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CSO/RP/1823/1101

Letter from John Cuthbert, Gowran, County Kilkenny, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, 30 July 1823, emphasising his financial distress since the death of his mother who had been in receipt of government pension for the death of her husband, a yeoman, in 1798. Renews former request for government employment, and encloses letter from Robert Peel, Chief Secretary for Ireland [between 1812 and 1818], Dublin Castle, to Cuthbert, stating that his name had been added to government list for employment as a gauger, 28 August 1817.

28 Aug 1817-30 Jul 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1102

Letter from John W Armstrong, Gallen, Fearbane [Ferbane], King's County [County Offaly], to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning his government pension, granted to him for services during 1798 rebellion, and requesting that upon is death, a portion of it may continue to be granted to his wife and children for their support, 28 July 1823. Also further letter from Armstrong to Goulburn, 18 September 1823, requesting to know the outcome of his application, and enclosing a copy of his previous letter.

28 Jul 1823-18 Sep 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1103

Letter from Richard Jones, stamp office, Dublin, warehouse keeper of stamped goods, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, referring to the resignation of William Gore, a commissioner of stamps, and requesting appointment to the vacant post. Refers to the breadth of his duties as warehouse keeper, and also to his former work as a barrister.

28 Jul 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1104

Letter from John Tuthill, Limerick city, high sheriff of County Limerick, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, emphasising the need for protection to be granted to him in the execution of his duties as high sheriff, where he has '…in any particular instance good reason to expect resistance…'. Encloses opinions of Mr Saurin and Edward Pennefather, barristers, on the subject [none present].

27 Jul 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1105

Letter from Michael Sharkey, grand jury's secretary's office, Roscommon, County Roscommon, secretary to County Roscommon grand jury, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, 18 July 1823, enclosing petition of County Roscommon grand jury assembled at summer assizes 1823, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, referring to the disadvantages to the county's agriculture because of 'the difficulty and expense of land carriage to any of the Sea ports'. Requests government funds to complete work on new line of road from Roscommon town to Boyle and to Sligo port, the main market for the produce of County Roscommon. Petition signed by 19 grand jury members and by Sharkey. [Contains list of names not given in this description]

18 Jul 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1106

Letter from Chamberlen William Walker, board of education, 8 Molesworth Street, Dublin, secretary to commissioners of education, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, acknowledging receipt of warrants for the formation of diocesan district schools in Ireland, and requesting their publication in the government gazette. Also expressing hope that 'proper salaries' will be allocated to the masters of the schools, 'in order to forward their complete establishment'.

18 Jul 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1107

Petition of John Elliott, formerly of 89th regiment of foot, and James Finlan, formerly of 71st regiment of foot, both out pensioners of Royal Hospital Chelsea, confined in Wicklow jail, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, concerning their imprisonment for a 'small sum' of debt, and emphasising that they have no means to pay it and secure their release; also emphasises the distress of their families. Requests government assistance. Annotation indicates petition received [20 July 1823]. Subsequent annotation on reverse by John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, 29 July 1823.

[20 Jul 1823]-29 Jul 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1108

Letter from the widow Martin, 31 Church Street, Dublin, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, emphasising her financial distress since the death of her husband, a watchman at the works to build a new jail in Sligo, killed at the site. Requests a pension or compensation from the commissioners for Sligo jail, for her family's support.

31 Jul 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1109

Letter from James Myles, Rutland Street, Limerick, County Limerick, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing petition of the overseers of foundlings in Limerick city, to Richard Wellesley, 1st marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of the charge of £5 imposed by the governors of the Foundling Hospital in Dublin, to admit an abandoned child to its care. Emphasises difficulties caused to the overseers in Limerick, who cannot raise the sums required. Requests that government order the hospital governors to receive foundlings from Limerick free of admission, as was previously the practice, 23 July 1823. With subsequent annotation on reverse, of opinion of John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, 1 August 1823.

23 July 1823-1 Aug 1823

1823

CSO/RP/1823/1110

File of papers relating to case of Ephraim and William Servantes detailing the circumstances of the family's hardships, following their paying £3,000 to purchase the patent for the office of marshal to the Four Courts Marshalsea, Dublin, from William Dexter, but which revised patent was never drawn up. Includes letter from Ephraim Servantes, Bruges, Brussels, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, 26 May 1823, renewing his request for 'justice', and enclosing a copy of the former petition of Servantes and his son, 12 Rue de Dames Anglaises, Bruges, to King George IV, describing in detail, the circumstances of their case, and the 'unmerited severity' with which they were treated in 1788. Relates their dealings with the late William Dexter, and complains of the conduct of George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st marquis of Buckinghamshire, former Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, for approving, but subsequently refusing, their purchase of the patent. Emphasises their loss of the £3,000 paid out, and their subsequent financial ruin, forcing them to seek a livelihood abroad, originally dated August 1821. File also includes letter from E Servantes, Bruges, to Gregory, acknowledging receipt of Gregory's letter of reply, and complaining, that a more Vague reply, to our just claim & the wrongs we have suffered in consequence, could not be furnished', 13 September 1823.

Aug 1821-4 Dec 1823

1823