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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04191.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John B. Moore letters |
| Title | David Dillon to Robert E. Moore reporting on famine, disease and family news |
| Date | 7 April 1847 |
| Author | Dillon, David (fl. 1847) |
| Recipient | Moore, Robert E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He is delighted to receive the letter and hopes to communicate more in the future. He reports conditions of famine, sickness, and waste and efforts to provide subsistence through public works, limited to certain numbers from each family. He updates news on the family, including marriages and deaths, including all his cousin's sisters. |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Charity and Philanthropy Diet and Nutrition Health and Medical Children and Family Marriage Death Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| Place written | Peafield, Ireland |
| Theme | Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Agriculture; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |