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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.

Testimonial presented to John Rice Lamb upon his retirement as Governor of Smithfield Convict Prison, as well as three copies of testimonials written by: Francis D Murphy, Governor Convict Depot, Elizabeth Fort, Cork; Edward Trevor, Superintendent of Convicts, Ireland; James Palmer, Inspector-General of Prisons; Clement Johnson, Late Inspector-General of Prisons; Edward Borough, Baronet; John Reynolds; Nicholas Fitzsimon, Inspector-General of Prisons; J.L. Cole, Sheriff of Fermanagh; Erne, Lieutenant of Fermanagh; Belmore; Paul Dane, Late Local Inspector, Eniskillen Gaol; J C Maude, Rector of Enniskillen and Chaplain of Gaol; W Corry, Local Inspector of Ennskillen Gaol; James Bessonet, Assistant Barrister, County Fermanagh;

Receipt from Mister Mckenna for the return of £150 borrowed by John Rice Lamb.

Receipt for £100 paid from John Rice Lamb, Governor of Smithfield Convict Depot, to Edward Pennefather, Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench for Ireland.

Letter from Dublin Castle to John Lamb.

Letter from Mister C Plunkett to John Rice Lamb regarding a lona of £10.

Letter from Dublin Castle to John Rice Lamb Governor of the Richmond Convict Depot, requesting the transfer of the bodies of convicts from the Richmond Convict Depot to the Transport Mount Stuart Elphinis in the harbour. Convicts named for transport are: William Smith O'Brien; Terence B mannus; Thomas Hamish Meagher; Patrick O'Donoghue; Kevin Izod O'Doherty; John Martin.

Letter from John Rice Lamb at Smithfield Government Prison to Mister C Plunket.

Eleven letters from John Rice Lamb at Dundalk Gaol (Jail), Dundalk, County Louth, to his nephew William Lamb at 6 Coyngham Road, Phoenix Park, County Dublin, as well as the Government Prisons Office, Smithfield, County Dublin.

Letter from the director fo the Government Prisons Office at Dublin Castle to John Rice Lamb, notifying him that he is to recieve a superannuation allowance of £345-16-8 per annum.