Coppingers of Barryscourt Descriptive List (Ref. U405)

U405

Letter to William Coppinger, Barry’s Court, from Richard Galwey, Huntingtown, Carlow, 28 September 1749, regarding the directions received from Mr Eustace concerning ‘our case with regard to the securing our portions’. It is explained that Eustace prepared a paper to be copied and sent to Galwey’s uncle to be signed and perfected, which would allow Eu stace as executor of Galwey’s father’s will to appoint certain lands out of which the portions may be raised. Eustace is confident this would induce the Lord Chancellor to favour their petition should a decree of court be required. He promises to keep Will iam informed of his uncle’s response, and asks him for his opinion. He reports that his sister is growing stronger, but notes that a threatening continuing frost ‘makes the poor hereabout tremble for their potatoes’. [The letter is badly frayed along the bottom and some folds, with text missing]

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6 January 1750

Letter to William Coppinger, Barry’s Court, from John Crotty, ‘Corke 6 th Jan: 1749/50’, chiding him in mock serious words for his ‘breach of treaty’ in not visiting him and his wife. He ur ges him to ‘venture a mile from home’ and join Mr and Mrs Crotty and his brothers John and Joe. [Some fraying and small holes on lower part of letter]

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11 January 1750

Letter to William Coppinger, Barry’s Court, from Henry Goold beginning ‘Dear Cousin’. He states that he has delivered the bearer ‘a good 20 Inch Hand Saw, which I believe is large enough for the life you intend it for’. He also sends one English frying pan and twelve pad locks, the total price coming to eight shillings three pence charged to account.

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19 January 1750

Letter to William Coppinger, Barry’s Court, from Joseph Coppinger, Cork, acknowledging his, but explaining that he cannot at present forward the letter for cousin Galwey as he does not know where he is. He notes that the bearer delivered ten barrels of herrings to him, adding ‘I shall dispose of [them] as soon as possible there is no price offer’d for them that article being now Dead, but the arrival of Packetts may putt life in it’. He will also try to sell William’s ‘[hake?] but what price to sell at agreeable to you I know not’. He assures William not to be ‘uneasy about the Oates’ as ‘I shall always be thankful to you for it’. He asks that he tell sister Coppinger that next Monday ‘Ile