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CSO/RP/1823/11

Letter from Gulpin, Howell and Company, 33 Molesworth Street, Dublin, army clothiers, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, offering their services to Goulburn, 4 January 1823, and enclosing copies of eight letters of testimony, in praise of the quality of military clothing supplied by Gulpin, Howell and Company, to various regiments in Ireland, 29 October 1821-5 October 1822.

29 Oct 1821-4 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/12

Letter from police magistrates, head police office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, 4 January 1823, enclosing copy of letter from Sir Edward Smith Lees, General Post Office, Dublin, secretary to Post Masters General for Ireland, to police magistrates, head police office, 4 January 1823, in turn, enclosing copy of letter from Alexander Boyd, post master of Waterford, to Joseph Ferguson, superintendent of mail coach office, GPO, [28 December 1822], in turn, enclosing a note from Richard Smyth, Ballynatray, County Waterford, [to Boyd], reporting on an attack which was planned against the mail coach on the road between Cork city and Waterford city, 28 December 1822.

28 Dec 1822-4 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/13

Letter from Reverend George John Archdall, Dublin, a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, England, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, stating that he had called to see Goulburn, before returning to Cambridge, and requesting Goulburn to settle the 'final arrangement…of an affair that has been so long pending…'.

7 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/14

File of papers relating to complaint of James Edwards of Wicklow, at news of his dismissal as a magistrate of County Wicklow, because of his actions in dispersing 'a tumultuous and armed body of Orangemen' in Wicklow on 12 July 1822. Includes letter from Edwards, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, expressing his 'astonishment' at the news and defending his actions. Refers to the conduct of members of the Wicklow yeomanry corps, in wishing to assemble on 12 July, 31 January 1822. File also contains letter from Edwards to Goulburn, 1 January 1823, enclosing copy of letter from William Cosby, brigade major of yeomanry, to the commanding officer of the Wicklow yeomanry, originally dated 9 July 1822, conveying the instruction of the Lord Lieutenant, as contained in a letter from William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, informing the yeomanry not to parade or march on 12 July.

9 Jul 1822-1 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/15

Letter from Rose Cooper, No.2 police office, Usher's Quay, Dublin, chief constable of second division of Dublin police, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, emphasising that he is 'unfit' for his job, and renewing his request for Goulburn's interference on his behalf.

6 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/16

Letter from Reverend Edward Chichester, Londonderry, County Londonderry, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting that, as requested, he has resigned both his parishes, but stating that an obstacle has been placed in the way to his appointment to parish of Kilmore, County Armagh, by William Shaw Mason, a clerk in the board of First Fruits. Requests interference of Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, 'to prevent the frustration of his [Wellesley's] kind intentions towards me…'.

6 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/17

Letter from Robert Wright, at Dublin Castle, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting a meeting with Goulburn, as he has 'something to say' concerning a recent attack on the mail coach.

Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/18

Covering note from Jonathan Harding, Harding Grove, Portumna, County Galway, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, 27 December 1822, requesting to know if the enclosed letter [not present] is official. Also note by CSO official, containing instructions for a letter of reply to Harding, clarifying the purpose of the letter; note states that it is a copy of a list of superseders, sent to the clerk of the peace for County Galway, 'whose duty it is to serve the Parties named therein with a Copy thereof…'. [January 1823].

27 Dec 1822- [Jan 1823]

1823

CSO/RP/1823/19

Letter from Elizabeth Long and Mary Long, 4 Mount Brown, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning their 'extreme distress' since the death of their brother, and referring to their previous petition to Lady Anne Gregory [wife of William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle]. Requests Goulburn's assistance [to be placed on the concordatum list].

1 Jan 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/20

Letter from William F Burton, Burton Hall, County Carlow [estate situated across the Carlow/Kildare border], high sheriff of County Carlow, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, reporting, as requested, on his inquiry into the circumstances of the escape of William Walshe and Patrick Finnegan from County Carlow jail. Explains that during the week of their escape, both men had been selected to act as prison cooks - part of a scheme employed in the prison to reward prisoners displaying good conduct, 3 January 1823. Encloses copy of depositions of Henry Kirwan, turnkey, and his brother Robert Kirwan, concerning their role in releasing the 2 prisoners from the inner jail into the yard, given before the committee of superintendence of Carlow jail, 19 December 1822.

19 Dec 1822-3 Jan 1823

1823