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King’s |
1753 |
Bloomsbury
6 May 1999 |
22 |
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 |
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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 |
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3 |
Kildare |
1684 |
Bloomsbury
11 May 2000 |
26 |
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 |
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4 |
Belfast |
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 |
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5 |
Cork |
1772 |
Bloomsbury
21 June 2001 |
42 |
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 |
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6 |
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 |
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7 |
Kerry |
1848 |
Bloomsbury
22 Nov 2001 |
94 |
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 |
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8 |
Dublin |
18th
century |
Bloomsbury
22 Nov 2001 |
98 |
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 |
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9 |
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 |
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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.
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Felton |
Danson |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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Tipperary |
1868 |
ebay |
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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 |
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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 |
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None |
1802 |
Bloomsbury
20 Jun 2002 |
90 |
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 |
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None |
1821 |
ebay |
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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 |
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