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17 November 1751
Letter to William Coppinger, Barry’s Court, from Joseph Coppinger, Corke, informing him that Mr [Curiy], to whom ‘you apply’d by a letter which was a little untimely’ regarding the sale of herrings, has died. Joseph states that the herrings will bring a good price if there is no delay in bringing them to Cork, at least twenty four shillings a barrel or more. Owing to the spring tides which commence tomorrow, he advises waiting until the later part of the week. He reports ‘I find his Lordship does not mend & I fear never will. I hear nothing more of Taaffe than that of his being imprisoned’. He thanks him for some potatoes but adds ‘I find you m onopolised the franks what are extreamly scarce here’.
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31.
25 January 1752
Letter to William Coppinger, Barryscourt, from John Crotty, Ballygallane, beginning ‘My Dear Cousin’. He explains that he has had a recurrence of ‘my old periodic disorder’ but hopes shortly to complete a promised task and thanks Coppinger for his patience. He refers to Dr Littlejohn’s recent losses [the death of children]. He mentions that the ‘guineas’ [guinea pigs], for one of which Coppinger had expressed a preference, are not to be disposed of. He wishes he could give him ‘the comfort abt your den.ds [demands] to the late Peer’ affecting the Cork estate and furniture of Castlelyons. Crotty explains that he did not meet Mr Fitzgibbon in Dublin, and so could not raise the matters mentioned in Coppinger’s letter. He states that he will bring the counterpart of a lease with him for Coppinger to amend. He states that he has engaged a servant, ‘Peter the French boy’. Crotty expresses the hope that on the return home of his son Stephen, Coppinger will ‘loose no time in putting so fine a Genius in the road of being properly cultivated. ‘As an encouragement’ he reports favourably of his own son’s progress at Poitiers, who is said to be ‘already at the head of above 80 of his class’. The letter is very frayed at its lower edges, causing some loss of text.
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32.
4 February 1752
Letter to William Coppinger (Snr) ‘at West Court near Callen’ [Co Kilkenny], from Edward Coppinger, Cork, beginning ‘Dear Cousin’. Edward explains that, h aving secured Stephen Coppinger’s acceptance of his (Edward’s) proposal to marry his sister Betty, together with the approval of Stephen’s mother and cousin John, ‘I prevailed with the young lady last night to give me her hand’ [ie, to marry him by private exchange of
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