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CSO/RP/1818/331

Letter from Frederick Homan, Arden Wood, Kilcullen, barony of Uppercross, County Dublin, to Robert Peel, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, regarding various grievances affecting his neighborhood of Kilcullen, County Dublin. With reference to his locality, he complains that ‘the landholders here are subject to the same heavy cess as those in the immediate vicinity of the Capital’ but roads and bridges have been ‘totally neglected for the last 16 years’, a difficulty occasioned by the fact that ‘there is not one gentleman from this part of the country on the county Grand Jury’; states that at present no fewer than six parishes are ‘without a Church, a Clergyman or resident magistrate’; refers to local disorder and lawlessness and relates that ‘Two desperate outlaws, Edgeworth and Chance, were lately protected in Tipperkevin, and evaded the hands of justice for nearly 2 years plundering with their associates the surrounding locality, till our association was so fortunate as to surprise them in their retreat (a cave) and make them prisoners’; alludes also to local objections to enclosure order on common at Ballymore Eustace and refers to his part in formation of the first local association for the ’protection of the inhabitants’ of his neighborhood, composed of ‘300 gentlemen and farmers’ from counties Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow.

28 Dec 1817

1817

CSO/RP/1818/332

Letter from Major William Hill, 6th West Indian Regiment, Maryborough, Queen’s County [Laois], to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, making application for a lease of part of crown lands. Expresses thanks for reply to petition and conveys hope that the Lord Lieutenant, ‘will not forget my Claim, when the Lands belonging to the Crown, are to be disposed off [sic]’; warns that at present the lands are subject to theft and criminality but if ‘either Set or Sold, will greatly increase the Revenue and add security to the Country’.

30 Mar 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/333

Letter from James Johnston, Inquiry Commissioner, Office of Commissioners for Examination of Fees of Courts of Justice in Ireland, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, requesting copies of documentation relating to increases or alteration of salaries of the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, at any time ordered or ‘directed by His Majesty’s Letters patent’.

29 Jan 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/334

Letter from Samuel Rosborough, to Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, reporting on impoverished condition of Maria Jackson and stating opinion ‘I consider her a great object of Compassion’. Conveys that he made a personal visit to her dwelling, where he ‘found her lying in a miserable state, very ill of fever, in the corner of a room on the ground floor of the house’; relates that to offer alleviation he ‘gave her one pound to procure nourishment and redeem articles from pawn’. Encloses letter from Jackson, 3 Queen's Court, [Dublin], to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, acknowledging gift of three guineas and making further application for relief on basis of reduced health and ‘distressed situation’.

29 Jan 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/335

Letter from Andrew Miller, Chief Constable, Kilrush, County Clare, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, relaying that area Chief Magistrate, Major George Warburton, ‘is confined to his bed with a severe indisposition’, and cannot provide weekly returns. Encloses letter from Thomas William Johnston, to Warburton, Kilrush, County Clare, making appeal for a government ‘Pension or any other means of subsistence’; outlines past career as signal midshipman at tower of Knocknagaroon, and refers to injury sustained at sea ‘at the wreck of the Martin sloop of war in assisting to get up her anchor’. Also encloses letter from Warburton to Gregory, seeking ‘favorable consideration’ or suitable post for Johnston, who is ‘so much injured as to be totally unfit for service as a Policeman’.

7 Feb 1818-14 Feb 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/336

Petition of Maria Jackson, to Earl Charles Whitworth, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, alleging impoverished circumstances and requesting government relief. Refers to loyalty of brother William Sandys ‘who distinguished himself Considerably in the Rebellions of 1789 and 1803’ and of brother Simon Sandys who ‘was killed at Vinegar Hill when opposed to the Rebels in 1798’. Encloses letter from Jackson, Richmond Surgical Hospital, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, drawing attention to her previous application for relief and referring to her ‘total loss of health’. Also letter from Jackson to Gregory, acknowledging inclusion of her name on the ‘Suffering Loyalist List’ and seeking an expedient response on behalf of herself and her family of two ‘unprotected female orphans’, 22 November 1817; also includes letter from Jackson to Gregory, requesting that aid granted by Earl Whitworth might be facilitated, 27 December 1817.

22 Nov 1817-27 Dec 1817

1817

CSO/RP/1818/337

Letter from Henry Joy, first serjeant at law, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, requesting preparation of letter of authority for use at Special Session in Dundalk, County Louth. Suggests arrangements for receiving letter and adds ‘you will recollect that Mr Macartney attended in my room at the last sessions’.

26 Feb 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/338

Letter from William Shaw Mason, Record Tower, Dublin Castle, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, enclosing copy for information of returns [not extant] of sub commissioners on matters relating to the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.

24 Feb 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/339

Letter from Maria Jackson, 63 Old Church Street, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, acknowledging receipt of relief payment and setting out case for further relief. States she is ‘ready and willing to earn my Bread’ but ‘not having clothes’ she declares herself in need of assistance. Seeks to have a ‘trifle’ advanced to visit family in Loughrea, County Galway, and hopes for redress of dispute with father-in-law, over a farm which she claims entitlement to. Also includes short memorandum which states that Jackson ‘received three Guineas from the Charity Fund – but was told at the time, not to make any further application as it could not be attended to’.

8 Jul 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/340

Letter from James Adamson, secretary, Incorporated Society’s House, Dublin, to Robert Peel, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, acknowledging reply with response by Lord Lieutenant to queries raised by society and to state that information contained in letter will be presented before the Committee of Fifteen.

16 Jul 1818

1818