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Date

Source

Lot No.

Text

Surnames

King's

1753

Bloomsbury 6 May 1999

Darby Family.-." Darby (William, d. 1742 & Jonathan, d. 1834, of Leap Castle, King's County, Ireland) An Account of my Stock and Wooll And How Disposed of for ye Year 1752, accounts book, c. 50pp. excluding blanks, manuscript in several hands, ruled in red, 1f. cut at head, A.L.s. from George Atkinson, architect, concerning construction work on ?Leap Castle, dated 30th June 1753, and some notes loosely inserted, browned, original vellum, title in ink on upper cover, extensively soiled, sm. 4to, 1726-54. #200-300

Darby

Atkinson

Tyrone

1796

Bloomsbury 11 Nov 1999

130

Indenture... Between John Brien of Stralongford in the County of Tyrone... and John Fiddes in the County of Fermanagh, printed form with manuscript insertions, remains of wax seals, folds, a few tears starting, browned, 389 x 504mm., 21st September 1796; and 5 others, Indentures, 1797-1837 (6). #75 - 100

Brien

Fiddes

Kildare

1684

Bloomsbury 11 May 2000

Charles II (King of Great Britain, 1630-85).-., Ormonde (James Butler, twelfth Earl & first Duke of, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1610-88) Letters Patent, granting land and property to Nicholas Jones ''in the barony of Great Connell in our County of Kildare'' etc. for ''a fine or sume of fforty two pounds'', D.s. ''James'', manuscript on vellum, two sheets, fine engraved portrait of Charles II within the initial ''C'', ruled in red, damp affecting foot of sheets and signature, some slight loss of text, a few tears, folds, browned, great seal affixed, worn with two thirds loss, 625 x 720mm., Dublin, 4th December 1684. N.B. The document refers to ''two hundred and sixty five acres?.?.?. profitable land plantation.'' #150-200

Ormonde

Jones

Dublin

1779-1813

Dominic Winter 16 May 2001

425

Dinwiddie (Dr James). Group of five letters to Dinwiddie 1779-1813, including a letter of Hugh Ferguson from Dublin discussing Dinwiddie's prowess as a lecturer, various colleagues and business matters; a letter from George Young, a Belfast carpenter asking for a loan; a letter from his nephew James, discussing a proposed trip to 'Harrogate Wells'; a letter from his son in law James Proudfoot mainly discussing family matters and a letter from John Thomson MD giving a detailed account of his patient, Miss Green aged 62. Dinwiddie (1746-1815) was a writer and lecturer on a wide range of scientific subjects including physics, chemistry, engineering and much else. Although little known to history, his contribution to the development of science at the end of the 18th c. was considerable. (5) £150-200- £0

Dinwiddie

Ferguson

Young

Proudfoot

Thomson

Green

Cork

1772

Bloomsbury 21 June 2001

Genealogy. Edmondson (Joseph, Mowbray Herald Extraordinary, d. 1786) A Genealogical Table Shewing the Descent of the Right Honorable Simon Luttrell Baron Irnham of Luttrellstown in the Kingdom of Ireland from Lottrell a Norman Chief., manuscript roll, 80 watercolour coats of arms, linen-backed, last section torn with very slight loss, creased with a few tears, a little soiled at head, slightly browned, 3260 x 390mm., 1772. N.B. Simon Luttrell (1713-87), created Viscount Carhampton, of Castlehave, co. Cork in 1781. £200-300

Edmondson

Luttrell

Kerry

1920s

Dominic Winter 3 Oct 2001

307

Pedigree of Butcher of Danesfort, Kilarney, County Kerry 1761-1926, illuminated by Arthur Herbert Butcher, c. 1920's, illuminated calligraphic manuscript on 70 vellum leaves, unbound, approximately 11x8ins A magnificent historical manuscript. The Butcher family, who originally emanated from Hertfordshire, were one of the major families in the Kilarney area in the 19th c. and remained so until after independence when they appear to have left - at a time when many non-catholic families were leaving Ireland. The Butcher's had an illustrious history with one member being the High Sherriff of Bedfordshire in 1761, John Barlow Butcher was wounded at Sevastopol, George Hastings Butcher was a Captain in the 42nd Gurkha Regiment, and they also numbered a Vice-Admiral in their ranks. John Butcher, created first Baron Danesfort in 1924, was a noted lawyer and MP for York - he was famous enough to be featured by Spy in Vanity Fair and a portrait of him hangs in the National Portrait Gallery. The present manuscript is a fine example of illuminated calligraphy with highly decorative title page, borders and 19 portrait miniatures (one excised).

