Title: | Letter to the Editor of the Newry Magazine. |
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ID | 3560 |
Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
File | law, james sylvius/146 |
Year | 1817 |
Sender | Law, James Sylvius |
Sender Gender | male |
Sender Occupation | unknown |
Sender Religion | unknown |
Origin | Belfast, N.Ireland |
Destination | Newry, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
Recipient | the Editor of the Newry Magazine |
Recipient Gender | male |
Relationship | writes letter to a newspaper |
Source | The Newry Magazine, Vol. [Volume?] III, No. 17, November & December, 1817. |
Archive | The Linenhall Library, Belfast. |
Doc. No. | 9602134 |
Date | 20/08/1817 |
Partial Date | |
Doc. Type | LET |
Log | Document added by LT, 22:02:96. |
Word Count | 157 |
Genre | |
Note | |
Transcript | To the Editor of the Newry Magazine. SIR, As the phenomena of nature ought, in my opinion, to rank among the first subjects that deserve the attention of your readers, I herewith send you, accompanied with a graphic sketch, a description of WIER'S CAVE, situated in the Blue Ridge of the Alleganies [Allegheny?], not far distant from Madison's Cave, in the precipitous eastern barrier of the delightful valley of Shenandoah. I may probably be mistaken, yet it is my opinion, so far as my reading extends, that this cave has never yet found a description in any of our European Miscellanies; and, as it claims such superiority in extent and magnificence to Madison's Cave, I am rather inclined to flatter myself with the belief, that you will conceive it worthy of a place among the highly interesting subjects that composes your tasteful, literary repository. I am, sir, with respect and esteem, your obedient servant, JAMES SYLVIUS LAW. Belfast, 20th August, 1817. |