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CSO/RP/1824/1961

Letter and memorial from William Lynch, clerk, Crown Lands Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, chief commissioner of crown lands, Dublin, seeking an increase in the salary of his post which is £90 per annum at present. Contends in order to do his job properly he requires ‘a knowledge of the various Offices of the City and of the Black Letter Character and languages in which the ancient Public Records of the Kingdom are written…[and] an intimate acquaintance with the early Laws and general History of the Forfeitures of Ireland’, 29 September 1824. Also letter from Lynch to Goulburn, enclosing memorial to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, reiterating his request for an increase in remuneration, 1 November 1824. Encloses letter from John Smith, 22 Park Street, Dublin, to Edward I Johnston, private secretary to Richard Wellesley, referring to Lynch’s memorial and indicating the applicant is author of a piece in the ‘Patriot’ newspaper on the lineage of the Lord Lieutenant’s family.

29 Sep 1824-10 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1824/1962

Letter from John Cossart, secretary, Ballast Office, Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, enclosing on behalf of the corporation for preserving and improving the Port of Dublin a printed notice to advertise the presence of a floating light ship to be stationed at Arklow Bank, County Wicklow, from 17 March 1825. Notice with illustration reads the ship ‘will be fitted with Three Masts, and will show from her Main-mast One steady bright Light’.

20 Dec 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1963

Petition of shipwrights and joiners of the port of Cork, County Cork, employed in repair of convict hulk ‘Essex’ [lying at the Royal Harbour of George IV, Kingstown [Dún Laoghaire], County Dublin], to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking financial relief on account of not having received adequate compensation for travel between Cork and Dublin nor return costs to Cork. Also complains of delay in receiving tools by sea transport from Dublin and mentions plight of impoverished families, signed by John Sarsfield Barry, William Hegarty, Thomas Stephenson and James Bane of Passage West, County Cork. Also letter from Dr Edward Trevor, Dublin, supervisor of convict transportation, Cove [Cobh], County Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, indicating that an agreement was made with the shipwrights and joiners to remove from Cork and that their travel allowance was ‘liberal’. Remarks they were employed to work at Dunleary ‘in consequence of a combination of that description of artificers’ been active in Cork.

30 Nov 1824-4 Dec 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1964

Petition of Jane Mealy, widow, Castletown, Berehaven, County Cork, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting extension of an annual allowance or measure of financial relief. Claims her husband John Mealy served as barrack master at Berehaven for almost 20 years prior to his death in 1807. Alludes to personal obligations to her family consisting of a son, 4 daughters and 3 nieces.

26 Dec 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1965

Letter from Major George Warburton, chief police magistrate of Connaught, [?Ballinvoher, County Sligo], to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, referring to investigation of memorial [not present] from Mr Hudson of Sligo, in connection with which justice has been administrated. Also indicates a second memorial [not present] from Thomas [?Guning] soliciting relief has proven upon enquiry to be ‘groundless’.

13 Aug 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1966

Letter from John Hart, yeoman, Cloghmine, parish of Kilmactranny, County Sligo [post town is Boyle, County Roscommon], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, enclosing memorial to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of conduct of William Weir, magistrate of County Sligo, and requesting redress. Asserts that Weir failed to act in an impartial manner in a hearing concerning his alleged theft of 2 lambs from Terence McHugh; claims that following an attempted removal of the lambs by McHugh, he was brought before Weir who threatened him with prison if the lambs in question were not delivered up to McHugh, together with fleeces of 3 other lambs. Declares he cannot explain Weir’s treatment of him ‘unless from his having supported, at the late Sligo election, the Honourable Colonel King against the orange faction’.

18 Oct 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1967

Petition of Mary Minchin, widow, Kiltoom, [near Athlone], County Roscommon, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting a measure of relief for herself and 6 children following the death of her husband. Recounts an attack on her homestead by local Ribbonmen and reports her husband James Minchin became mentally ill after being threatened with ‘a cocked Pistol’ by the gang. Remarks the ordeal caused the premature death of her husband who derived part of his income from management of tithes for a local clergyman. Certificates added to base in support of application from Reverend Hunt, Church of Ireland vicar of Kiltoom; Reverend Annesley Strean, justice of the peace for County Roscommon; Reverend Thomas Blakeney, inspector and chaplain of Roscommon county jail, and several others.

c26 Oct 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1968

Petition of Michael Tiernan, 8 Lower Temple Street, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment as clerk in the Law Exchequer’s Office, now vacant due to the death of Thomas McNulty. Claims to have gained military experience in defence of the crown through service with the Irish Brigade and describes himself as ‘a temperate and unexpensive man’.

11 Dec 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1969

Letter from Conyngham Ogilvie, late lieutenant of the 95th Regiment of Foot [Rifle Brigade], Ballaghaderreen, County Mayo, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, requesting to learn of the progress of his earlier application for the post of lieutenant of the revenue police. Remarks his application was forwarded to the commissioners for excise but as yet he has had no notice of their determination. Expresses concern over escalation of Roman Catholic political agitation in recent times, his neighbourhood being ‘now in a universal ferment’. Reserves particular criticism for the priests whom he accuses of ‘sowing the seeds of Rebellion fast’ and signals his extreme displeasure with the subversive nature of public speeches. Mentions the collection of the Catholic Rent and a warning given to the crowd of the wicked intentions of Sir Harcourt Lees and the Orangemen of Ireland. Regrets the effect of such pernicious pronouncements on the ‘poor deluded, misguided mob’, the greater part of whom were heard to call for ‘O’Connell and Liberty’ during the proceedings.

6 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1824/1970

Petition of Frances Scanlan, widow, and William Scanlan, [Dublin], to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting attention of law officer of the crown to the matter of securing control over a family estate. Explains that on account of the death of the late escheator of Munster, Charles S Oliver, control and management of the estate is rendered problematic [Michael Scanlan, the eldest son of Michael Scanlan and Frances Scanlan, being deemed to be of unsound mind]. Seeks appointment of a new escheator in order that a administration of the family estate can be realised. Outlines difficulty in arranging legal affairs on property, especially in collecting and enforcement of rental agreements. Also refers to original findings of a court inquisition in Dublin in 1724, and subsequent ruling of the Court of Chancery on 13 Nov 1824.

Dec 1824

1824