Kinsale Board of Guardians IE CCCA/BG/108
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13 Jul 1917 – 28 Jul 1923
Includes:
16 Jul 1917 Letter to M Roche, Patrick’s St, Cork, regarding a price for re -plating the sanctuary lamp of the workhouse chapel.
18 Mar 1921 Letter to RA Leslie, Cork Blackrock Railway, regarding opening and cleaning of the drains of a reservoir erected for the use of the workhouse.
25 May 1923 Letter regarding committal of four children to industrial schools.
[24 Jul 1923] Statement guaranteeing that the Board of Guardians and the Rural District Council will not interfere with the equipment of the Technical School while using the school as temporary offices, and that they will take responsibility for any damage.
BG/108/BB
Inward and Outward Letter Book (Poor Law Commissioners)
Scope and Content: Letter book containing copies of correspondence of the board of guardians, 1839-41, maintained by J Hosford, clerk of the union. At the front of the volume are letters to and from the Poor Law Commissioners [7 Apr 1839 – 31 Dec 1841]. Letters from the PLC have reference numbers, and are referred to in board of guardian minute books. Enclosures referred to in letters are not included in the volume. [See BG/108/A/1 above] After a few blank pages, the volume contains copies of correspondence with WJ Voules, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, Villa Nova, Cork [7 Apr 1839 – 11 Dec 1841]. There follow two letters regarding charges on rates forwarded from the Exchequer Bill Loan Commissioners [29 Feb and 10 Sep 1840], and a letter to LJ Shea, guardian [30 Jun 1840]. These are succeeded by copies of correspondence with George Wilkinson, the PLC architect, and his office [12 May – 6 Sep 1839], and with KA Deane, secretary to Mr Voules [24 Jun 1840 - 21 Oct 1841]. Also present is a copy of a letter to Patrick Leahy, County Surveyor, and of his reply [29 Apr and 13 May 1840], and copy correspondence with rate valuators [31 Oct 1839 – 11 Dec 1841]. Other correspondents include the Provincial Bank, Cork, auditors [16 Sep 1839 – 8 Aug 1840], Mr Thom, printer [7 Oct 1839 – 31 Dec 1841], W Woodhouse [prepared seal of the union, 4 Dec 1839 – 18 Oct 1840], G and I Gliesson [forwarding copy of Vacci nation act, Oct 1840], MF O’Donovan [regarding Irish manufactures, 31 Dec 1840], W Harrington, druggist [22 Nov – 3 Dec 1841], Thos Harvey & Son, insurers [23 Nov – 8 Dec 1841], James Hogg [tinware, 22 Nov – 20 Dec 1841], John Daly [blanket supplier, 22 Oct – 7 Dec 1841], and Mangen and Hawsworth [clockmakers, 5 and 20 Dec 1841]. A single item dated 11 Jun 1890, from Kennan & Son, Dublin, to the Master, forwarding a drawing of ‘continuous iron bar fence’ [drawing present], not originally in this
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