahon, William Sotherin, and John Justice, 1789-1793 -- 35. James Doyle, 1789 -- 36. Stephen Fotterall, 1791 -- 37. Charles O'Hagan and Mary Dunn, 1796 -- 38. Samuel Brown, 1793-1815 -- V: Merchants, Shopkeepers, and Peddlers -- 39. Francis Campble, 1737-1742 -- 40. Robert Pillson, 1764 -- 41. John O'Kelly, 1773 -- 42. Thomas Shipboy, Jr., 1774 -- 43. James Patton (2), 1789-1839 -- 44. Margaret Carey Murphy Burke, 1798 -- 45. Mary Cumming, 1814-1815.

VI: Clergymen and Schoolmasters -- 46. Rev. John Craig, 1734-1769/70 -- 47. Rev. Samuel Blair, 1744 -- 48. Bernard M'Kenna, 1811 -- VII: Irish Immigrants in Politics and War -- 49. Rev. James McGregor and John McMurphy, 1720-1730 -- 50. Dr. Charles Carroll, 1748 -- 51. Silvester Ferrell, Charles Lewis Reily, Peter Warren Johnson, and George Croghan, 1745-1764 -- 52. Samuel Bryan, 1752 -- 53. Rev. Thomas Barton, 1758 -- 54. Thomas Burke, ca. 1766-1767 -- 55. Rev. Francis Alison, 1768 -- 56. John Morton, 1769 -- 57. John McDonnell, 1771 -- 58. James Caldwell, 1774 -- 59. Matthew Patten, 1774-1776 -- 60. John Phillips, 1783 -- 61. Job Johnson, 1784 -- 62. David Redick and Ædanus Burke, 1787-1788 -- 63. Daniel McCurtin, 1798 -- 64. Robert McArthur, 1802 -- 65. John Nevin, 1804 -- 66. Thomas Addis Emmet, 1806-1807 -- 67. William Heazelton, Jr., 1814 -- Epilogue -- 68. John Caldwell, Jr., 1802 -- Appendices -- 1. Text and Language -- 2. Irish Migration and Demography, 1659-1831 -- 3. Additional Documents -- Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan is a monumental and pathbreaking study of early Irish Protestant and Catholic migration to America. Through exhaustive research and sensitive analyses of the letters, memoirs, and other writings, the authors describe the variety and vitality of earlyIrish immigrant experiences, ranging from those of frontier farmers and seaport workers to revolutionaries and loyalists. Largely through the migrants own words, it brings to life the networks, work, and experiences of these immigrants who shaped the formative stages of American society and itsIrish communities. The authors explore why Irishmen and women left home and how they adapted to colonial and revolutionary America, in the process creating modern Irish and Irish-American identities on the two sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

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