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William Allingham Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSE/IR 1014

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of forty letters written by William Allingham of Ballyshannon to his brother John Allingham of Dublin, between 26 June 1829 and 29 March 1865. All the letters communicate business transactions, and there are occasional notes on the family and on local affairs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1829-1865

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical / Historical

William Allingham (1789-1866) of Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, was a banker and merchant. After his sister's marriage to a Norwegian business partner of his father, William Allingham lived in Trondheim, Norway from 1805 to 1807. He returned to Ballyshannon where he married and continued as a businessman throughout his life. He was married to Margaret Crawford (d.1833) and later to Isabella Johnston (c.1802-75). The eldest of his nine children was the poet William Allingham (1824-89). John Allingham (1795-1877) was a brother of William. He appears to have left Ballyshannon as a young man and settled in Dublin with an address on Capel Street, to which all these letters are addressed, and he also owned a house and land in Seafield, Clontarf. He married Clarissa Brett in 1821 and had six children.

Extent

.17 Cubic Feet

Abstract

Letters from William Allingham of Ballyshannon to his brother John Allingham of Dublin.

Arrangement

The letters are arranged chronologically.

Related Materials

Related material includes manuscripts in the Gunnerus Library, Trondheim, Norway. These include a diary by William Allingham and manuscripts and collections relating to Thonning Oweson, nephew of William and John, which include correspondence and manuscripts of the Allingham family.

Title
William Allingham Letters
Status
Completed
Author
Hannah Sabal
Date
05/07/2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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