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Summaries of documents showing charges on the [4th] Earl of Limerick’s estates; a proposed resettlement of his Irish estates; and a related schedule of the 4th Earl of Limerick’s estates and property remaining unsold, and proceeds of sale of property sold.

Statement showing result of proposed sale by auction of the 4th Earl of Limerick’s estates in the Land Commission Court. With a related draft.

Statement of the 4th Earl of Limerick’s financial position, with a related draft.

Set of deeds relating to the appointment of Barrington & Son solicitors to carry out the sale of those of the 4th Earl’s estates in counties Limerick and Clare and the city of Limerick of which he is tenant for life, and to which the provisions of the 1903 and 1904 Purchase of Land (Ireland) Acts do not apply; the appointment of the Equity and Law Life Assurance Society to convey the property to the purchasers; the payment of a percentage of the purchase money as a fee to Barrington & Son and the payment of a bonus to the 4th Earl out of the purchase money; the loan of £200 made by Barrington & Son to the 4th Earl, to which his bonus acts as a security; and further advances to which his life policy acts as security. The deeds are supplemental to an earlier deed dated 26 April 1906 and to mortgage dated 4 May 1897, neither of which documents is now present. Some of them also refer to the settlement dated 17 November 1897, for which see P51/6/2/1/1/2. The documents include two draft memorandums of agreement dated 1906; copy draft deeds of charge dated 17 and 18 July 1907; draft deed of charge dated 4 February 1908; copy draft mortgage dated 11 July 1908 with a related letter; receivership deed dated 30 July 1908; draft mortgage dated 18 December 1908; draft reconveyance dated 20 December 1908; copy draft further charge dated 17 August 1911; and a revocation of receivership deed dated 29 January 1914. In three folders.

Schedules of deeds submitted to purchasers of lots at the sale of ground rents, portion of the City of Limerick estate of the 4th Earl of Limerick, by public auction on 3-7 June 1907 by Messrs James H. North & Co., Dublin (for which see P51/6/1/2/3/7). The schedules are in tabular form, listing the number of deed submitted, date of deed, parties’ names and nature of document (i.e. whether a lease, renewal, conveyance etc.). With gaps and duplicates. Some schedules have been signed by the buyer.

Reports on death duties assessed by Irish Free State Revenue concerning the Irish settled estates of the late 4th Earl of Limerick.

Renewal of a lease dated 12 April 1810 between Edmond Henry [1st] Earl of Limerick of the 1st part; and the Reverend Averell Hill, Archdeacon of Limerick of the 2nd part of the half lot of ground marked no. 3 in the plan of a new town laid down by David Dukart in 1765 and described in a map annexed to the original lease [now not present] dated 26 April 1791 being part of the Strand adjoining the River Shannon at South Priors Land in the Liberties of the city of Limerick containing in front towards the river 99 feet and in depth from a new intended street to low water mark which said premises are bounded by two streets intended to be left 60 feet wide each and by an intended quay and half lot of ground in Lancelot Hill’s possession. Term: three lives renewable forever. Conditions: yearly rent of £13.8.1½ sterling, together with one peppercorn as a fine for the renewal of each life, if demanded. Also a second renewal of the lease to Averill Hill dated 2 June 1828; and a third renewal to Walter Hussy Hill dated 16 July 1832.

Black and white photocopies of a photograph of the headstone [at Vis-en-Artois British cemetery at Haucourt, Pas de Calais, France] of Captain Pery, Viscount Glentworth of the Royal Airforce who was killed in action on 18 May 1918; and of the 7th Earl of Limerick standing next to the headstone.

Observations concerning portions charged for the younger children of the [4th] Earl of Limerick, and how the money for these charges could be raised. Also three pages of calculations on the same matter.

Notices from the Court of the Irish Land Commission of stocks transferred to John Henry Kennedy of Attleborough Lodge, Norfolk and Croker Barrington, 58 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin.