| DC Record |
| Title | Letter from Mary Garvey, Irish immigrant, to her mother, October 24, 1850 |
| Subject | Irish Americans |
| Subject | Immigrants |
| Subject | Women |
| Subject | Working class |
| Subject | Community life |
| Subject | Emigration and immigration |
| Subject | Family |
| Subject | Work |
| Description | 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. |
| Contributor | Garvey, Mary (author) |
| Contributor | Smith, Mary Elizabeth (transcriber) |
| Date | 1850 |
| Type | Text |
| Type | correspondence |
| Format | image/tiff (tiff) |
| Identifier | http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.3/SPCOL.Article.606 |
| Identifier | rutgers-lib:3434 |
| Language | English |
| Relation | RU Special Collections |
| Relation | SPCOL |
| Coverage | New Jersey |
| Rights | This object may be copyright-protected. Contact the owner or rights holder for permission to reproduce. |
MODS Record |
| Title | Letter from Mary Garvey, Irish immigrant, to her mother, October 24, 1850 |
| Name Part (family) | Garvey |
| Name Part (given) | Mary |
| Role Term | author |
| Name Part (family) | Smith |
| Name Part (given) | Mary Elizabeth |
| Role Term | transcriber |
| Type Of Resource | Text |
| Genre (Art and Architecture Thesaurus) | correspondence |
| Genre (Art and Architecture Thesaurus) | letters |
| Date Created (exact) | 1850 |
| Language Term | 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. |
| 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 |
| Title | RU Special Collections |
| Identifier (local) | SPCOL |
| Identifier (hdl) | http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.3/SPCOL.Article.606 |
| Physical Location (Rutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives marcorg) | NjRV |
RIGHTS Record |
| Prov Agent Name | Emily Zervas |
| Prov Agent Email | isaiah.beard@rutgers.edu |
| Rights Declaration | This object may be copyright-protected. Contact the owner or rights holder for permission to reproduce. |
| Rights Holder Name | Special Collections and University Archives |
| Rights Holder Contact Designation | Rutgers University Libraries |
| Rights Holder Contact Address | Alexander Library169 College Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 |
| Rights Holder Contact Phone (business) | 732-932-7006 |
| Permissions | permission rules |
TECHNICAL Record |
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| Os Name | OS |
| Os Version | 9.2 |
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| Content Model | Document |