Richard Dowden Papers Descriptive List

Ref.

U140/K/3/004

Date:

1825 - 1830

Level : file Title:

Scrapbook Page

Extent: 8 items Scope and Content: nd [1830s] MS. list of numbers of boys, girls, adults and teachers [Presbyterian Sunday School in Cork]. (1 item)

20 May 1828 Handbill for syllabus of course of lectures on Natural History by Thomas Taylor MD FLS, at the Royal Cork Institution.

nd [1830s] Rules and Regulations of Presbyterian Sunday School in Cork. (1p)

19 May 1826 Handbill for charity sermon by Rev. WJ Hort in the Presbyterian Church in support of the poor 'The Funds for whose support have been exhausted'. (1p)

nd [c1825] Notice for meeting of subscribers to elect directors, Cork Portable Gas Company (1p)

nd [c1825] MS. note re. proposed capital, estimates of profits, etc, [Cork Portable Gas Co.] (1p)

25 Aug 1830 Handbill for occasional sermon at Presbyterian Church, Princes Street, by Rev. Mr. Geddes from Scotland in aid of funds to build a church in Enniscorthy Co.Wexford, '...a people without a Temple to serve the living God'. (1p) 24 Nov 1830 Financial report of treasurer of Poor Fund of Presbyeterian Congregation, with debt of almost £60. Lists expenditure including clothing for 53 children £31.10s, a number of aged and infirm pensioners, medicines for sick poor, repairs to Alms House, Sunday School bibles etc. With description of why debt was incurred including Sunday school for 90 children. (1p)

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U140/K/3/005

Date:

1820s - 1832

Level : file Title:

Scrapbook Page

Extent: 7 items Scope and Content: (1820s) Readers ticket recommendation slip for Liverpool Mechanics' and Apprentices' Library. (1p)

[1820s] Cork Mechanics Institute notice of meeting of board of directors, Richard Dowden, Secretary. (1p)

7 Mar 1826 Handbill re. Syllabus of a course of lectures on natural history at Royal Cork Institution, by Thomas Taylor MD, FLS; part 1 Zoology; part 2, Mineralogy. (1p)

18 Aug 1832 Handbill asking attendance at [charity] sermon by Right Rev. Dr. England, Bishop of Charleston, in the South Parish Chapel in aid of the debts incurred in the building of the parish chapel of Passage and for support of the free schools of Passage (West) and Monkstown. (1p)

U140 Richard Dowden Papers Descriptive List