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Documents relating to the retirement ceremony of John Rice Lamb, Governor of Smithfield Convict Prison. Contains: draft of John Rice Lamb's acceptance speech; receipt from West and Son to Francis Good for an engraved silver tea service; clipping of the presentation address and testimonial silver tea service presented by deputation to John Rice Lamb; testimonial to John Lamb.
Diary kept by Francis Lamb recording the daily events at the prison from 7 November 1837 - 25 January 1838, including what time the prison opened and the activities of prisoners.
Appointment from The Court of Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Ireland, to Francis Lamb, Governor of Dundalk Gaol, enabling him to, "take and receive all and every the Recognizance or Recognizances of Sureties into which any persons may be willing to enter for the due appearance of Insolvents" in Dundalk.
Letter from John Rice Lamb at Marietta, Kingstown, to his half-brother Francis Lamb, regarding the whereabouts of their children: William Lamb, Mary Lamb, and John Alexander Lamb.
Photograph of Francis Lamb of Dundalk, County Louth, taken between the years 1864 and 1868. Printed by G Schroeder at 28 Grafton Street, Dublin, County Dublin.
