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CSO/RP/1820/922

Petition of Richard McDermott, 109 Great Britain [Parnell] Street, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, indicating that no answer has been yet received to his earlier memorial requesting appointment to post of employment; includes earlier memorial signed by 25 noblemen and gentlemen of Bansagh, County Tipperary, in which he states that he took an active interest ‘in bringing the Perpetrators of the several Outrages committed in that part of the Country to Justice, more especially those concerned in the Assassination of the late William Baker’: also encloses copy document incorporating both of above petitions. Includes letter from Richard Willcocks, [inspector general of police, Cashel, County Tipperary], to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, conveying that McDermott received £200 as compensation for providing information on the murder of Baker but did suffer materially as a result of having to relocate: concludes that McDermott’s ‘further expectations ought to be moderate’.

12 May 1820-14 Dec 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/923

Letter from Captain Macnaghten, Strandville Lodge, Clontarf, County Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, offering services in government employment; mentions that he is related to ‘Macnaghten of the Treasury’ and that he made a call yesterday to the Castle, but was unable to meet in person.

20 Jan 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/924

Letter from ‘McCullagh’, secretary, Charitable Association, 69 Abbey Street, Dublin, to Alexander Mangin, clerk, Civil Department, Dublin Castle, conveying that further details of an investigation will be forwarded in due course, likely relating to the application of Mrs C Farrell for financial assistance; includes two letters from C Farrell, 42 Coles Lane, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting relief and making mention of poverty and her poor state of health.

19 Feb 1820-26 Feb 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/925

Letter from Francis Davies Murphy, Keeper, Convict Depot, Cork, County Cork, to Dr Edward Trevor, Dublin, reporting on circumstances of Mary Johnson, a widow, making application for financial assistance; indicates that since the death of her husband, Francis, a magistrate and high constable of Cork, she has been ‘in great distress’ and is presently seeking funds to establish a business. Includes memorial from Johnson, Magazine road, Cork, County Cork, to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, appealing for help to support her starving family and to request an advance of ‘fifteen or twenty pounds’ to enable her to start ‘some little business’.

6 Feb 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/926

Petition of William Mansfield, late turnkey, Newgate Gaol, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to position in Richmond Penitentiary; refers to enclosures [not extant] bearing testimonials in support of application from Reverend James Horner and Reverend Piers R Gamble, local inspector of City Gaol.

12 Apr 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/927

Petition of Joseph Moore, late lieutenant, South Mayo Militia, 132 Dorset Street, Dublin, to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to position of peace officer in the police or another vacancy under government; claims to be ‘a good clerk and belongs to the Church of England’ and refers to ‘weighty Law Suit’ and active participation in the 1798 Rebellion during which he brought ‘into Subordination every individual hostile to Loyalty’; includes report on Moore from Head Police Office stating that he left his accommodation without settling the rent and that, at present, ‘there is not a vacancy for a peace officer in the Dublin Police’.

3 Dec 1819-12 Jan 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/928

Letter from James Megaw, half pay captain, 12 Cottage Terrace, Dunleary [Dún Laoghaire], County Dublin, to Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to position in revenue department; refers to service ‘for upwards of Twenty years in the Navy and Army’ and observes that the surveyor of Dunleary ‘is going to retire’.

6 Apr 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/929

Letter from Reverend Thomas Millar, moderator, Presbyterian Seceders of Ireland, Cookstown, County Tyrone, to Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, conveying that nomination for a person to fill the post of agent to their body with responsibilities for distribution of the Royal Bounty will be communicated through the office of the moderator; observes that ‘there are many candidates urging their pretensions publicly, privately and in every possible way’ and warns against ‘attempts to carry the measure by stealth’; indicates that if an unsuitable candidate should prevail in the ballot he will bring forward a selection whom has the full ‘confidence of the Body’.

31 Jan 1821

1821

CSO/RP/1820/930

Letter from Archibald MacDougall, Belfast, County Antrim, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting that if appointed to post of inspector of fisheries, he would be permitted to remain in Belfast where his children attend school; mentions having the support of ‘Chichester’, that he has served as magistrate and refers to that ’something inherent in the breast of a loyal Highlander’ that predisposes to faithful attention to duties.

3 Mar 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/931

Petition of ‘McManus’, half pay ensign, 101st Regiment of Foot, 5 Inns Quay, Dublin, to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to position ‘in the Revenue or other Government Office’; refers to period of service in Jamaica where he contracted yellow fever and of disbandment of military unit and return to Edinburgh for treatment of a liver complaint and to continue education.

1820

1820