Reference code
IE CA CP/3/26/4
Title
Extract of a letter received this day from Major General Sir Charles Asgill, Bart. by Lord Viscount Castlereagh
Date(s)
- 27 June 1798 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 p.; printed
Name of creator
(24 November 1900-26 July 1970)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
A copy of a letter carrying a report from Major General Sir Charles Asgill referring to a battle with the rebels at Goresbridge in County Kilkenny. The letter includes a reference to Fr. John Murphy, a Catholic priest who was one of the leaders of the rebellion in County Wexford. Father Murphy was executed on 2 July 1798.