Add MS 89177/1/39

Personal and political correspondence relating to subjects such as Irish affairs, including Shannon drainage plans and and Irish Railways, Indian affairs, Lady Canning’s tomb at Barrackpore, Lord Dunkellin, and other matters.

Includes letters to Clanricarde from:

W S Gladstone, 11 Downing Street, regarding formation of a Commons Committee on Shannon (1865);

Mr Watson of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company and Lord Cardwell regarding Holyhead packets (1859); Lord Palmerston, enclosing letter from Gladstone regarding Australian Steam Packets (1859);

George Fingall asking for an appointment (1859);

Mrs Caroline Harcourt, Bath, asking if Clanricarde would like to take or sell pictures and furniture, 'family heirlooms', from 33 Grosvenor Street (1867);

Sir Robert Peel regarding publication of a letter written by him (1864);

Colonel Macdonald, Woollaton Hall, Nottingham, regarding portrait of Dunkellin and a list of subscribers to it (1868);

Hubert de Burgh Canning regarding Italian affairs (1861), and resignation from Parliament (1870);

James Martin, Galway, regarding Irish and foreign affairs (1871);

John Bright recommending George Owen for position of letter carrier between Bolton and Ringley;

Lord Spencer, Dublin, regarding Shannon drainage plans (1871);

Princess Sophie Galitzin, enclosing letter from T M Biddulph, Buckingham Palace, discussing her sadness at Maria Grant being refused relief by the Queen (1870);

J E Dennison, Speaker of the House of Commons, regarding a bull calf (1861);

Lord Athlumney enclosing valuation of produce such as barley, butter and beef (1869);

Lord Mayo regarding state of Lady Canning's tomb at Barrackpore (1869);

Lord Grosvenor about a subscription to a newspaper (1867);

J Delane on purchase of Irish Railways;

Erskine Perry, India Office, regarding annexation;

And W H Gregory, Cool Park, Gort, regarding Irish railway (1869), and Dunkellin's insurance policy (1868).

Also includes:

Correspondence on the Garibaldi Fund; correspondence with Sir Robert Peel on the Shannon drainage plans; letters from Lord Harris, Belmont, to Lady Clanricarde regarding Lady Canning's monument in Barrackpore (1872); draft letter from Clanricarde regarding Lady Canning's monument, giving his opinion on a canopy to be erected over the monument; correspondence from Elizabeth Lewis (1859); letter from Lord Russell to Erskine Perry, regarding speech by Lord Cranbourne on Indian issues (1869); letter from Harriet A Wentworth to her mother regarding furniture; a recommendation for Mr Ainsall by Henry Harris and a letter from H Symons (1856); and notes entitled 'Anecdote of the Great Curran which may never appear in print'.