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CSO/RP/1818/21

Petition of Reverend Richard Bagwell, Church of Ireland clergyman, Clogher, County Tyrone, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting a transfer from his present station to the Deanery of Derry. Refers to previous enquiry about the vacancy and answer that it was offered to Sir Harvey Dunn, whom subsequently declined to accept the deanery. To facilitate the exchange Bagwell is prepared to sacrifice the Deanery of Clogher and the Chartership of Cashel which he holds, in order to ‘remove to such a considerable Town as Derry for the better Education of my Family’.

25 Feb 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/22

Letter from R Echlin, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, making recommendation for employment of John Boyle at the behest of Reverend Burgh. Encloses memorial of same date, by John Boyle with appeal to the Lord Lieutenant ‘to appoint him to fill the situation of stamper in order to make some provision for his Mother and four small sisters who are left destitute’, Mentions the post in the Stamp Office has became vacant upon the death of John Rogers. Annotation added to back of letter states ‘has been disposed of’.

25 Feb 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/23

Petition of Harriet Pearce Ball, 71 Upper Dorset Street, Dublin, addressed to Chief Secretary’s office, making claim for financial assistance. Enquires about previous memorial to Lord Lieutenant endorsed by the Reverend Charles Beresford, and reasserts her ‘extreme misery’ and ‘dreadful state of suspense which I at present endure’; refers also to ill health and obligations to ‘support a large family’. Annotation added to back of document to state that ‘all the money from the concordatum fund has been appropriated for this year’.

27 Mar 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/24

Petition of Jacob Bennett, Mill street, Ennis, County Clare, addressed to Chief Secretary’s office, requesting passage for himself and family to British North America. He is prepared to sacrifice a proportion of future pension entitlements, accruing from service with 88th Regiment of Foot, to cover cost of removal to proposed destination. Numbers in his family ‘consist of three men Too [sic] women and four Children’.

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1818

CSO/RP/1818/25

Petition of John Brady, opposite Market House, Cootehill, County Cavan, addressed to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting assisted emigration for his own and two other families to British North America. Petitioner seeks access to government grant of lands and appeals for funds to cover cost of passage for twenty people in total. An undertaken is given ‘to defend His Majesty’s Settlements as far as in their power from any daring invaders’.

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1818

CSO/RP/1818/26

Letter from William Boyce, Celbridge, County Kildare, to Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting that his memorial is conveyed before the Lord Lieutenant. Encloses memorial of same date from Boyce, requesting grant of assistance to enable emigration to New York; petitioner explains why he is unable to complete payment for ship journey and complains of loss of pocket book and illness. In support of his petition, he can produce references and claims to have ‘lived with some of the most Respectable Gentlemen as Tutor to their Children’.

20 Apr 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/27

Letter from Mr Bagwell, Marlfield, Clonmel, County Tipperary, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, making recommendation for employment of Mr Mansergh of 13 Lower Mount Street, Dublin. Asking for ‘some situation in the revenue’ it is claimed that Mansergh’s ‘family have been steady supporters of the interests of government in the County of Tipperary’.

15 Apr 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/28

Letter from Colonel Blacker, Treasury, Dublin, to Alexander Mangin, Dublin Castle, requesting a warrant for a yacht belonging to Colonel Blake. With this end in view, he asks Mangin to ‘expedite the necessary forms for him…the warrant to be made out for the Bristol Channel’.

11 May 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/29

File relating to petition of Alexander Barrett, 9 Ushers Quay, Dublin, to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting consideration for government employment. Having worked previously as a commissarial storekeeper, he claims to have the confidence and support of Major General Mitchel, Major General Graham, General Sir William H Clinton, Lieutenant General Lord Forbes, Major General L’Estrange and Colonel Handfield. Draft reply from Robert Peel added to back of memorial states ‘it is not in my power to give you any assurances as to the Lord Lieutenant being enabled to provide you with any employment in the Public Service’, dated 25 May 1818. Also includes letter from Barrett, 28 Suffolk Street, Charing Cross, London, England, to Robert Peel enclosing a reference certificate from Lieutenant General Mitchel with annotation on back ‘This person told Mr [William] Gregory that that I told him (B[arrett]) that I was sure that if he said one word to Mr G[regory], Mr G[regory] would have him provided for. This, and what he states to Mr Peel in this letter as to Mr Gregory’s reception of him are both untrue. SS’, dated 4 June 1818; also reference certificate provided by M Shawe, 16 Old Burlington Street, London, England, dated 28 May 1818.

25 May 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/30

Letter from John Buck, Stewartstown, County Tyrone, to Robert Peel, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, to request return of testimonials indicating qualifications in civil engineering of sons Henry and Richard Buck. Also includes note from Alexander Taylor, Dublin, to Peel enclosing original copies of certificates [not surviving], dated 24 June 1818.

24 June 1818

1818