Letter from Lady Louisa Conolly to her brother Charles, 3rd Duke of Richmond in the aftermath of the murder of Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden,
1803 Aug. 1.
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| Summary: | Lady Louisa Conolly writes from Castletown, Co. Kildare to her brother Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond - she discusses arrangements for the sale of the estate in Bedfordshire whereby she authorises the Duke of Bedford to manage the matter. ‘We are going as soon as possible to sell here also. The high interest of money in this country makes me very anxious to sell as my income would be much encreased [sic, increased] by it, besides getting rid of a great deal of trouble…Our business has been a little interrupted lately by this most vexatious disturbance again among the lower order, for I don’t find that any of the Heads have been discovered. We have been obliged to have recourse again to the soldiers and have a sergeant and 12 men to garrison this house, which luckily is so good and strong for the purpose, that there is no risk in staying here, and it affords a degree of security to the neighbourhood by their taking shelter here when they are frightened. The three cruel murders in Dublin of Lord Kilwarden, his nephew and Colonel Brown of the 21st [Regiment], on the first outset of the disturbances breaking out in Thomas Street, are incomprehensible, as no motive whatever can be traced for it…’. She regrets the poor condition of health of her brother George Lennox [(1737-1805)] and expresses her concern about the eyesight of her sister Sarah Napier. |
| In collection: | Conolly-Napier papers, 1783-1840. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Physical description: 1 item (2 sheets). |
| Arrangement: | Item |
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Letter from Lady Louisa Conolly to her brother Charles, 3rd Duke of Richmond in the aftermath of the murder of Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden,
1803 Aug. 1.
| In Collection: | Conolly-Napier papers, 1783-1840. |
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| Description: | Lady Louisa Conolly writes from Castletown, Co. Kildare to her brother Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond - she discusses arrangements for the sale of the estate in Bedfordshire whereby she authorises the Duke of Bedford to manage the matter. ‘We are going as soon as possible to sell here also. The high interest of money in this country makes me very anxious to sell as my income would be much encreased [sic, increased] by it, besides getting rid of a great deal of trouble…Our business has been a little interrupted lately by this most vexatious disturbance again among the lower order, for I don’t find that any of the Heads have been discovered. We have been obliged to have recourse again to the soldiers and have a sergeant and 12 men to garrison this house, which luckily is so good and strong for the purpose, that there is no risk in staying here, and it affords a degree of security to the neighbourhood by their taking shelter here when they are frightened. The three cruel murders in Dublin of Lord Kilwarden, his nephew and Colonel Brown of the 21st [Regiment], on the first outset of the disturbances breaking out in Thomas Street, are incomprehensible, as no motive whatever can be traced for it…’. She regrets the poor condition of health of her brother George Lennox [(1737-1805)] and expresses her concern about the eyesight of her sister Sarah Napier. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (2 sheets). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 40,242/20
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |