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CSO/RP/1824/201

Letter from John Charles Herries, joint secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, Treasury Chambers, London, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing letter from Samuel Percy Lea, secretary, commissioner of Crown Lands to the Lords Commissioners of Crown Lands [not present], connected with a proposal to purchase crown lands at Kilmainham common in County Dublin; requests to have opinion of the Lord Lieutenant on same.

7 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/202

Petition of Michael Ryan, Greenhall Barracks, Newport, County Tipperary, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting further financial assistance in order to leave the country or an appointment under government. Claims to have provided evidence to John Bayley, magistrate of barony of Upper Ormond, in connection with the subversive activities of two ‘armed Banditti’. He indicates that recompense was provided for information given and he states he is presently under the protection of HW Pearce, chief constable of Greenhall Barracks.

8 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/203

Petition of Patrick Butler, Drimsna [Drimna], parish of Ross, County Galway, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting intervention in claim against Samuel Jones for payment of £4 12s owed for work as deputy engineer on a new road in the baronies of Ballynahinch and Ross, completed during 1822.

c24 Nov 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1824/204

Petition of Dominick Foody, late 26th Regiment of Foot, Elphin, County Roscommon, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to a post in the police establishment. Emphasises his loyalty, his clean service record and his willingness to enroll in the Royal Veteran Battalion. He also mentions his extensive experience of more than 11 years in the military; with attestation on base in support of application from John Lloyd and Robert J Lloyd, magistrates for County Roscommon.

3 Feb 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/205

Petition of Patrick Mangan, pensioner, 49th Regiment of Foot, Bantry, County Cork, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to a post in the police establishment of any district in Ireland. Asserts his past military service of over 22 years, a term which including action under Lord Nelson in 1801. He stresses his desire ‘to be employed in the defense of his Country’.

7 Feb 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/206

Letter from W Montgomery, 34 Aungier Street, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, seeking appointment as out pensioner in the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin, or to veteran battalion or another post, as means of escaping local hostility over his part in the apprehension of miscreants. Complains of the ‘present critical situation’ arising from aid given to Nicholas McDonough and Lieutenant John Forbes, likely in connection with pursuit of the murderers of William McDarley and Joseph McDarley at Clonpierce, in the barony of Ballyadams, Queen’s County [County Laois]; he adds he is ‘driven by the necessity of setting or abandoning my Cottage and Farm to avoid the consequences of this unreasonable popular feeling against me’. Encloses letter from McDonough, Maryboro [Maryborough], Queen’s County, to Montgomery, expressing appreciation for assistance given and protection afforded against the mob, with especial mention of Mrs Montgomery who demonstrated a measure of ‘fortitude and resolution which seldom adherers to a female when surrounded by danger’.

24 Dec 1823-13 Jul [1824]

1824

CSO/RP/1824/207

Petition of John Arthur Hunter, solicitor, 1 Blessington Street, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to the post of secretary to the Commissioners of Inquiry [Irish courts]. Emphasises his suitability for the role and claims his father acted as register of the Court of the Exchequer and his grandfather as crown solicitor for the province of Connaught.

7 Feb 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/208

Petition of George Sheehy, Ballingarry, County Limerick, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to a post in the police establishment. Includes character reference in the form of a certificate annexed to base, signed by Thomas O’Dell and 5 other magistrates.

20 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/209

Letter from William Middleton Power, late major, 28th Regiment of Foot, Tipperary, County Tipperary, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, offering a personal tribute and enclosing a copy memorial seeking appointment as police magistrate or similar employment under government. Claiming to have shown a ‘zealous Attachment to his Country and its Government’ and recites a list of 13 countries served in during different military campaigns; also claims a knowledge of engineering and military law. A character reference is provided by certificate annexed to base, signed by Lord Glengall [Richard Butler] and 44 noblemen, magistrates, clergy and gentlemen of County Tipperary. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

21 Jan 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/210

Letter from Sir Edward Smith Lees, secretary, General Post Office, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, concerning an application from David Woods, late assistant postmaster, Churchill, County Fermanagh, for a retirement allowance, and stating that existing legislation contains no provision for payment of superannuation to deputy officials. Also letter from Woods, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing memorial to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting advance of annual remuneration ‘for his long and faithful Services’.

27 Jan 1824-5 Feb 1824

1824