The Irish CrisisTrevelyan, Charles E. (Charles Edward)
History
The Irish Crisis
Trevelyan, Charles E. (Charles Edward)
Ireland -- Economic conditions; Ireland -- History -- 1837-1901; Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852
But the most considerable of the Dublin Charitable Committees was that
composed of members of the Society of Friends, of which Mr. Joseph
Bewley and Mr. Jonathan Pim were the Secretaries. The contributions
placed at their disposal since the 3rd of December, 1846, in money and
provisions, have been to the amount of upwards of 168,000ℓ., of which
no less than 108,651ℓ. is the estimated value of provisions (7,935
tons) consigned to them from the United States of America. Of the
subscriptions in money, 35,393ℓ. was remitted by the London Committee
of the Society of Friends; 8,494ℓ. by members of the Society and others
in Dublin; and the large sum of 15,567ℓ. by persons residing in the
United States. The provisions received from America were as follows:--
Estimated Value.
_Tons_ £ s. d.
From New York 4,496 58,299 15 0
” Philadelphia 1,870¼ 24,948 18 0
” New Orleans 349 7,538 5 0
” Newark, N. J. 316¾ 5,141 0 0
” Baltimore 262½ 3,913 10 0
” Richmond, V. 252½ 3,486 15 0
” Charleston 169 2,362 0 0
” Alexandria, V. 102 1,422 10 0
From Sundry other
Ports, United
States, America 117 1,518 7 10
And in addition to these large donations of money and food,
consignments of clothing were received from England and America, to the
estimated value of from 5,000ℓ. to 10,000ℓ.
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