Daniel MacCarthy Glas Collection- Descriptive List

Descriptive list of the Daniel MacCarthy (Glas) Collection

MacCarthy writes to thank Daniel for his great efforts to chronicle Irish history and that she hopes Daniel will soon visit Dublin. The letter is simply dated 24 May, and no year is recorded.

Reference:

PR70/B/438

Date:

20 October 1847

Title:

Letter from Mary MacCarthy, Frognal, Hampstead [London, England] to Daniel

MacCarthy. Level:

Item

Extent: Part of:

4pp

PR70/B

Scope and Content: Daniel's "sincerely attached Aunt" sympathises with him and his children "in the heavy calamity which has befallen you" [following the death of Daniel's wife, Harriet MacCarthy]. She shares news of her children Charles [Governor of Ceylon], Felix, and William and her daughter Julia.

Reference:

PR70/B/439

Date:

15 March 1865

Title:

Letter from Mary MacCarthy, 6 Walham Grove, Walham Green, SW [London,

England] to Daniel MacCarthy. Level: Item Extent: 1p Part of: PR70/B Scope and Content: Mary writes to sympathise with Daniel "and Flo [Florence MacCarthy, Daniel's son] following the death of Henry Popham Tenison MacCarthy.

Reference:

PR70/B/440

Date:

21 April 1865

Title:

Letter from Mary MacCarthy, 6 Walham Grove, Walham Green, SW [London,

England] to Daniel MacCarthy. Level: Item Extent: 4pp Part of: PR70/B Scope and Content: Mary writes that she has heard that Daniel has sold his house, Carbery, and that he and Florence plan to move into Lady Popham's house [?in Bath].

Reference:

PR70/B/441

Date:

29 November 1862-January 1864

Title:

Letters from Mary MacCarthy, 7 [?Kermus] Terrace, SW [London, England] to Daniel

MacCarthy. Level:

file

Extent: Part of:

2 letters (6pp and 6pp)

PR70/B

Scope and Content: Mary addresses Daniel as her "dearest cousin". Daniel annotates the letter dated 29 November 1862 with the following: "My uncle Justin's death …", and the letter dated January 1864 with: "My cousin William's appointment in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] …"

Reference:

PR70/B/442

Date:

16 November 1867

Title:

Letter from Patrick MacCarthy, Tramore [County Waterford] to Daniel MacCarthy.

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