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CSO/RP/1823/1011

Petition of Thomas McCullon, 47 Dawson Street, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting government employment. Refers to his former military service with the 87th regiment of foot in Buenos Ayres [Aires], where he lost his left arm.

12 Feb 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1012

File of papers concerning letters received by Dublin Castle from Patrick McLoghlin, Dublin, suffering from insanity. File contains several lengthy letters from McLoghlin reporting on his health and other assorted matters, including his allegations against a clergyman named O'Leary. Includes letter from McLoghlin to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, detailing various complaints he has suffered with his knees and attributing this and other sufferings to Mr O'Leary, 29 May 1823; also letter from McLoghlin to Wellesley, referring to O'Leary, whose 'conduct for many years was a course of cruelty, treachery, and injustice', 3 June 1823; with subsequent pencil annotation on reverse of letter, by William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, stating that he supposes McLoghlin to be 'deranged'. Also includes letter from McLoghlin to Wellesley, referring to corruption, a 'system of oppression…. commenced in Ireland by Talleyrand…' [French minister and ambassador], and the conduct of Ireland's Catholic priests, 26 June 1823. Also includes letter from McLoghlin concerning his toothache, 24 June 1823; with subsequent annotation on reverse by Wellesley noting that 'This Lunatic ought to be confined without delay'. File also contains letters concerning government's attempts to ascertain McLoghlin's identity, including statement by Major Henry Charles Sirr, police magistrate at head office of police, Dublin, reporting on the opinion of Reverend McEvoy of Stanhope Street Convent, that McLoghlin [also spelt McLoughlin] is the son of John McLoghlin, a Dublin merchant, that 'the Young man is bordering on a state of insanity', but perfectly harmless', 26 June 1823.

13 May 1823-4 Jul 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1013

Petition of Mark and John Cawley, Ballina, County Mayo, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting to avail of government's assistance for Irish farmers wishing to emigrate with their families to British North America. Both emphasise their service in the North Mayo militia regiment and their wish to escape 'from an Island of Insurrection and Poverty'.

2 Jul 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1014

2 letters from John Galloway, 37 North Cumberland Street, Dublin, secretary to the commissioners for the assistance of trade and manufactures, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning a request from Messrs Robinson and Fayle, Dublin merchants, for a reduction on the interest rate on the balance of the loan remaining to be repaid, 10 July; 17 July 1823. Also letter from Galloway to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, urging an answer on the matter, and stating the commissioners' willingness to acquiesce in the reduction sought, 26 August 1823.

10 Jul 1823-26 Aug 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1015

Letter from James Buchanan, His Majesty's Consulate New York, British consul at New York, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, warning the Irish government about the character of an individual 'calling himself Baron Von Hoffman', who he believes has been permitted to attend a levee of the Lord Lieutenant at Dublin Castle. Buchanan refers to several of the frauds he has committed in New York.

14 Jun 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1016

Petition of John Craig, Feearnaught [Fearnaught], near Ruskey, County Leitrim, wheelright, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, requesting compensation for the malicious burning of his work house and tools.

24 Jun 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1017

File of papers relating to request of Richard Budds for compensation for the use of his family's property in Carlow town by local yeomanry as a store for arms; also his request for employment. Includes letter from Budds, Carlow, County Carlow, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, 4 December 1822, enclosing petition of Budds to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, detailing the assistance rendered to the yeomanry by Budds and his father, in converting part of their home into a depot; also emphasises his assistance to local magistrates in apprehending criminals, 4 December 1822. Also petition of Budds, at 50 Mecklenburgh [Railway] Street, Dublin, to Wellesley, renewing his claims for government attention, and requesting employment, [annotation indicates petition received 24 June 1823].

5 Aug 1822-26 Jul 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1018

Letter from John C Graves and Major Henry Charles Sirr, police magistrates, head office of Dublin police, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, 18 July 1823, enclosing copy of letter from Sir Garret Neville, police magistrate at 6th division of Dublin police, College Street, to the head police office, requesting leave of absence of 2 weeks, 17 July 1823.

17 Jul 1823-18 Jul 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1019

Petition of coopers of County Clare, at Ennis, County Clare, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, detailing their distress. States that, in pursuance of a notice issued by John Verker, the weighmaster of Limerick, concerning new legislation respecting the manufacture of butter casks, they purchased 'Considerable quantities' of timber. Petition states, however, that a subsequent resolution by Limerick Chamber of Commerce has decreed that only butter casks made out of oak and specifically made in Limerick will be accepted. The petitioners complain at the unfair monopoly thus created for the Limerick coopers, and predict their own financial ruin. Urges government to order the resolution to be rescinded, 12 July 1823. Encloses copy of printed notice issued by Vereker at Limerick, 26 May 1823, stating that according to new legislation, only butter casks made from oak, ash, sycamore, or beech will be permitted.

26 May 1823-12 Jul 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1020

Letter from Alexander Nimmo, Boyle, County Roscommon, civil engineer superintending public works schemes, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, referring to difficulties arising from a refusal to accept British silver coin for payment in County Mayo. Requests that copies of the Lord Lieutenant's proclamation respecting the coin's legality be sent for distribution in the county or inserted in the local newspaper. Nimmo also requests a further advance of credit for public works in the western district.

5 Jul 1823

1823