1847 (March 30th) – Irish Famine Relief: Entire from the Quakers of Philadelphia to Joseph Bewley in Dublin, containing remarkable contemporary news that a vessel sailing from Philadelphia for Derry, laden with relief supplies for the starving Irish population, had been wrecked in Delaware Bay. An important reminder that Famine-related maritime disasters were not confined to emigrant vessels sailing east-to-west from Ireland to North America; relief ships crossing west-to-east were also lost. Carried across the Atlantic per steamer via Boston, with AMERICA/LIVERPOOL/AP.15.1847 backstamp and “1/-” handstruck charge at Liverpool. An exceptional primary document illustrating both American Quaker humanitarian relief and the maritime hazards encountered in bringing desperately needed supplies to Ireland during Black ’47.
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