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Record 101 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1823/101

TITLE:

Letter from Reverend Richard Grier, County Cork, renewing request for church preferment

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Reverend Dr Richard Grier, 15 Dawson Street, Dublin, a chaplain to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, and Church of Ireland rector of parish of Templebodane, County Cork, to [Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary], Dublin Castle, renewing his request for church preferment, having heard that Mr Dunne has declined the offer of the parish of Dunmanway, County Cork.

EXTENT:

1 item; 3pp

DATE(S):

20 Jan [1823]

DATE EARLY:

1823

DATE LATE:

1823

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1823/5104

Record 102 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1823/102

TITLE:

Petition of William H Bourne, concerning right to hold contract for Dublin Limerick mail coach

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Petition of William H Bourne, 46 Dawson Street, Dublin, on behalf of himself and his brother, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of their treatment at the hands of the Irish Post Office, concerning an ongoing dispute centred on the Bournes’ right to hold the contract to operate the Dublin-Limerick mail coach. In particular, the circumstances of a new contract agreed between the Bournes and Earl Rosse, one of the Irish Post Masters General, to operate the Dublin-Limerick mail coach, in April 1821, which agreement was never fulfilled, following a decision taken by the Post Office, for the need to properly advertise the contact. Also detailing the agreements for an increased speed for the mail coach. Requests government’s interference, so that the agreement of April 1821 may be carried into effect, 7 December 1822. Also booklet containing copies of letter from Sir Edward Smith Lees, secretary to Irish Post Masters General, to Sir Robert Peel, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, 7 November 1814, and letter from Lees to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle 22 November 1821, concerning William Bourne’s petition, respecting tolls on mail coaches. Includes discussion of Dublin-Limerick mail coach, in particular, concerning tolls on mail coach roads; the monopoly of contractors; and the relevant legislation respecting stage coaches, in particular concerning restrictions on numbers of passengers permitted to be carried.

EXTENT:

2 items; 26pp

DATE(S):

7 Nov 1814-7 Dec 1822

DATE EARLY:

1814

DATE LATE:

1822

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1823/5105

Record 103 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1823/103

TITLE:

Affidavit of Alexander Nimmo, engineer, complaining of conduct of Manus Blake, magistrate, County Galway

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Affidavit of Alexander Nimmo, civil engineer superintending public works for the employment of the poor in western district of Ireland, sworn before William Power le Poer Trench, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Tuam, County Galway, 7 December 1822. Nimmo complains of the conduct of Manus Blake, a magistrate for County Galway, and an overseer named in the grand jury presentment at Lent assizes, 1822, concerning road building in the area, begun prior to Nimmo's arrival in the area.

EXTENT:

1 item; 4pp

DATE(S):

7 Dec 1822

DATE EARLY:

1822

DATE LATE:

1822

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1823/5106

Record 104 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1823/104

TITLE:

Memorandum on regium donum for Presbyterian seceding minister of Drogheda.

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Memorandum concerning Presbyterian Seceding congregation of Drogheda, County Louth, concerning application of their minister, Reverend Josias Wilson, for the regium donum, and outlining reasons in support of Wilson being placed in the first class category of regium donum. Refers to local Presbyterian families, and also to the want to a place of worship for visiting shipmasters from Scotland, on business in Drogheda port.

EXTENT:

1 item; 4pp

DATE(S):

22 Dec 1822

DATE EARLY:

1822

DATE LATE:

1822

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1823/5107

Record 105 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1823/105

TITLE:

Petition of Richard Johnston, veterinary surgeon, offering services to horses of cavalry police

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Petition of Richard Johnston, veterinary surgeon, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, detailing the financial savings to public funds, of appointing a vet to superintend the horses of the new cavalry police, and offering himself to fill the post.

EXTENT:

1 item; 3pp

DATE(S):

[1823]

DATE EARLY:

1823

DATE LATE:

1823

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1823/5108

Record 106 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1823/106

TITLE:

Letter from Rebecca Atkinson, requesting free passage to New South Wales

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Rebecca Atkinson, Claboy [probably Clabby, County Fermanagh], near Fivemiletown, County Tyrone, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning her application for free passage to New South Wales, Australia, for herself and her 3 children, to join her husband. Emphasises their destitute state since his transportation.

EXTENT:

1 item; 3pp

DATE(S):

13 Jan 1823

DATE EARLY:

1823

DATE LATE:

1823

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1823/5109

Record 107 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1823/107

TITLE:

Letter from John Grantham, civil engineer, concerning his estimates and survey of River Shannon

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from John Grantham, 15 College Green, Dublin, civil engineer, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting that he has completed the survey and estimates for lowering the surface of the River Shannon. States his wish to return to England to visit his family, and notes that he has determined to settle permanently in Ireland. Offers his services as an engineer, to any public works of improvement in Ireland.

EXTENT:

1 item; 3pp

DATE(S):

17 Jan 1823

DATE EARLY:

1823

DATE LATE:

1823

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1823/5110

Record 108 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1823/108

TITLE:

Petition of William Kelly, King's County [Offaly], requesting reinstatement as magistrate

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Petition of William Kelly of Cloncanon, King's County [County Offaly], formerly a magistrate for County Galway, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting to be reinstated as a magistrate for County Galway. Refers to his previous military service and his efforts against Ribbonism in the recent disturbances. States his belief that influential Orangemen deliberately maligned his character, as he is a Catholic magistrate, resulting in his being deprived of his commission of the peace.

EXTENT:

1 item; 2pp

DATE(S):

16 Jan 1823

DATE EARLY:

1823

DATE LATE:

1823

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1823/5111

Record 109 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1823/109

TITLE:

Letter from Arthur Bastable, concerning his complaints against Council of Upper Canada, on obtaining land to settle

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Arthur Bastable, Swan Hotel, New Street, Covent Garden, London, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, complaining of his treatment by the Legislative Council of Upper Canada, and to the obstacles placed by the Council to settlers, noting that most people who arrive from England, Ireland and Scotland, end up settling in the United States. Complains of assurances received of obtaining land in Canada, which were not fulfilled; complains that he left Ireland and moved his family to Canada, 8 January 1823. Encloses copy of letter from General George Ramsay, 9th earl of Dalhousie, Castle St Louis, Quebec, Canada, governor in chief of British North America, to Bastable, in reply to a letter from Bastable, concerning Bastable's request for land near Montreal.

EXTENT:

2 items; 7pp

DATE(S):

14 Aug 1822-8 Jan 1823

DATE EARLY:

1822

DATE LATE:

1823

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1823/5112

Record 110 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/1823/110

TITLE:

Letter from William Kingsmill, County Clare, renewing request for government employment

SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from William Kingsmill, Ennis, County Clare, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin, concerning Kingsmill's previous applications requesting government employment, for which he has yet to receive a 'satisfactory' response, 13 January 1823. Encloses copy of petition previously sent by Kingsmill, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, referring to his military service in 88th regiment of foot (Connaught Rangers) in Spain and Portugal, and later 10th Royal Veteran Battalion; and requesting employment as a town or fort mayor.

EXTENT:

2 items; 4pp

DATE(S):

13 Jan 1823

DATE EARLY:

1823

DATE LATE:

1823

ORIGINAL REFERENCE:

1823/5113

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