This is very interesting!! My local Mid-Michigan Irish American club has been discussing Irish emigration into Michigan. I will tell them abouth this article. Mary Anne Smith Lansing MI Seacht seachtaine ramhra ó Shamhain go Nollaig. Seven fat weeks from Samhain to Christmas. -----Original Message----- From: Mary Heaphy [mailto:tipwex@eircom.net] Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 5:11 AM To: IRL-TIPPERARY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TIP] Tipp Free Press March 20th 1833. America. Emigration to the United States. An opportunity now offers to those disposed to emigrate, whereby they can have every facility necessary for settling advantageously. A Mercantile Gentleman who has resided several years in the interior of the United States, and whose acquaintance with it is very extensive, is now visiting the South of Ireland, and intending to return soon,proposes to take charge of 200 families to settle, and to direct them in all that is essential in securing comforts and success. The plan that he recommends, is for a considerable number of individuals to emigrate in a body, and settle in one neighbourhood. The part of the country he is recommending is Michigan-which lies on the western end of Lake Erie, the whole of the route from Ireland can be performed by water, and at little expense. The title to the land of location is made by the United States Government, and the present price is fixed at about 5s6d per acre in fee. The soil is extremely rich; producing for 20 to 30 years without having recourse to manure, it yields an average of 30 bushels of wheat to the english acre-which commands there from 4s to 4s6d. per bushel(Of about 60 pounds); wheat is the principle grain for tillage; the Country everywhere is intersected with navigable rivers and the facilities of Intercourse are very great with New York, and also the Canadian market. the strongest proof of the fertility of that part of the country is, that upwards of 15,000 native Americans migrated there within the last year, from the earlier settled parts of America. The class of persons who are tendered the advantages of the present opportunity are those who, for a family of 5, could command not less than £300, this sum would defray all the expenses of their passages and provisions; purchase in fee 160 acres of land, buy a years provisions-the necessary mplements of husbandry, a horse, cow, two oxen, the small articles of housekeeping, and pay for the erection of a house. 200? would barely suffice for all these purposes; but it would be necessary to have a little more than required in order to meet the contingencies of the first year, which, of course, it would take to make a crop, and after the expiration of that period (with good conduct) there could be no earthly possibility of the settler being otherwise than blest with the general comforts of life in abundance, and, eventually rich. Should settlers desire it, the lands will be bought for them, the provisions laid in, and stock purchased, all ready for their arrival. In forwarding this project, much expense and loss of time must be incurred by the person undertaking it, in consideration of which he will charge 6 per cent commission. However the public may be indisposed to professions of philarthropy?, it is not less gratifing to him to avow, that one of his principle motives in offering, is with a view of securing a conpeteney and comfortable house, to as many that are fortunate enough to have the necessary means of compassing it, and which, will further enable them to lay the foundations of independence for their rising families. Personal communications to be had with O'Brian Dillon, Esq; Solicitor, at his residence, Nenagh, County Tipperary, until the 10th of April. Dated 18th March 1833. Mary (£300 seems an awful lot to me, but 300 shillings wouldn't cover the price of the land. But £300 is whats on the paper) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: 05/11/2005 ==== IRL-TIPPERARY Mailing List ==== To Unsubscribe: Send email to IRL-TIPPERARY-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com Put ONLY the word unsubscribe in the message. For digest the address is IRL-TIPPERARY-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com [If you take the LIST you can't unsub from the DIGEST & vice versa]