City of Cork Steampacket Company Archive Descriptive List

IE CCCA U370

City of Cork Steam Packet Co Ltd

Robinson with documents for conveyance of Robinson’s Yards to the com pany, and an order was made for payment of balance of purchase money and other charges.

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U370/A/005

Date:

2 Apr 1877 - 11 Jul 1881

Title:

Directors’ Minute Book

Level: item Extent: [c500pp] Scope and Content:

In this, the second volume of minutes present, orders and decisions are recorded in the body of the minutes, not separately on the facing page. Entries for each meeting are generally longer, with some transcriptions, eg, of board circulars or resolutions, occurring. Eg, 26 June 1877, resolutions passed, with legal advice, regarding proposed purchase (from Sir John Arnott) of the steamer ‘Juno’ and the Bristol Company’s good will in the Bristol and Cork Line.

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U370/A/006

Date:

18 Jul 1881 - 8 Oct 1885

Title:

Directors’ Minute Book

Level: item Extent: [c500pp] Scope and Content:

Includes, eg, 8 Oct 1885: special meeting with the Cattle Dealers’ Association and Cork Defence Association. The former group refuses to ship cattle with any company which agrees to ship ‘Emergency Cattle’. The comp any insists it is bound as a common carrier to ship all cattle [dispute ongoing; see next volume]

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U370/A/007

Date:

12 Oct 1885 – 26 Jul 1892

Title:

Directors' Minute Book

Level: item Extent: [c500pp] Scope and Content: At meetings on 26 and 27 Feb ruary 1886 agreement with the Cattle Dealers’ Association on ending the cattle dispute was reached.

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U370/A/008

Date:

9 Aug 1892 – 7 Dec 1903

Title:

Directors' Minute Book

Level: item Extent: [c500pp] Scope and Content:

8 Nov 1892: tender for building SS Glengariff decided in favour of Wigham, Richardson & Co, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 16 May 1893: deputation from Cork Chamber of Commerce attends regarding

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