Butcher

Kerry

1848

Bloomsbury 22 Nov 2001

Great Skellig. Simon Pure Grand Skellig List, for 1848, printed broadside, woodcut illustration at head, mounted, a few small holes, folds, foxed, edges frayed, 480 x 190mm., 1848; Summer Hill Skellig List, manuscript, 4pp., folds, n.d. [nineteenth century]; Masthir Dick Mac Namara's Skellig list, Assisted in the Same by Myself, Jerry Cortigan, manuscript, 4pp. only, folds, foxed, n.d. (3). Probably written by quakers: "Miss Coleman's the first on my list did you say?; Led along by a tall handsome Quaker." Great Skellig, one of three small islands off Bolus head, County Kerry. A place of pilgrimage, Skellig has a ruined monastery, said to have been founded by St. Finan. The ultimate part of the pilgrimage was to kiss the Cross situated at the furthest point of a narrow ledge overlooking a 900 foot drop to the sea below.

MacNamara

Cortigan

Coleman

Dublin

18th century

Bloomsbury 22 Nov 2001

Irish Printers.- Grierson family. Archive of papers and genealogies relating to the Grierson family, printers of Dublin, manuscripts, notebooks with transcripts of letters, receipts etc., some heraldic pen and ink drawings, numerous typescripts, most loose or in files, notebooks in various bindings, [nineteenth century - twentieth century]; and a quantity of others, Irish family (some Quaker) pedigrees and genealogies, v.s. (qty). A detailed archive compiled by Colonel J.R.H. Greeves (Irish historian, author of Two Irish Printing Families) on George Grierson and his family, Dublin printers in the eighteenth century. The Grierson family of Lag and Rockhall held large holdings in Dumfries and Kircudbright early in the fifteenth century. George Grierson, a wealthy printer settled in Dublin in 1703 and began to produce Bibles and Books of Common Prayer at his new premises, "The Sign of the Two Bibles and King's Arms" in Essex Street. Grierson's second wife, Constantia Philips was said to be one of the cleverest women of her generation, "a most accomplished scholar and a friend of Dean Swift". The business prospered and Grierson was admitted a Freeman of Dublin in 1709 and in 1730 was made King's Printer for Ireland. The patent was handed down to George Abraham Grierson who was described as "a man of uncommon learning and great wit and vivacity" and well respected by Samuel Johnson.

Grierson

Greeves

Philips

Swift

Johnson

Kildare

1859

Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002

217

Large vellum indenture dated August 1859, manuscript in ink on three pages of vellum, signed and sealed by all parties, slight overall dusting but otherwise in good condition. An agreement between Benjamin Lefray of Cardinton and Patrick Murphy of Athy both in Co Kildare, for a large area of lands

Lefray

Murphy

Mayo

1850

Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002

218

Fine vellum indenture dated May 23rd, 1850, manuscript in ink, signed and sealed by all parties to base, in fine fresh condition. The document is a lease for lands in Newport, County Mayo, between Sir Richard Annesley O'Donnell and John Felton and Alexander Danson. Sir Richard was a member of the famous O'Donnell clan which includes many celebrated ancestors, including Rory O'Donnell, 'Red' Hugh O'Donnell, and Daniel O'Donnell, who fought at the Battle of the Boyne. Sir Richard is famous in Irish history for donating the Cathach, the famous latin manuscript of the psalms to the Royal Irish Accademy, and its silver shrine to the National Museum in Dublin. His home, which is referred to in this document, was Newport House, now a luxury hotel.

O'Donnell

Felton

Danson

Tyrone

1857

Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002

219

Vellum probate dated 1857, manuscript on vellum, some browning to outer surface, but interior in good clean condition. The probate of the estates of William Strabane of County Tyrone, listing his last requests, including details of his estate of Guns, books, household furniture, shares etc. It would appear from this document that he was a man of considerable wealth.

