Notice :
We the undersigned Deputy-Lieutenants for the County of Westmeath, having received a requisition from the Marquis of Westmeath, ... calling upon us to aid in the collection of the Patriotic Fund ... hereby request a meeting of the magistrates, clergy, ... resident in the Barony of Demifore, to be held ... in ... Castlepollard on Thurdsay, 9th November ...
| Summary: | Call to support the Patriotic Fund in Co. Westmeath to aid those affected by the Crimean War. Dated: 30th October, 1854. Signed: W. Pollard Urquhart, D.L. and William B. Smythe, D.L. The Royal Patriotic Fund (RPF) was created in 1854. Queen Victoria, concerned for the well-being of the widows and orphans of British servicemen dying in the Crimean War, made an appeal for public donations. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Mullingar] :
Printed at the Office of the "Westmeath Guardian", by J. Siggins,
1854.
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| Notes: | This item is held in the Department of Ephemera. Item mounted on secondary board. Physical description: 1 sheet ; 47 x 29 cm. more |
