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Lease from Benjamin Whitestone, Cork, to William Clark, merchant, of a cellar, yard and linnies formerly in the possession of Paul Benson and ‘containing in front to the quay seventy-five feet and in depth at the east end thereof two hundred and twenty four feet situated on Red Abbey Island in the city of Cork’, for 800 years at the yearly rent of £70. With attached sketch map of the premises titled: ‘A map of cellars, linnies and yards near Parliament Bridge, let by Mr Benjamin Whitestone to Mr William Clark delineated in foot measurement, October 24th 1781, by Patrick [Ahern]’.

Copy will and last testament of Isaac Mee, Cork city, merchant. He bequeaths all his leasehold interests in Cork to his wife, Susanna Mee. He appoints his wife, and friends, Michael Wood and Daniel Callaghan, merchants, his executors.

Probate of the last will and testament of Sir William Saint Lawrence Travers, Rosmore, County Cork. He devises and bequeaths to his wife Elizabeth Barbara all his estate and property (real and personal) and appoints her his residuary legatee. Sir William died on 31 Aug. 1877 and his will was proved on 17 Nov. 1877. It is noted in the probate that the ‘effects sworn’ amounted to ‘under £3,000’.

Assignment from Fr. Cherubini Mazzini OSFC, Fr. Louis Pellicetti OSFC and Fr. Bernard Precious OSFC, Catholic clergymen, Queen Street, and Abraham Sutton, White Street, shop owner, Cork, to Fr. David Albert Mitchell OSFC, Fr. Daniel Patrick O’Reilly OSFC, Fr. Michael Louis Hennessy OSFC, Fr. Goodwin Peter Augustine Lawless OSFC and Fr. Stephen Bolger OSFC, North King Street, Dublin, of the residue a lease dated 8 Mar. 1875 of properties on Charlotte Quay, Cork. In consideration of 10s. (See CA HT/2/1/2/13).

Assignment from Fr. Albert David Mitchell OSFC, Fr. Daniel Patrick O’Reilly OSFC, Fr. Michael Louis Hennessy OSFC, Fr. Goodwin Peter Augustine Lawless OSFC, North King Street, Dublin, and Fr. Stephen Bolger OSFC, Chester, to Fr. Pacificus Anthony Perucci OSFC, Chester, Fr. Simeon Gaudillot OSFC, Charlotte Quay, Cork, Fr. Joseph Martin Harkins OSFC, Fr. Thomas B. Kavanagh OSFC, North King Street, and Fr. Nicholas Maurice Murphy OSFC and Fr. Bernard Joseph Jennings OSFC, Charlotte Quay, of the residue of a lease dated 8 Mar. 1875 (CA HT/2/1/2/13) of premises on Charlotte Quay in consideration of 10s. Endorsed on title page: ‘Assignment of lease of Convent’.

Letter from Fr. Patrick Deegan, parish priest, Frosses, Lifford, County Donegal, to Fr. Berchmans McCarthy OFM Cap, guardian, Ard Mhuire Friary, re a quest to fund the repair of two churches in his parish.

Copy lease by Atwell Hayes, Cork, to Christopher Allen, Burgess, Cork, of ‘one field or meadow with a garden thereon situate and being in Friars Walk in the South Liberty of the said City of Cork containing 3 acres 2 roods 6 perches … and also 3 fields part of the lands of Curraconway containing 5 acres and twenty seven perches statue measure’, for 850 years at the yearly rent of £26 2s 4d. An annotation in the margin indicates that the aforementioned lot on Friars Walk was assigned to the Capuchin friars ‘and indemnified by the other lot against a greater rent of £70 10s 0d’.

Copy judgement by the Rt. Hon. John Monroe, land judge, High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) granting a plot of ground with the premises thereon on Sober Lane and Blackamoor Lane to John Rahilly, Barracks Street, Cork. With a schedule referred to in the said deed listing tenants’ names, annual rent and length of tenure.