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CSO/RP/1822/2962

Letter from Julia Roberts, 70 Upper Coombe, Dublin, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to a vacancy in Richmond General Penitentiary, Dublin; reminds Gregory of a previous 'promise' to appoint her to a post, 7 December 1822. Also letter from Eliza Digges La Touche, 35 Stephen's Green, Dublin, to [Gregory], recommending Roberts' character and conduct, 6 December 1822.

6 Dec 1822-7 Dec 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/2963

File of papers concerning application of Rodolphus Burke, to succeed his father, John Burke, as a divisional auctioneer for Dublin city, for regulating the sale of pledges with pawnbrokers. Includes letter from R Burke, 14 Jervis Street, Dublin, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, 31 August 1820, enclosing his petition to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, detailing his family's circumstances, including a legal battle in the Court of Exchequer with Edmond Bray and Andrew McCann, concerning the office of auctioneer and deputy auctioneer. Burke requests that government accept his father's resignation, and appoint him to the post, 31 August 1820. Also includes letter from R Burke, 65 Chancery Lane, London, to Gregory, reporting news of the death of his father, J Burke, and renewing his request to be appointed to the post of auctioneer, 16 January 1822.

31 Aug 1820-16 Jan 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/2964

Letter from Reverend Dr Henry Stewart, 15 Mountjoy Square West, Dublin, Church of Ireland rector of Loughgilly, County Armagh, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to the church living of Kilmore, County Armagh. Refers to the support of his brother, Sir John Stewart, for his application.

8 May 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/2965

Letter from John Noble Talbot, clerk in secretary's office of excise department, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, renewing his application requesting employment for his son, John Toler Talbot, in the secretary's office, in view of his own long service.

13 Dec 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/2966

Petition of Edward Carr, Tarbert, County Kerry, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, referring to information he provided, enabling the prosecution of insurgents in County Kerry, and his being forced to flee the area, 'for the safety of his life'. Requests employment in police establishment.

4 Dec 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/2967

Petition of Charles Ferguson, Single Street Lodge, near Ballyshannon, County Donegal, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, detailing his conduct as a magistrate for counties Leitrim and Donegal, and his military services, in particular during the 1798 rebellion. Refers to a recommendation on his behalf from his former commanding officer, General Robert Taylor. Requests government employment. Encloses letter from Sir Edward Baker Littlehales [later, Sir Edward Baker Baker], Phoenix Park, Dublin, military under secretary, to General Taylor, in reply to Taylor's letter recommending Ferguson for government employment, 9 June 1811.

9 Jun 1811-9 Dec 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/2968

Petition of Francis Carleton Lawson, ship broker, port of Newry, County Down, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, detailing his actions in preventing the landing of smuggled cargo at Newry in September 1821, and the resultant damage to his business as a broker, because of 'malicious insinuations' made against him by the smugglers. Also refers to his military service; requests appointment as assistant King's storekeeper or quay officer, at any port.

7 Dec 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/2969

Letter from Abraham Lane, Dublin, army clothier, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning supplies of shoes and other 'necessaries' for the use of the 3rd (East Kent) regiment of foot stationed in New South Wales, Australia. Requests permission to convey them via a convict ship departing from Cork.

13 Dec 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/2970

Letter from Thomas Dillon, 14 Great Ship Street, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning his claims for employment or compensation, in view of 'the vast savings I have caused to be made in the expenditure for the Printing & Stationary [sic] of the Irish revenue Departments…'. Details the amounts of money involved and refers to the 'exorbitant sums' previously charged for such printing. Complains of news that Walter Thom, printer for the Irish Post Office, is to be granted the printing work for all government departments, and requests a decision be deferred until Dillon's case is fully heard.

14 Dec 1822

1822

CSO/RP/1822/2971

Letter from H Gillman Lucas, chief clerk, police office, Cork city, to Sir Nicholas Conway Colthurst, MP for Cork city, on behalf of the city's police magistrates, emphasising the necessity of their having access to copies of the statutes at large and acts as they are passed in parliament, 'many convictions having been evaded by the want of recurrance to the letter of the law'. Requests Colthurst's assistance, 21 November 1822. Also letter from Johnson, South Mall, Cork, to John Grierson, Parliament Street, Dublin, King's Printers, reporting his inquiries on the statutes allocated to the Court of Conscience and the police establishment in Cork.

21 Nov 1822-14 Dec 1822

1822