GB 0096 MS 868 - Letter from Charles Bennett

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GB 0096 MS 868

Title

Letter from Charles Bennett

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  • 1834 (Creation)

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4 leaves

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GB 0096 MS 868 1834 Collection (fonds) 4 leaves Bennett , Charles , fl 1834 , coroner
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Bought from J. O'D. Fenning, Rochestown, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, in 1977.

Letter from Charles Bennett, dated 23 May 1834, to Daniel Barrington, enclosing a memorandum on the case of John Callaghan, convicted at the summer assizes [in Limerick?] in 1829 for the murder of John Quinlan, with a plea for the remission of Callaghan's sentence to transportation.

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English
205 x 167 mm and 307 x 190 mm.

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Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Feb 2002 Administration of justice Barrington , Daniel , fl 1834 Bennett , Charles , fl 1834 , coroner Callaghan , John , fl 1834 , prisoner Europe Ireland Kilfinnane Limerick Penal sanctions Quinlan , John , d c 1834 , murder victim Western Europe

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Bought from J. O'D. Fenning, Rochestown, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, in 1977.

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Letter from Charles Bennett, dated 23 May 1834, to Daniel Barrington, enclosing a memorandum on the case of John Callaghan, convicted at the summer assizes [in Limerick?] in 1829 for the murder of John Quinlan, with a plea for the remission of Callaghan's sentence to transportation.

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Single item.

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Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Language of material

  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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Senate House Library, University of London

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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