DATE: 2 November 1880 - 27 January 1881
CREATOR: Freeman's Journal, oldest nationalist newspaper in Dublin, Ireland; unknown compiler.
SCOPE: The collection is comprised of newspaper clippings from the Freeman´s Journal. It concerns the the trial of fourteen individuals including several members of Parliament who were accused of conspiracy to prevent the payment of rent, resist the process of ejectment, prevent the taking of farms from which tenants have be evicted, and conspiracy to create ill will among her Majesty's subjects.
EXTENT: 1 scrapbook, approximately .5 linear feet.
HISTORY & PROVENANCE: This Collection was purchased by the Mercantile Library in 2000.
ACCESS: This collection is available for on-site use only in the Rare Book and Manuscripts Reading Room. Some of the material in Special Collection M-240 may be photocopied, digitally scanned or photographed, subject to condition. For collections marked limited access, researchers are advised to contact the library at least three business days in advance of their visit to submit a request to view the physical material.
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Preferred Citation: When citing the material from this collection, the preferred citation is: From the Special Collections of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri – St. Louis.
