Handwritten letter from Dominic Sheldon to the Earl of Tyrconnel,
[1689 or 1690] May 3.
Sheldon writes in an ingratiating manner, thanking Tyrconnel for his attentions and consideration. At the end of the letter he mentions some skirmishes in which his soldiers have been involved and the current condition of his troops and horses.
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| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | With docket title, on which the date is given erroneously as 1699. Dominic Sheldon, member of an English Catholic, Royalist family, was an army officer, who was appointed captain in the Irish foot guards and in 1686 lieutenant-colonel of the earl of Tyrconnell's regiment of horse. He became a major-general in 1690, and fought at the Boyne (1690) and at Aughrim (1691), where he commanded the left wing of the Jacobite cavalry. During the absence in France of Lord Deputy Tyrconnell in 1690–91 he served on the council assisting the Duke of Berwick. Physical description: 1 item (4 pages). more |
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Handwritten letter from Dominic Sheldon to the Earl of Tyrconnel,
[1689 or 1690] May 3.
| In Collection: | Letters to Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnel, and other documents,1687-1690 |
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| Description: | Sheldon writes in an ingratiating manner, thanking Tyrconnel for his attentions and consideration. At the end of the letter he mentions some skirmishes in which his soldiers have been involved and the current condition of his troops and horses. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (4 pages). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 37/64
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |