Letter from Lady Louisa Conolly to Lord Cornwallis referring to a letter from her nephew William Robert Fitzgerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster, in which he states he has been given permission by Lord Castlereagh, at Lord Cornwallis’s command, ‘to apply in favour of the widow and children of his late brother Lord Edward Fitzgerald against the Bill of Attainder’,

1798 Aug. 12.

Letter from Lady Louisa Conolly in Castletown, Co. Kildare to the then serving Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lord Cornwallis [Charles, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis (1738-1805)] in Dublin Castle. Lady Conolly wishes to thank the Lord Lieutenant in person - ‘I have not the courage to name Castletown, the house at present being little better than a garrison and an hospital…'.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Conolly, Louisa, 1743-1821
Contributors: Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Conolly, Louisa, > Lady, > 1743-1821 > Correspondence
Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, > Viscount, > 1769-1822
Fitzgerald, Edward, > Lord, > 1763-1798
Fitzgerald, Edward, > Lord, > 1763-1798 > Family
Fitzgerald, Edward, > Mrs.
FitzGerald, William Robert, > 1749-1804
Ireland > Politics and government > 18th century
Ireland > History > Rebellion of 1798
Ireland > History > Rebellion of 1798 > Kildare (County)
Notes:Physical description: 1 letter (2 pp.).
Arrangement:Item
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Letter from Lady Louisa Conolly to Lord Cornwallis referring to a letter from her nephew William Robert Fitzgerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster, in which he states he has been given permission by Lord Castlereagh, at Lord Cornwallis’s command, ‘to apply in favour of the widow and children of his late brother Lord Edward Fitzgerald against the Bill of Attainder’,

1798 Aug. 12.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Conolly-Napier papers, 1783-1840.
Description:Letter from Lady Louisa Conolly in Castletown, Co. Kildare to the then serving Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lord Cornwallis [Charles, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis (1738-1805)] in Dublin Castle. Lady Conolly wishes to thank the Lord Lieutenant in person - ‘I have not the courage to name Castletown, the house at present being little better than a garrison and an hospital…'.
Main Creator: Conolly, Louisa, 1743-1821
Language:English
Extent:1 letter (2 pp.).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 34,922/12 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.