Coppingers of Barryscourt Descriptive List (Ref. U405)

U405

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72.

3 September 1756

Letter to William Coppinger, Barryscourt, from Joseph Coppinger, Cork, expressing sor row at hearing ‘poor Dicky’s complaint is become so serious’. He states that he received Mahony’s money on Friday and immediately paid it as directed [to Della]. Regarding ‘our poor little Nancy’ he states that he has written to David Lehy to desire his wi fe might take her in charge ‘until we can bring her home’. Molly joins him in extending cordial love to Will iam, ‘my sister & little ones’.

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73.

Undated [1750]

Letter to William Coppinger, Barry’s Court, from John Galwey, Killmoney ‘Tuesday morn’, e xplaining that the cold weather has prevented him from paying him a visit. He enquires about ‘poor Tommy’ and asks ‘whether anny of the little ones has taken that ugly disorder’. He adds ‘I am in great hopes to hear that its quite over and that it was not the disorder our poor little ones had at all. There is one Morgan Bryan who lives at Ballyhoolly that is famous for curing the ugly disorder… I advise by all means to send for him’. He asks if William has seen Stephen Coppinger and notes that he saw him in Cork and they spoke of his ‘brother’s affair, which is carried on in such a m anner by both his brother Jack & the Ladys friends that I believe Stephen has washed his hands out of it’. [See U405/15 above]

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74.

Undated [1752]

Letter to William Coppin ger, Barry’s Court, from John Galwey, Carrig, ‘fryday morning’, reporting that ‘your man’ arrived with ‘letter Dogs & co’, and that his [Galwey’s] ‘namesake’ also arrived, ‘so that this day I hope we shall be able setle out affairs with regard to those acc ompts so long depending’. He continues ‘as to any accompts betweene your brother and me which you imagine yove seen, believe me I know nothing of, nor can I recollect where he had an oppertunity of disbursing any money for me, but I still wish you would lo ok over his and your father’s books closser, for they received £300 of my money, borrowed from Joe Nagle (which I since paid Mr Nagle) & I never yet got an account how that was laid out which youl own my Dear Will is all of a piece with the rest of their transactions being too too irregular, but so far of the affair I remember that cousin Jack Coppinger say’d he would want some of said sum for his own use, but a farthing of it I never saw & took it up jointly with cousin Coppinger. If