Fonsie Mealy's THE LIBRARY HOWTH CASTLE September 22nd & 23rd, 2021

133 fonsiemealy.ie Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 – 26 April 1834. Requests his name be entered in the books of Christ Church. – 6 Oct 1835. Has received the Dean’s letter re the Queen’s visit to Oxford and forwarded it to Earl Howe. [see separate file] – 10 Dec 1836, requesting him to promote the views of the man in the enclosed papers. – 17 Dec 1836, requesting him to send the name and address of the man whose petition he had sent. Envelope with seal but no stamp. – 19 March 1840. Marquess Wellesley. Acknowledges with deep gratitude their offer to have his portrait painted and placed in the Hall. – 1 Oct 1840. His portrait is now finished. – 25 Oct 1840. It is about to be dispatched. The artist is Fortescue Bate. – 14 April 1841. It will be sent tomorrow. – N.d. Copy letter from Gaisford, thanking him for sending the portrait, but tactfully pointing out that it is far too big for the Hall and they have nowhere to hang it! Sir R.H. Inglis 9 letters from Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Bart, MP to the Rev William Tournay, Warden of Wadham College, Oxford (one being mainly a copy letter to Inglis from the Rev J.P. Chambers), regarding the need to correct errors and anomalies that had occurred in the printing of previous editions of the Bible and Book of Common Prayer, 25 June 1831 – 12 July 1832. Inglis (1786-1855) was a Conservative politician noted for his high church views and opposition to any measure that could weaken the established church. He opposed the granting of civil rights to Jews and of a yearly subsidy to Maynooth. However, he was a passionate advocate of government relief during the Great Famine, and in general was an honourable and conscientious public representative. Correspondence re the Queen’s proposed visit to Oxford, 1835 – 6 Oct 1835. From the Duke of Wellington. Has received the Dean’s letter and forwarded it to Earl Howe. [in Wellington file] – 8 Oct.: Lord Howe, Lord Chamberlain to the Queen, to Dean Gaisford, thanking him for his offer to accommodate the Queen at Christ Church and informing him who the party will consist of. In envelope with seal – 11 Oct. Copy of Gaisford’s reply stating what is available in the Deanery. – 12 Oct. Lord Howe to Gaisford, declining his offer with thanks. – 21 Oct. Copy of Gaisford’s letter to the Bishop of Durham, reporting in detail on the Queen’s visit and thanking him for sending grouse and pines [pineapples]. Miscellaneous items re errors in printing the Bible Notes and lists of errors and anomalies in earlier printings of the King James Bible. 10 items. Includes: – “A letter from Dr Parr [?Rev Samuel Parr, 1747-1825] never completely deciphered”, fromWarwick, 17 Oct 1816, with partial transcript by Gaisford; – a letter from the Rev. W. Tournay, 6 August 1831, re “the outcry raised by Mr Curtis, a Dissenting Minister of Islington, about errors in our Bible, especially when compared with the early editions of the authorised version of James I,” pointing out the threat posed to the continuing monopoly of Oxford and Cambridge as printers of the Bible, and urging a swift response. – Copy letters from British and Foreign Bible Society, 1832. Letters re army commissions for Gaisford’s sons 10 letters to Gaisford from Lord FitzRoy Somerset. Commissions in the army were then obtained by purchase, as vacancies occurred in the most desired regiments. Gaisford’s eldest son Thomas initially joined the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment, but transferred to the 79th (Highlanders), in which he served as Captain; his second