This series contains petitions and resolutions from guilds, societies, organisations and private individuals.
Rice, Thomas Spring, 1st Baron Monteagle of BrandonPetition from tradesmen and other individuals on behalf of Pierce and George Creagh and their sister Elizabeth Brown, to have their sentence of transportation for theft to be commuted to confinement. The last page bears the congregated seal of Limerick stone cutters.
Rice, Thomas Spring, 1st Baron Monteagle of BrandonPetition from the bankers, merchants and traders of Limerick to the Right Honourable Charles Vereker MP for the Recorder of the city to be authorised to hold the weekly Court of Record when the Mayor and Sheriffs are unable to precede over it, and other related improvements to the Court of Record. The petition ends abruptly and may be a draft or a copy.
Rice, Thomas Spring, 1st Baron Monteagle of BrandonPetition by the Guild of Coopers against the recent amendments to the Butter Trade Act which has enabled farmers to purchase cheap butter casks, resulting in loss of trade to coopers.
Rice, Thomas Spring, 1st Baron Monteagle of BrandonPetition by the fishermen of Limerick city resident at the North Strand against the acts of oppression by the Corporation to prevent the fishermen from practicing their trade on the river Shannon.
Rice, Thomas Spring, 1st Baron Monteagle of BrandonPetition by James Walsh, Chairman of the Dealers in Old Clothes, Mary Street, Limerick, against the attempt to subject the dealers to a licence as hawkers and pedlars under the provisions of the act of the 55th of George III and seeking repeal of that act.
Rice, Thomas Spring, 1st Baron Monteagle of BrandonPetition by James Hickey, Overseer, Limerick, seeking a grant of £240 to enable the overseers of St Michael’s parish to support the 80 children in ‘the Institution’ who being over the age of 12 months would not be received into the National Foundling Institution at Dublin.
Rice, Thomas Spring, 1st Baron Monteagle of BrandonPetition to 3rd Viscount Doneraile by Anne Sheehan, Rossa, Doneraile, county Cork, widow seeking possession of 66 acres of land formerly held by her late father Cornelius O’Connor.
Looney, Timothy (Tim) (1914-1990), local historianBlack and white photograph (58 x 70 mm) of Peter, Nance and Stephen O’Mara sitting in the grounds of Strand House, county Limerick with a black dog.
O'Brien, Kate (1897-1974), writerEnvelope containing two different typescript versions of a children’s story entitled Peter the Pencil written by Frances Condell.
Condell, Frances née Eades (1916-1986), first female Mayor of Limerick