II.ii. Letters to Sarah Tighe of Rossana, Co. Wicklow,
1789-1801.
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| Summary: | Contains a letters to Sarah Tighe from the cleric John Wesley, dated January 1789, and from her daughter Caroline Hamilton of Hamwood, Co. Meath, dated 1801, concerning her marriage to Charles Hamilton and new life at Hamwood. |
| In collection: | Hamilton of Hamwood, 1785-1939. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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1789-1801
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| Notes: | Sarah Tighe (1743-1820) was the only child and heiress of Sir William Fownes and Lady Elizabeth Fownes (née Ponsonby) of Woodstock, Co. Kilkenny. In 1765 she married William Tighe (1738-1782) of Rossana, Co. Wicklow, with whom she had five children. She was an early supporter of the Methodist movement in Ireland and the cleric John Wesley was a visitor to her home. Physical description: 4 pp more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |