Richard Dowden Papers Descriptive List

nd Poster, 'PREVENT Cruelty to Animals....Complaints having been made that the Public are greatly annoyed on ST. STEPHEN'S DAY BY THOSE STURDY BEGGARS, WREN BOYS'.

1845-46 Notices of meetings; Borough of Cork Pipe Water Committee, Cork District Lunatic Asylum governors. (3 items)

Ref.

U140/K/3/109

Date:

1840-46

Level : file Title:

Scrapbook Page

Extent: 4 items Scope and Content:

27 Jul 1844 Circular letter from Thomas Swanton, 'Ballidahob' (Ballydehob), Near Skibbereen regarding formation of society, the Cork and Kerry Irish Poetry and Music Society. (2pp)

26 Mar ?1850 MS. letter from Charles Babington, Cambridge, regarding botanical matters. (4pp)

nd List of unsold numbers, 109th Frankfort Distribution, Gerorge Voelcker. (4pp)

18 Jul 1845 Circular letter of appeal from the Mayor of Cork (Richard Dowden), for aid in support of destitute families of those shot at Ballinhassig. Lists persons killed including Maurice Corkeran, and current situation of each of their families; committee formed of Mayor, Alderman Thomas Lyons, Michael Murphy and William Fagan to obtain subscriptions and send circulars to nobility and gentry in England and Ireland. (3pp)

Ref.

U140/K/3/110

Date:

c1845

Level : file Title:

Scrapbook Page

Extent: 8 items Scope and Content: 2 May 1840 Newsclipping, 'Opinions of the Press, On Mr. G. Owen, memoir from the Theatrical Chronicle, London'.

nd Receipt from Radley's Hotel, Dublin. (1p)

1845 Handbill, Cork Harbour Regatta 1845, listing president Marquis of Thomond, vice presidents including James Hugh Smith Barry Vice Admiral of Royal Cork Yacht Fleet and Viscount Midleton, members of committee, stewards, treasurer, secretaries. (1p)

Jul 1845 Receipt from Imperial Hotel, Sackville Street, Dublin. (1p)

nd MS. note re. free emigration for Van Diemens Land, John Bernard Junior, 19 Church Street Cork. (1 item)

nd MS. note 'The last man was the man who killed Baptiste in Bridewell Lane with a blow of Brick...' (1 item)

U140 Richard Dowden Papers Descriptive List

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