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CSO/RP/1820/241

Letter from Dr George Renny, Army Medical Office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting on mild outbreak of fever in Navan, County Meath, and to offer suggestions for monetary savings in the application of whitewash, water drainage and acquisition of blankets; also suggests appointment of a Roman Catholic clergyman ‘of good character’ as chaplain to Stevens’ Hospital.

14 Dec 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/242

Letter from Dr George Renny, Army Medical Office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, recommending that Steven's Hospital, Dublin, provide 30 beds for male venereal patients; argues that such a measure might be justified in view of receipt by that institution of Parliamentary aid of £1,400 per year; mentions also that access to the Westmorland Lock Hospital is no longer available for male patients. Includes draft letter from to Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, to Governors of Steven's Hospital, requesting that accommodation and medical provision for thirty male patients ‘afflicted with venereal disease in a severe form’ be made available; also includes unsigned draft letter addressed to Governors enlarging on request.

3 Mar 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/243

Letter from John Cossart, secretary, Ballast Office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, on behalf of the Corporation for Preserving and Improving the Port of Dublin, referring to likely results of a parliamentary bill on available revenue, and outlining extent of financial commitments and proposed expenditure on projects under auspices of Ballast Office; encloses tabular account of ‘average annual sum arising from the Rates appropriated for Erecting and maintaining Lighthouses, Beacons and Seamarks on the Coast of Ireland for three years ending the 5th of January 1820’; also encloses schedule of ‘Works distinguishing each, for which the Corporation were engaged the 6th of January 1820, with the Amount of the Estimated Cost then unexpended on each’ indicating, for example, work on Poolbeg Lighthouse, Hook Tower, Howth Pier and River Shannon; also encloses schedule of ‘Works distinguishing each, for which the Corporation have in Contemplation as useful and expedient’ including, a lighthouse on Bray Head, County Kerry, a beacon on Maiden Rocks, County Antrim, and ‘A Light or some permanent Building to mark out a dangerous Half-tide Rock near the Great Saltee, County of Waterford and Entrance of St Georges Channel which will be one of the most difficult Works to execute and maintain’.

26 May 1820-30 May 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/244

Letter from Francis Johnston, architect, Architect’s Office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, regarding appropriation of the Record Building at the King’s Inns. Indicates that a decision was taken, sanctioned by Government, to place the Court of the Prerogative in this building, though ‘no provision was made for the papers or Register of the Court of Delegates’.

6 Dec 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/245

Letter from Francis Johnston, architect, Architect’s Office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, indicating in response to application of John Robinson, Register, Court of Delegates, for accommodation for court records, that no suitable building can be located for the purpose at present, but an addition to the King’s Inns proposed for future erection, would serve the suggested purpose. Includes letter from Robinson, 1 St Andrew Street, Dublin, to Grant, requesting that an appropriate place is found for containment of records of courts for which he is responsible; complains that ‘the present lodgings of the Registers are frequently, found, inconvenient, Hazardous, and not well adapted for the preservation, of such valuable papers’; also note stating that a building at King’s Inns is in use by the Court of the Prerogative.

29 Nov 1818-14 Nov 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/246

Letter from Robert Bell, Horse Police Barracks, Kevin Street, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting an increase in salary for duties as peace officer with the Horse Police.

28 Nov 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/247

Letter from John Brenan, Caher, County Tipperary, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to post in office for collection of taxes. Includes letter from Brenan to Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to post of inspector of fisheries; also includes letter from Brenan, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, to Chief Secretary’s Office, requesting appointment to post of collector of excise in Clonmel, County Tipperary, or any other situation; also includes letter from Earl Glengall, Caher, County Tipperary, to Grant making commendation for Brenan, as ‘Lord Caher on his Election received the greatest assistance from him’.

20 Dec 1818-3 Jan 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/248

Copy letter from Charles Grant, Irish Office, London, England, to George Harrison, declaring an application made by John Ball for remuneration for discovery of fraud in Stamp Office as inadmissible; refers to information supplied by ‘O’Reilly’ that led to detection of frauds, and recovery of almost £3,000. Includes letter from Robert Borrowes, [solicitor of stamp department], Cork Abbey, County Cork, to Thomas Taylor, reflecting on Ball’s claim on government.

23 Jun 1820-10 Jul 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/249

Letter from JH Blakeney, Beckenham Place, Kent, England, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting that government provide ‘preferential advancement’ for brother-in-law John O’Dwyer; includes draft reply from Grant to state that he will advance the application insofar as it lies in his power.

30 Dec 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/250

Letter from Reverend Henry Bunbury, Church of Ireland curate of Drummaul, County Antrim, to Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, complaining of reduced circumstances and debt; encloses memorial requesting relief and claiming that ‘the entire of his Landed property in the hands of a Receiver under the Court and owing to frauds having been committed against his property he has been obliged to seek redress by engaging in a very weighty Chancery suit’; includes certificate from Captain Thomas Martin, indicating that Bunbury, is representative and heir of Colonel Philip Walsh of 12th Regiment of Dragoons, ‘a most excellent officer’.

10 Aug 1821

1821