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CSO/RP/1819/33

File of papers relating to the memorial of Bridget Cooke, widow, Ennis, County Clare, to the Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting compensation for losses incurred following the establishment of a Fever Hospital adjoining her property. Includes a letter from Lieutenant General John Quin Freeman, Barrack Office, Dublin, chief commissioner of barracks and deputy barrack master general, to Sir Edward Baker Baker confirming the loss of rental income on the property due to the presence of the adjacent fever hospital, 16 June 1819; also includes letter from Peter Ormsby, Army Staff Surgeon, Limerick, to Matthew Tod Byrne, Army Medical Office, Dublin, secretary of Army Medical Department, confirming the claims made by Bridget Cooke and adding that the fever epidemic in Ennis is on the decline, 30 June 1819; and letter from Dr George Renny, Army Medical Office, Dublin, director general of hospitals, to Baker, recommending that government decide in Bridget Cooke's favour.

16 Jun 1819-2 Jul 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/34

Letter from Anne Knox, patroness of the Society for the Relief of Sick and Indigent Room Keepers of the city of Londonderry, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, on behalf of the ladies of the society, concerning their charitable works and Flax Fund. Encloses a petition of the ladies of the Society for the Relief of Sick and Indigent Room Keepers, including Lady Hill, president, and Lady Ferguson, Mrs. Bateson, and Miss Weld, vice presidents, to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting government financial assistance to maintain their charitable fund which purchases flax and offers employment to women in spinning the flax. Notes the particular distress of 1816 and 1817, increasing the numbers seeking help from the society. Signed by Ann Watt, Flax Fund Treasurer, 6 July 1819. Includes a copy of reply of William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, to Anne Knox, stating that there are no funds at the Lord Lieutenant's disposal to assist them, 20 July 1819.

6 Jul 1819-20 Jul 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/35

Letter from Reverend Forster Archer, Inspector General of Prisons Ireland, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning plans and estimates for the proposed construction of a house of correction attached to the County Cork jail. Comments on the requirements for the ventilation of cells and the importance of the classification of prisoners.

19 Jul 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/36

Letter from Reverend Forster Archer, Inspector General of Prisons Office, 70 Camden Street, Dublin, Inspector General of Prisons Ireland, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning the attempted escape of convicts from the jail at Maryborough [Portlaoise], Queen's County [County Laois] and the subsequent charges made against Private David Knight, 2nd battalion of the Rifle Brigade, a guard posted in the court yard of the jail, 5 July 1819. Forster suggests changes to the design of the prison to prevent future escapes. Encloses the minutes of an inquiry into the conduct of John Clarke, gaoler, and William Southerland, turnkey, Maryborough Gaol, 28 June 1819. Also a letter from Archer to Gregory, on Archer's handling of the matter, and on the conduct of Clarke, and the punishment of Knight, the guard, 7 July 1819.

28 Jun 1819-7 Jul 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/37

Letter from Reverend Forster Archer, Newtown Mount Kennedy, County Wicklow, Inspector General of Prisons Ireland, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning the omission of the names of 2 convicts from Archer's return of prisoners held in Carlow jail. Archer attributes the error to the rapidly declining health of Dr. Fitzgerald, the local inspector of prisons, who had originally supplied the information.

30 Jul 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/38

File of papers relating to a request from artists of Dublin city to be granted a charter to establish a society under the name of ‘The Royal Academy of Ireland’, to combat the neglect of the arts. Includes copies of the memorials from the artists, signed by a number of painters, to Earl Whitworth, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, [1815]; lists of Dublin artists involved including William Ashford and Robert Lucius West, [1815]; a printed ‘Address from the Hibernian Society of Artists to the Right Honourable and Honourable The Dublin Society’, condemning the actions of these artists, ‘a few discontented members of the Hibernian Society’, 1815 ; a printed pamphlet of the ‘Report Laid before the General Committee of Artists of Ireland, by their Sub-Committee at their General Stated Meeting, on the 6th of January 1818’; and letters from Solomon Williams to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle and to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, respecting the claims of the artists of Dublin, including a statement prepared by Williams on the history of the artists and arts in Ireland, July 1818.

9 Mar 1815-7 Aug 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/39

Letter from John Barclay Alloway, 12 Mount Pleasant Crescent, Dublin, Director of Public Coal yards of Dublin city, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning the price of coal, and requesting to know if the Lord Lieutenant wishes to purchase supplies for the coal yards, 11 August 1819. Also letter from Alloway to Thomas Taylor, clerk, Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, on the protocol for purchasing coals to keep yards in stock, 'should the demand of the Poor…increase more than usual', 16 August 1819.

11 Aug 1819-16 Aug 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/40

Letter from William Proby, [Arklow, County Wicklow], to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing a petition of 'the Gentlemen, farmers, traders and other inhabitants of the town and constablewick of Arklow', to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting permission to hold 5 additional fairs every year in Arklow. Also requests that these fair days should remain free from any toll or custom. Petition is signed by 56 of the town's inhabitants, some also stating their occupation.

[1819]

1819

CSO/RP/1819/41

Letter from William Acton, West Aston [Westaston], near Rathdrum, County Wicklow, member of Board of Health for Arklow, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, concerning the fever hospital in Wicklow. States that having opened in 1818, the hospital has run out of funds to continue, and requires government assistance. Emphasises the urgency of the case, as 'we are not at present able to admit any patient and every day's delay is of the utmost consequence'. Requests to know how many signatures of Board of Health members would be required for an application for aid, 1 February 1819. Also a petition from members of the Board of Health for Arklow, requesting a loan of £50 from the treasury to fund the fever hospital. Signed by William St. Clair, magistrate; Dr J Johnstone; John Manifold; Henry Lambert Bayley; and Peter Murray.

1 Feb 1819-2 Oct 1819

1819

CSO/RP/1819/42

Letter from Donough O'Brien, Office of Public Accounts, Dublin, secretary to commissioners of public accounts, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning the accounts of the Cork gaolers, and requesting the relevant accounts and vouchers for auditing.

5 Oct 1819

1819