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Actions	Letters from Maurice O'Connell Remove from selection Add to selection TitleLetters from Maurice O'Connell ReferenceU140/L/88 Date 1830, 1847 Production date 1830 - 1847 Scope and Content1. 3 Mar 1830 MS. letter from Maurice O'Connell, [son of Daniel O'Connell MP], London, to Richard Dowden 48 Great Georges Street. His father asked him to acknowledge receipt of Dowden's letter. He will not only support the prayer, but will bring in an Act to amend the vestry laws to liberate the Protestant Dissenters from being compelled to hold the office of Church Warden. Dowden may rely on his father's '...most ardent persevering and uncompromising...support in and out of Parliament'. Regarding Dowden's suggestion on the regulation of wages, his father deems it not wise or prudent to regulate contracts of labour. Dowden's opinions regarding excise are 'very just and wise'. Refers to Repeal of the Union being the '...leading issue of Political Life in Ireland... without it...any remedy is merely a palliative... political institutions may be rendered truly beneficial by the influence of the Democratic principle and the estalishment of perpetual popular control over those public servants who are at present our Masters'. Maurice states that his father is truly proud of Dowden's good opinions and ventures "to say that altho' you may occasionally think him mistaken, you shall always find him honest". (7pp) 2. 21 Mar 1847 As above, Derrynane Abbey, to Richard Dowden, regretting he has no autograph of 'The Liberator' (Daniel O'Connell), etc . (2pp) Extent2 items Physical descriptionFragile Persons keywordO'Connell, Daniel (MP) SubjectRepeal of Act of Union Campaign (1840s) AccessHard copies: Accessible to Readers by appointment. Access restrictions apply to some collections. Digital object/copy: see Download Media and/or Digital Reference RightsLicensing information available on request by email to archivist@corkcity.ie Copyright Cork City and County Archives, Cork City Council, unless otherwise indicated. All Rights Reserved. Levelseries

TitleLetters from Maurice O'Connell

ReferenceU140/L/88

Date

1830, 1847

Production date 1830 - 1847

Scope and Content1. 3 Mar 1830 MS. letter from Maurice O'Connell, [son of Daniel O'Connell MP], London, to Richard Dowden 48 Great Georges Street. His father asked him to acknowledge receipt of Dowden's letter. He will not only support the prayer, but will bring in an Act to amend the vestry laws to liberate the Protestant Dissenters from being compelled to hold the office of Church Warden. Dowden may rely on his father's '...most ardent persevering and uncompromising...support in and out of Parliament'. Regarding Dowden's suggestion on the regulation of wages, his father deems it not wise or prudent to regulate contracts of labour. Dowden's opinions regarding excise are 'very just and wise'. Refers to Repeal of the Union being the '...leading issue of Political Life in Ireland... without it...any remedy is merely a palliative... political institutions may be rendered truly beneficial by the influence of the Democratic principle and the estalishment of perpetual popular control over those public servants who are at present our Masters'. Maurice states that his father is truly proud of Dowden's good opinions and ventures "to say that altho' you may occasionally think him mistaken, you shall always find him honest". (7pp)
2. 21 Mar 1847 As above, Derrynane Abbey, to Richard Dowden, regretting he has no autograph of 'The Liberator' (Daniel O'Connell), etc . (2pp)

Extent2 items

Physical descriptionFragile

Persons keywordO'Connell, Daniel (MP)

SubjectRepeal of Act of Union Campaign (1840s)

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