The Bordeaux-Dublin Letters, 1757: Correspondence of an Irish Community Abroad
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The book presents 125 letters carried aboard a ship, the Two Sisters of Dublin, captured at sea in 1757, in the midst of the Seven Years War (1756-1763). Most of the letters lay unopened for 250 years until they were rediscovered in the UK National Archives in 2011. The letters from members of the Irish community in Bordeaux and their relatives, friends and trading partners in Ireland communicate the concerns and understandings of ordinary...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0197265626
ISBN13:9780197265628
Release Date:January 2014
Publisher:British Academy
Length:330 Pages
Weight:1.75 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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