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This is a picture of Sir Robert Peel he was the Prime Minister of England when the Irish Potato Famine began in 1845. He tried multiple tactics to aid Ireland with the relief measures. He is the most famous for the Corn Law reforms where he shipped…

This is an illustration published in the Illustrated London News on January 16, 1847. The illustration depicts the Society of Friends Soup House in Cork County. The Society of Friends, also referred to as Quakers, quickly saw the need for relief in…

These two images are scans of original documents held by Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. The documents are an Address from the Committee of the Society of Friends of London. This address gives an account of the first years of…