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Irish immigrants in the land of Canaan: letters and memoirs from colonial and revolutionary America, 1675-1815
Kerby A. Miller, Arnold Schrier, Bruce D. Boling, David N. Doyle
Year: 2004, c2003.
Publisher:  Oxford University Press. 
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table of contents
Title Page
Copyright and Permissions
List of Illustrations
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
Maps
Ireland (north)
Ireland (south)
New England and New York
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the Upper South
Lower South
West Indies
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, and John Johnson, 1765
32: Francis Burdett Personel, 1773
33: James Patton (1), 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 Ferrall, 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
Appendix 1, Text and Language, by Bruce D. Boling
Intro
Editorial Conventions (Text)
Editorial Conventions (Content)
Language
Spelling
Reverse Spellings
Spellings with ea
Analytic and Synthetic Spellings
Syntax
Northern Concord Rule
Syntax, James Wansbrough, and the Quakers
Sources
Appendix 2, Irish Migration and Demography, 1659-1831, by Kerby Miller and Líam Kennedy
Intro
1. Ulster
1a. West Ulster and the Foyle Valley
1b. South and Mid-Derry
1c. Mid-Ulster and the "Linen Triangle"
1d. South Ulster
1e. Northeast Down and Belfast
1f. Mid- and West Antrim
1g. The Lower Bann Valley: Northeast Derry and North Antrim
2. Southern Ireland
Intro
2a. Southeast Leinster
2b. Urban Areas
2c. The Midlands and Meath
Appendix 3: Additional Documents
Robert Crockett, 1825
Peter O'Connor Petitions, 1797-1798
David Robinson, 1817
Notes
Preface
Introduction
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
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
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. Joseph and Hannah Wright, 1801-1817
25. Joseph and Hannah Wright, 1801-1817
26. Edward and Mary Toner, 1818
27. James and Hannah Crockett, 1822
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, and John Johnson, 1765
32. Francis Burdett Personel, 1773
33. James Patton (1), 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
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
46. Rev. John Craig, 1734-1769/70
47. Rev. Samuel Blair, 1744
48. Bernard M'Kenna, 1811
49. Rev. James McGregor and John McMurphy, 1720-1730
50. Dr. Charles Carroll, 1748
51. Silvester Ferrall, 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
68. John Caldwell, Jr., 1802
Appendix 2. Irish Migration and Demography, 1659-1831
Appendix 3. Additional Documents
Sources
Abbreviations in Sources
Archives and Libraries
Primary Sources
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Journals, Serials, and Newspapers
Books
Articles, Book Chapters, and Dissertations
Sources by Chapter
Intro
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
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
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, 1786-1784
24. John and Jane Chambers, 1796
25. Joseph and Hannah Wright, 1801-1817
26. Edward and Mary Toner, 1818-1819
27. James and Hannah Crockett, 1822
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, 1735-1774
31. John Grimes, John Fagan, and John Johnston, 1765
32. Francis Burdett Personel, 1773
33. James Patton (1), 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
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
46. Rev. John Craig, 1734-1769/70
47. Rev. Samuel Blair, 1744
48. Bernard M'Kenna, 1811
49. Rev. James McGregor and John McMurphy, 1720-1730
50. Dr. Charles Carroll, 1748
51. Silvester Ferrall, Charles Lewis Reily, Peter Warren Johnson, and George Croghan, 1745-1764
52. Samuel Bryan, 1752
53. Rev. Thomas Barton, 1758
54. Dr. 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., 1810
68. John Caldwell, Jr., 1802
Appendix 3. Additional Documents
Robert Crockett, 1825
Peter O'Connor Petitions, 1797-1798
David Robinson, 1817
Index
A-C
D-G
H-L
M-N
O-P
Q-S
T-Z
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Title: Irish immigrants in the land of Canaan : letters and memoirs from colonial and revolutionary America, 1675-1815 written & edited by Kerby A. Miller, Arnold Schrier, Bruce D. Bolling, David N. Doyle.
Author: Miller, Kerby A; Bolling, Bruce D; Doyle, David Noel; Schrier, Arnold
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Miller, Kerby A, Bolling, Bruce D, Doyle, David Noel, Schrier, Arnold
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, c2003.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.90012
Subject Headings: • Irish Americans -- Biography
• Immigrants -- United States -- History -- Sources
• Immigrants -- United States -- Biography
• Irish Americans -- History -- Sources
• United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Biography
• United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography
• United States -- History -- 1783-1865 -- Biography
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