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Copy correspondence between the Irish Grants Committee and Lord Digby regarding his application to the Committee made on 20 December 1926 for the destruction of Geashill Castle and subsequent looting of timber from his woods. In a letter to A&L Goodbody Solicitors, the Irish Grants Committee requested supporting evidence and material in support of each item of the claim (26 April 1927), to which they were sent 4 copies of the bills of quantitates and 4 copies of the original declaration in the case (17 May 1927). A certificate of valuation of the lands of Bawnmore and Dalgan, Geashill was also provided by James Morris, Auctioneer and Valuer in support of the claim, suggesting that the value of this claim should be amended to £952.10 instead of £750. (13 October 1927). The Irish Grants Committee recommended that Lord Digby should be paid a sum of £3000 ex gratia in respect of his claim (23 December 1927). The final amount of the £3000 grant was approved on 15 March 1929.
5 copies of decrees for compensation for criminal injury to property filed on behalf of Lord Digby for compensation of destruction caused to the Geashill Estate. Includes copies of forms prescribed by the Minister of Finance pursuant to the Damage to Property (Compensation) Act 1923 filled out by Steward of the Geashill Estate, Edward Nesbitt and Forester and Steward, George Muir.
Correspondence from Hoey & Denning Solicitors regarding the Geashill Estate, investigating an occupation query on behalf of a client using the Land Commission records. Includes copy of the Land Registry Map showing a map of Cloncon, Geashill.
A .& L. Goodbody, receipt for deeds relating to Irish Estates sent to Messrs. Dawson Bennett & Co.. Including deeds relating to Roskeen Estate, Co. Laois, Millbrook and Finter
Assignment over land in Cppancur, Clonmore and Meelaghans between Henry Loftus Tottenham Esq., The Reverend Honourable Edward St Vincent Baron Digby and William Adams, 11 January 1878; Assignment of interest of William Adams in lands of Cappancur, 1882
Lease for part of the lands of Gorteen from Henry Earl Digby to Issac Carey for three lives from 20 July 1792, at the yearly rate of £2-0-3. Including 'A map of Part of Gurteen situate King's County. Part of the Estate of The Right HonourableEarl of Digby containing 6.1.30 plantation measure. Surveyed in 1786 by Pat Roe and copied in 1792 by Michael Cuddehy', hand coloured, scale of 20 Perches to an Inch, bordering land leased to Dominik Kelly, Owen Quinn and Thomas Warren.
Two copies of a lease of several plotts and houses and lands in and near the town of Geashill from Edward Earl Digby to the Reverend Dean Digby, for three lives from 29 September 1797, at the yearly rate of £142-8-6.