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Herald Of The Valley
Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia
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A letter from Dublin dated July 25th describes the end of severe famine sufferings in Ireland, thanks to new potato and cabbage harvests reducing food prices, liberal benefactions from England and Ireland, meal and money distributions, and provided work, dispelling fears of death by starvation.
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"The frightful sufferings that you heard many parts of this country labored under, are now, I am happy to tell you, coming rapidly to a close. The new potatoes, cabbages, &c. are now beginning to fill the markets in every place and have already considerably reduced the price of the old provisions: In consequence of this, and the liberal benefactions made in England and Ireland, the poor man is enabled to purchase sufficient to support himself and his family. And further, in every part of the country where they have been the worst off there is either so much meal or money distributed to all those who are thought to stand in need of it, according to the number of their families; there is no longer any apprehension of death, or want of sustenance; and there is also work supplied for those who have none, that they may earn enough for their support. I haste to communicate this that you may be no longer uneasy about the fate of our country. Indeed the truth is they have never been so bad as they have been represented in many public papers. I shall give you a more ample detail in my next."
Balt. Chron.
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Dublin, Ireland
Event Date
July 25th
Outcome
sufferings coming to a close; no longer any apprehension of death or want of sustenance; prices reduced; aid and work provided.
Event Details
The letter reports that frightful sufferings from famine in Ireland are rapidly ending due to new potatoes and cabbages filling markets and reducing prices of old provisions. Liberal benefactions from England and Ireland enable the poor to buy food. In worst-affected areas, meal or money is distributed based on family size, and work is supplied to the unemployed. The situation was never as bad as reported in public papers.