Holmes family papers 1791-1805 Holmes family

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Holmes family papers 1791-1805 Holmes family

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The Holmes family papers consist of twelve letters written by Isabella Holmes, Gabriel Holmes, and Elizabeth Weir addressed to Nathaniel Holmes, who had emigrated from Strabane, Ireland to the Philadelphia area for economic reasons.

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William L. Clements Library

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Holmes family

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Nathaniel Holmes emigrated from Strabane, Ireland, to the Philadelphia area sometime prior to August 1791. Having apparently emigrated for economic reasons, Nathaniel was not venturing into uncharted territory -- his brother, John, had already settled in Pennsylvania, though he died shortly after Nathaniel's arrival. While his mother, Isabella, and siblings, Gabriel and Elizabeth Weir remained in Ireland, Nathaniel married and raised a family in America, and evidently prospered enou...

Weir, Elizabeth.

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Holmes, Isabella.

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Holmes, Gabriel, 1769-1829

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Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678

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