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Letter from EC Armstrong of Pomeroy House, Pomeroy, County Tyrone, to Maria Blanche Fuller at Rockfield, Moate, County Westmeath, regarding the recent death of her father Captain Adam Henry Fuller.
Letters sent to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench. The letters in the file concern people or topics beginning with the letters M, O or P.
Examples of letters contained within the file include a December 1873 estimate from Musgrave's company, Ann Street Iron Works, Belfast regarding the heating system in Essex Castle, Carrickmacross and seventeen documents from May 1873 relating to the destruction of a monument for S. Trench.
The file also contains letters covering varied topics such as an overdrawn bank account, Pollaky's Private Inquiry Office, and work allotment.
This series relates Offaly and Tipperary local affairs.
The majority of the documents in this file are related to Henry Trench's involvement within the above localities. Included in this file are two volumes of Workhouse accounts books, documents relating to the care and upkeep of Loughton House, Borrisnafarney Church, attempts to improve flooding along the river Shannon and a list of Protestant children attending Cangort School.
File of photographs of friends, acquaintances and unidentified portraits. The file contains a wide variety of photographs. One notable example includes a photo of 'little Henry' baring the inscription 'for Sheelah with love and best wishes'. Another notable photograph is that of Edward Aurelian Ridsdale. Attached to the back of the photograph is a copy of a letter of condolence from Sir Frederick Treves to Lady Ridsdale. The letter dated 8 Sept 1925 expresses Fredrick's admiration for Edward Aurelian Ridsdale. He writes 'During the war, he bore upon his shoulders the heaviest burden of the Red Cross work. He sought no prominent position no applause and indeed not even thanks. He thought never of himself but undertook whatever duty- agreeable or disagreeable came in his way. His absolute integrity, his unselfishness, his devotion is the cause and his great administrative ability did more than did the work of any other man to make the Red Cross organisation the success it was in the great war.' 2 framed photographs of an unidentified soldier.
File of records created in order to secure the marriage of Benjamin Bloomfield Trench and Dora Turnor. The majority of the documents are from Weston & Sons 35, Essex street strand, London who acted as Benjamin's solicitors.
The file includes proposals for the marriage settlement, terms of settlement to be executed on the marriage of Benjamin Bloomfield. Trench and Dora Turnor from , a copy of the epitome of Mr & Mrs Benjamin Bloomfield Trench's marriage settlement and a copy of the costs owed to Weston & Sons.
Bundle of miscellaneous personal items including an invitation from the Lord Chamberlain to Theodora Trench to an afternoon party at the Vice Regal Lodge; an Invitation from the chairman and members of The Mainie Jellet Committee to the opening of The Mainie Jellett Exhibition in the municipal gallery of modern art, Parnell square on the 26 July 1962; certificates of registration, letters, pedigrees and articles relating to dogs; and the annual report of The Nursery Rescue and Protestant Children's Aid Society'.