| Title: | Irishmen in Virginia in 1784 |
|---|---|
| ID | 3896 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | 1781-90/15 |
| Year | 1784 |
| Sender | unknown |
| Sender Gender | unknown |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | unknown |
| Relationship | re living in the USA |
| Source | The Belfast Weekly News, Thursday, 18 October, 1934 |
| Archive | The Linenhall Library, Belfast. |
| Doc. No. | 9808240 |
| Date | 12/10/1784 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 11:08:98. |
| Word Count | 74 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Irishmen in Virginia Belfast, 12th October, 1784 - Extract from a letter respecting America:- "The only good thing I have ever heard from the Virginians is their Citizen Bill. It confers the rights of citizens on Irishmen after residence of two years, which puts them on a level with all the nations in the world except the British Dominions. Englishmen are not naturalised till after residence of five years, and a Scotsman must reside thirty years to qualify him for enjoying the rights of the citizens of Virginia. |
