Richard Dowden Papers Descriptive List

Title:

Anti slavery handbill

Extent: 1p Scope and Content:

Printed notice/handbill listing resolutions made at meeting of Cork Anti-Slavery Society, Lloyds Hotel 27 May 1851, concerning American fugitive slave law. James Lambkin, Mayor, in the Chair. Includes resolution proposed by Alderman Andrew F. Roche JP, expressing 'deep abhorrence' at the 'iniquitous' fugitive slave law passed by Congress. Second resolution from Alderman Richard Dowden, expressing sympathy with '...millions of our oppressed fellow-men, still in chains...'

Ref.

U140/J/01/12

Date:

Sep 1845, 11 Oct 1847

Level : file Title:

Irish Celtic Society

Extent: 2 items Scope and Content:

1. Sep 1845 Printed Prospectus, 'The Irish Celtic Society...Founded with a view of cultivating and more widely diffusing a knowledge of the language, history, antiquities, bardic remains...of Ireland'. List of provisional committee including John Windele of Cork, Thomas Davis MRIA, Charles Gavan Duffy, etc. Describes objects of the Society, such as collection 'a stock of authentic materials for a genuine History of Ireland', subscriptions, etc. (2pp)

2. 11 Oct 1847 Printed circular letter from John Daly, Asst. Sec. Celtic Society, Dublin, to Richard Dowden Esq., Cork. Regards subscriptions. and enclosing copy of prospectus (item 1 above). (1p)

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U140/J/01/13

Date:

1847 - 1849

Level : series Title:

Health of Towns Association

Extent: 6 items Scope and Content: Series of mainly printed items relating to the Health of Towns Association.

1. 9 Sep 1848 Circular letter from William Austin of the Association, London, re. Journal of Public Health. (1p)

2. 1847 Objects and Rules of the Association and list of committee members (2pp)

3. 22 Jul 1847 MS. letter from J. Miller, 10 Walbrook, London to Richard Dowden, soliciting subscription to the Association for 1846 (1p)

4. Copy of item 2. above

5. 1 May 1849 Notice to Richard Dowden re. queries on Sanitary Condition of Towns in Ireland, from Robert A. Carleton, Town Hall, Waterford. (1p)

U140 Richard Dowden Papers Descriptive List