Strabane

Dublin

1813

Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002

220

Large multi sheet vellum indenture dated November 2nd, 1813, manuscript document in ink written on four large sheets of vellum, signed and sealed by all parties to base, minor dust soiling. A marriage settlement on Sir Joseph Darcy Sirr of Dublin, and Elizabeth Hoare of Limerick, and detailing a large estate in County Dublin, providing considerable information for local historians and genealogist of the area

Sirr

Hoare

None

1798

Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002

221

Interesting manuscript letter to a Wiltshire clergyman dated August 2nd, 1798, making extensive references to the rebellion then taking place in Ireland, as well as referring to a highway robbery, written in a neat legible hand, 3pp 4to. This extremely interesting letter provides a clue to English attitudes towards the 1798 rebellion, which was caused by the growth of the Society of United Irishmen and its aims of making the Irish parliament much more representative of all religions. Frustration at the British Government's refusal to increase Catholic representation, rebellion became inevitable, and this was put down with severe violence. In this letter, the author, Mr D Turner (possibly a clergyman) writes to his friend the Rev J Briggs of Devizes, and comments: '...what dreadful work does the pride and ignorance of mankind make in the world? Much to blame I believe on both sides, tho' much the greatest on the severity of the ruling powers I believe and now they talk of the rebellion being at an end - it may be so at present but unless very wise ajust and benevolent measures are taken on the side of Government, and more real knowledge , virtue and piety prevail among the people there will be no settled permanent tranquility' - a truly prophetic letter!

Turner

Briggs

Tipperary

1868

ebay

A document drawn up in and around 1868 on PAPER. Handwritten IT GIVES DETAILS OF THE INDENTURE DEED BETWEEN JOHN GOING OF WILFORD IN THE COUNTY OF TIPPERARY IN IRELAND AND OTHERS - THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN GEORGE BRABAZON EARL OF BESSBOROUGH, THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN POYNTZ EARL SPENCER AND THE HONOURABLE EDWARD FREDERICK LEVESON GOWER. LAND ON MOONAMOUGHT COMMONS IN THE PARISH OF CALLAN IN THE COUNTY OF KILKENNY. WRITTEN ON ONE FOLDED SHEET OF FELLOWS WATERMARKED PAPER FOR 1868

Going

Brabazon

Spencer

Gower

None

c1629

Dominic Winter 11 Dec 2002

421

Inquisition - Sir George Carew. Important document on a single leaf of vellum, c.1629, being the findings of an inquisition into the death of Sir George Carey [Carew], friend of Sir Walter Raleigh and President of Munster, written in a flowing secretarial hand, in fine fresh condition Inquisitions were instituted during the reign of Henry III and were enquiries into lands held by people of status in order to ascertain what was owing to the Crown in terms of income and rights. Carew (or Carey) was an important figure in late Elizabeth/early Jacobean England. In 1584 he was appointed gentleman-pensioner to Queen Elizabeth, whose favour he had gained, and in 1586 he was knighted in Ireland. Refusing the embassy to France, Sir George Carew was made master of the ordnance in Ireland in 1588, in 1590 Irish privy councillor, and in 1592 lieutenant-general of the ordnance in England, in which capacity he accompanied Essex in the expedition to Cadiz in 1596. He was appointed treasurer at war to Essex in Ireland in March 1599, and on the latter's sudden departure in September of the same year, leaving the island in disorder, Carew was appointed a lord justice, and in 1600 president of Munster, where his vigorous measures enabled the new lord deputy, Lord Mountjoy, to suppress the rebellion. He returned to England in 1603 and was well received by James I, who appointed him vice-chamberlain to the Queen the same year, master of the ordnance in 1608, privy councillor in 1616, and on the accession of Charles I he became treasurer to Queen Henrietta Maria in 1626. He sat for Hastings in the parliament of 1604, and on 4th June 1605 was created Baron Carew of Clopton, being advanced to the earldom of Totnes on 5th February 1626. In 1610 he revisited Ireland to report on the state of the country and in 1618 pleaded in vain for his friend Sir Walter Raleigh. He died on 27th March 1629, leaving no issue - hence the present document.

Carew

Carey

Raleigh

None

1802

Bloomsbury 20 Jun 2002

Harvey (Sir Eliab, Admiral, Captain of the "Fighting Téméraire" at the battle of Trafalgar, 1758-1830) Indenture between George Marquis of Buckingham, Mary Marchioness of Buckingham, Eliab Harvey "a Captain in His Majesty's Navy" and Lady Louisa Harvey "Granted, Bargained, sold, released … unto … Robert Lord Viscount Clare … the Town and Lands of Kilcomb … otherwise Kilcoonel", D.s. "Nugent Buckingham", "Mary Buckingham", "Eliab Harvey", "Louisa Harvey" & "Maurice O'Connor", manuscript on vellum, 3ff., folds, wax seals, 680 x 710mm., 27th February 1802.

