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CSO/RP/1820/451

Letter from George Gibbs, 35 York Street, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, acknowledging letter and returning memorial on behalf of Thomas Fitzsimons and Patrick Kean; states ‘that these persons were indicted at last assizes of Galway, for appearing armed by night, and assuming the name of Ribbonmen at Ballinglass’; confirms that the pair were sentenced to a fortnight in prison, having surrendered their arms and taken the Oath of Allegiance. Includes letter from Robert Heavey, deputy assistant, Galway Prison, to Gregory, indicating that Fitzsimons and Kean have been discharged from gaol.

25 Aug 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/452

Letter from James Gibbs, 51 Claredon [Clarendon] Street, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to post in the Custom House or any other available position. Mentions involvement in business and declining health.

2 Sep 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/453

Letter from Sir James Galbraith, crown solicitor, Omagh assizes, County Tyrone, to Alexander Mangin, clerk, Civil Department, Dublin Castle, respecting the displacement of papers connected with a complaint from Andrew Campbell against Reverend Andrew Thomas Hamilton.

26 July 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/454

Petition of Robert Garvey, 13 Duke Street, Dublin, to Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to post of tide waiter or any other vacancy. Conveys that he is ‘a Native of England and a Stranger in this Country’ and has responsibilities for support of three sisters.

1 Aug 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/455

Letter from Thomas Gibson, 63 Caple Street, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to post in the lunatic asylum, expected to be presently available, or any other suitable position; mentions difficulties in furniture business and having sustained ‘serious losses in trade and in the Grand Canal’ and asks if a letter has been received from Provost James Grant of Bught, in Scotland. Includes second letter from Gibson to Grant, requesting post of governor to the House of Industry in Dublin; also refers to been favored with provision of furnishings for apartments at Richmond Penitentiary and mentions support by Grant’s father towards his cousin John Young, a bookseller in Inverness, Scotland. Also includes note from Sidney Streatfeild, Private Secretary to Chief Secretary of Ireland, to Alexander Mangin, clerk, Civil Department, Dublin Castle, requesting that a message be conveyed to Gibson from Grant explaining ‘the utter impossibility of this’.

19 Jul 1820-7 Sep 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/456

Letter from Crofton Fitzgerald, secretary and assistant treasurer, House of Industry, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, with reflections on allegation from Samuel Gale of malpractice in the House of Industry; claims that the charges advanced are ‘totally unfounded’ as they arose because Gale was discharged from the institution on grounds that he possessed ‘means sufficient for his support’. Includes 2 letters from Gale, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, outlining complaints including one concerning economy of keeping a stock of pigs by the institution, which ‘are fed with the very provisions provided for the poor; and as each Pig requires four times as much as is allowed a Pauper, and as the Keeping of a Pauper is estimated at £8 p[er] year, the support of a Pig costs £32 a year’.

25 May 1820-6 Oct 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/457

Letter from Reverend W Gorman, Church of Ireland clergyman, Kilmore Glebe, Kilcock, County Kildare, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, relaying intention to assume responsibility for the church living of Ballymaglasson, County Meath, a duty that was delayed due to ‘unavoidable circumstances’; mentions that a curate has been in place for some time ‘who has been most regular in his attendance and care of the Parish’.

18 May 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/458

Letter from George Grant, late Sergeant, 93rd Regiment of Foot, 20 Aldborough Court, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting appointment to post of gate keeper at Phoenix Park, Dublin, or another position of employment. Includes second letter enquiring about application and indicating intention of waiting at office for an answer.

11 Oct 1820-4 Dec 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/459

Letter from Isaac Glenny, president, Chamber of Commerce, Newry, County Down, to Lord Viscount Castlereagh, making application for government assistance in improving navigation on Newry canal and river. Outlines benefits to be derived from completion of project including faster, less troublesome access by sailing vessels, advancement of trade and the ‘great public advantage to be derived from the employment and consequent relief this undertaking would afford to a distressed peasantry’.

15 Apr 1820

1820

CSO/RP/1820/460

Letter from Sir James Galbraith, crown solicitor, North Great Georges Street, Dublin, to Alexander Mangin, clerk, Civil Department, Dublin Castle, responding to query for information on case of ‘Miller’ and his claim on government for legal costs incurred in trial for shooting ‘a very Celebrated Ruffian of the name of Kelly’ who had escaped from gaol. Includes letter from WS Hill, Treasury, Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, indicating that in respect of Miller’s application for assistance, ‘Mr [Robert] Peel ordered the expenses of his trial to be defrayed’. Also includes letter from J Gregg to Gregory, respecting arrangements to have legal costs paid to Miller.

24 Nov 1819

1819