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CSO/RP/1821/245

Letter from Simon White, Glengarriff Castle, Bantry, County Cork, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting remuneration owed for expenses incurred in setting up recent excise trial at Cork, in his capacity as customs and excise inspector and surveyor. Requests Grant's interference with the board of excise to receive what he is owed, 1 August 1821. Also 2 letters from Mrs JD White, Wickcourt Street, Cheltenham, England, to [Grant], on behalf of her husband's right to remuneration for his work, 10; 27 September 1821.

1 Aug 1821-27 Sep 1821

1821

CSO/RP/1821/246

2 letters from William Stanley, stamp office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting promotion, based on his father's claims on government, 10 September; 31 October 1821. Encloses certificate of recommendation from his supervisor, Peter Holmes, secretary to commissioners of stamps, stamp office, Dublin, c September 1821. Annotation on reverse of letter of 31 October, of draft letter of reply from Grant to Stanley, 2 November 1821.

10 Sep 1821-2 Nov 1821

1821

CSO/RP/1821/247

Letter from H Mackenzie, Heriot Row, Edinburgh, Scotland, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing letter from his friend, James Chalmers of Abingdon Street, London [not present], requesting leave of absence for Chalmers' nephew at Cork, 27 October 1821. Also letter from Mackenzie to Grant, informing him of death of Chalmers' nephew, and expressing hope of government pension for his widow and children, 5 November [mistakenly marked October by Chalmers] 1821. Annotation on reverse of former letter, of copy of letter of reply from Grant to Mackenzie, 14 November 1821.

27 Oct 1821-14 Nov 1821

1821

CSO/RP/1821/248

Letter from Francis Hely Hutchinson Johnson, Dublin, half pay lieutenant of former regiment of Royal West India Rangers, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, requesting a copy of the amendments to Irish insolvency act.

31 Mar 1821

1821

CSO/RP/1821/249

Letter from William Houghton, clerk of the appearances and attachments, in the pleas office of Irish Court of Exchequer, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning his remuneration as clerk, which he states is not referred to in the parliamentary bill to regulate the civil proceedings of the Irish courts, 8 March 1821. Encloses copy of earlier letter from Grant to Houghton, informing him of the salary arrangements which will be made for his office under new bill, 17 January 1821.

17 Jan 1821-8 Mar 1821

1821

CSO/RP/1821/250

Petition of Thomas Hunter, prisoner held in County Cavan jail, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting release from prison. States that despite being released from the debt against him, he is still held in prison because of jail fees owed. Urges that these do not apply to him, under recent act of parliament to abolish jail fees. Truth of petition certified by George Spaight, local inspector of Cavan jail, who states that he believes that Hunter is still liable to pay jail fees, 22 August 1821. Annotation on reverse of opinion of John Sealy Townsend, King's Counsel and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, on subject, 27 August 1821.

22 Aug 1821-27 Aug 1821

1821

CSO/RP/1821/251

Letter from Thomas Nangle, 21 Sinnot [Sinnott] Place, Lower Dorset Street, Dublin, formerly clerk of the alphabets, in the pleas office of Irish Court of Exchequer, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, complaining of being deprived of his office by Richard Patten, owing to Patten's influence with the clerk of pleas, his uncle, Joseph Farran; requests redress of his grievances, 25 January; 24 October 1821. Also petition of Nangle to the Lords Justices of Ireland, requesting an investigation into the proceedings of the clerk of the pleas, and detailing his case, 7 June 1821.

25 Jan 1821-24 Oct 1821

1821

CSO/RP/1821/201

Letter from Dr Richard J Theodore Orpen, 40 George's Street North, Dublin, secretary of committee of association for improvement of prisons and prison discipline in Ireland, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, acknowledging receipt of his letter, in reply to committee's suggestions for establishment of provincial penitentiaries. States that they will begin work on possible rules and regulations for suggested penitentiaries, January 1821. Also letter from Reverend Edward Groves, 16 Upper Sackville [O'Connell] Street, chairman of committee of association for improvement of prisons and prison discipline, Dublin, to Grant, stating that the sub committee have not yet completed their report on Dublin prisons, 29 October 1821.

Jan 1821-29 Oct 1821

1821

CSO/RP/1821/202

Letter from Richard Martin, 37 Gloucester Street, Dublin, solicitor of casual revenue, revenue department, Dublin, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning case of David Brandon Power, formerly high sheriff of County Galway, and Power's request to be released from payment of a debt relating to unpaid fines during his tenure as sheriff.

10 Jul 1821

1821

CSO/RP/1821/203

Copy of letter from Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, to John Whitley Stokes, authorizing he and James Clancey to obtain rooms adjacent to Four Courts, Dublin, as offices for their work as taxing officers in common law business. Also informs him that under the act for regulating the proceedings of the Irish law courts, there is no provision to pay a clerk to assist their work, 8 November 1821. Also copy of letter from Grant to the prothonotary of Court of King's Bench, Ireland, requesting that he authorize the supply of articles required by the taxing officers, 8 November 1821.

8 Nov 1821

1821