Harvey

Buckingham

Clare

O'Connor

None

1821

ebay

1821 ANTIQUE PAPER DOCUMENT BREWERS PATENT IRELAND. A DOCUMENT GIVING DETAILS OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN MR JAMES NEEDHAM WHO HELD AN INVENTERS PATENT UNDER THE GREAT SEAL OF IRELAND FOR BREWING AND USEFUL PUPOSES. FOR HIS INVENTIONS HE WAS AWARDED THE PATENT. THEN ASSIGNING THE LETTERS PATENT TO WILLIAM FARLAR. THIS DOCUMENT IS ON FOUR SHEETS OF FOLDED FLEUR DE LYS WATERMARKED PAPER ; SIZE 10 X 15 INCHES.

Needham

Dublin

1687

Bloomsbury 12-13 Jun 2003

598

Pepys (Samuel, Clerk of the Acts to the Navy, diarist 1633-1703).- James II (King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1633-1701) Ships paper authorising William Paine, master of the Betty of Dublin to make a voyage from Dublin to Lisboa, Portugal, D.s. "James R", "Pepys" & "Thomas Wilkinson", engraved ornate title with supporters from the royal arms and a ship, with manuscript insertions, folds, one edge slightly stained, 4 wormholes, paper seal, 420 x 335mm., 29th August 1687.

Pepys

Paine

Wilkinson

Dublin

1790-1791

Dominic Winter 25 June 2003

554

Pakenham (Edward Michael, 1743-92, 2nd Baron Longford). Three autograph letters signed ('Longford'), to his nephew the Hon. Henry ('Harry') Stewart, 14 February 1790 to 30 January 1791, the first saying that he has settled with the sub-sheriff over his house in Dublin, 1p., the second (1790) saying he has received a letter from Edward Taylor concerning the death of Hercules [?Rowley, father-in-law] and that it would be necessary 'to keep the whole from Lady Longford', 1p., the third concerning the appointment of an Election Day with Burrows, Ardhill's bankruptcy, a visit from an Edward Fitzgerald, a half pay lieutenant, enquiring about his pay, 2pp., all 4to, folded, the first and last with franking mark, together with two further letters from Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl Longford, to his sister Elizabeth ('Bess'), the first dated 6 September 1820, concerning the necessity of rising early in the mornings, never attending club dinners, if parliament adjourns he will go to Brighton, Hull, etc., the latter dated 8 April 1821, concerning the Catholic Bill and hoping it will be thrown out, arriving at Bangor Ferry, looking at the new road and bridge, the latter not finished yet, 3pp. both signed Longford with integral address, franking mark and seal, 4to

Packenham

Stewart

Taylor

Burrows

Ardhill

Fitzgerald

1820-1831

Dominic Winter 25 June 2003

570

Wellington (Catherine Wellesley, nee Pakenham, Duchess of Wellington). Five autograph letters signed ('DS Wellington') to her sister Elizabeth ('Bess'), 15 October 1820 to 11 January 1831, the first concerning a review of Edgeworth's life, the death of William Sherlock, Mrs Vesey and her sister, 3pp., the second (28 April 1829) relating her arrival in Downing Street, having travelled up with Gerald Wellesley and Tom Pakenham, and saying she will answer for the Duke's kindly feelings towards her child, 2pp., the third (5 May 1829) concerning Tom and what he should do about his friend who is a secretary to Vesey Fitzgerald, the fourth in pencil (12 November 1830) concerning her safe arrival in London, how 'all is perfectly quiet here except the talkers in the 2 Hosues of Parliament, and the disappointed Pickpockets, Thieves and Radicals of London', 4pp., the last written three months before her death telling of a fall from a couch and her 'creeping on towards recovery', of a visit of the Spanish General Alava, and how she is about to write a far less pleasant letter than this to Mr Courtney, 4pp., all 8vo, all but one with original franked envelopes

Elizabeth was a daughter of the Second Lord Longford and a sister of the Duchess of Wellington. In 1793 she married Henry Stewart (1749-1840), a land agent from Tyrcallen, County Donegal.

Packenham

Wellesley

Edgeworth

Sherlock

Vesey

Fitzgerald

Courtney

Stewart

1844

Dominic Winter 25 June 2003

571

Wellesley (Arthur, 1769-1852, 1st Duke of Wellington). Autograph letter signed, 11 July 1844, to Mrs Strewart [sister of the Duchess of Wellington], thanking her for her congratulations on his son Charles's marriage, 1p. with integral blank, 8vo, with franked and stamped envelope

Wellesley

Stewart