Richard Dowden Papers Descriptive List

9. Aug 1845 Printed prospectus of Cornwall and Devon Central Railway, from Exeter to Falmouth and Penzance. Capital £3,000,000 in 120,000 shares. List of provisional committee, district bankers, etc. (4pp) (2 copies)

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U140/J/06/04

Date:

nd ?1840s

Level : item Title:

Resolutions on Ireland's Manufacturing Industries

Extent: 1p Scope and Content: Printed list of resolutions concerning the protection of Ireland's manufacturing industries and artisans. Possibly Chamber of Commerce or similar body.

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U140/J/06/05

Date:

25 Aug 1840

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Meeting of Cork Trades Association

Extent: 1 item Scope and Content: Printed notice of conversational meeting, Cork Trades Association and Peoples Hall, Castle Street.

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U140/J/06/06

Date:

1842 - 1843

Level : item Title:

Bandon Navigation

Extent: 16pp Scope and Content:

Report of the proceedings of the general committee for the improvements of the navigation of the Bandon River. Refers to scheme to develop Bandon as a trade port. Includes; return of exports and imports from Colliers Quay near Bandon from 1838 -1841, and cost of carriage from Bandon to Colliers Quay; estimate of probable expense of proposed works, ship canal from the quay to Bandon town.

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U140/J/06/07

Date:

1846 - 1851

Level : file Title:

Association for the Abolition of Duty on Paper

Extent: 4 items Scope and Content: File, 'Association for the Abolition of Duty on Paper'

1. 14 Jan 1851 MS. letter from Robert Heron, secretary of association, Dublin, to Richard Dowden enclosing prospectus of the association. (1p)

U140 Richard Dowden Papers Descriptive List