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Printed address and press cutting containing a letter to the electors of the City and Liberties of Limerick by Matthew Barrington. The items outline Barrington’s reasons for declining the offer to become a candidate for the representation of Limerick City and praise the qualities of its former representative, Thomas Spring Rice. The items are wrapped inside a sheet of paper and tied with a ribbon.

Notes in Spring Rice’s hand outlining difficulties to the landed proprietors within the borough of Limerick arising out of the Grand Jury Presentment Bill before the House of Lords.

Resolution by the Commissioners of the Parish of St Michael’s to petition against an act of parliament to unite for the purpose of local taxation the liberties of the Old Town of Limerick with the parish of St Michael. Also a further resolution to contribute to the general expenditure of the Liberties and City at large a sum not exceeding one thousand pounds.

Letter from William Piercy, Secretary of the Commissioners of the Parish of St Michael’s attaching P4/2/2/2.

Letter from Joseph M. Harvey, Limerick, relating to the proposed amalgamation of the liberties of the Old Town with the Parish of St Michael. The letter also discusses the construction of Wellesley Bridge [now Sarsfield Bridge].

Letter from Lord Clare [Richard Hobart FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare of the third creation], Deepmore [?], relating to St Michael’s Parish and to Barrington’s Hospital. For Barrington’s Hospital, also see P4/4/2/3.

Letter from Carew Smyth, 16 Baggot Street, in response to Spring Rice’s query regarding the advisability of alterations or additions to that section of the 11 and 12 Geo. III c. 18 which relates to the Mayor’s Court.

Resolutions unanimously agreed at a meeting held at the Commercial Buildings with Thomas Spring Rice in the chair, including that to petition for the rights of the freeholders and resident freemen of the city of Limerick to return a Member to the Parliament. The bottom left hand corner of the third page bears the additional date 28 May 1830.