Letter from James Pim & Co., 11 Burgh Quay, Dublin, to Abraham Bell, New York, arranging for imports of "Indian corn" [maize] to feed the starving,

1848 March 23.
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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Notes:Pim refers to the duty on flour and wheat in this letter. "Indian corn" [maize] was during this period known as "Peel's Brimstone" after the Prime Minister Robert Peel who refused to ban Irish corn exports, [which continued often under armed guard] and instead provided for large scale imports of American maize which retailed at a penny a pound as part of an extensive food and relief works programme.

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