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An artificially constructed collection of generally dissociated documents relating to the Charleville Estate and the Bury family/earls of Charleville. Contains some legal documents such as marriage settlements and leases; correspondence relating to financial matters on the Charleville Estate and associated estates, e.g., the Marlay estate.; newspaper cuttings on various members of the Bury family; and correspondence and drawings relating to the Bury family jewels.

Manuscript copy of 'A Burlesque on a Vale on leaving Eton', by H. C. Oxendon, a poem of approx 100 lines dedicated to Eton College and life for students in the college town. With annotations that explain some of the references to people mentioned in the verse. perhaps written by a classmate of Charles William Bury.

Poem copied from English Almanac, 1885. Written on headed notepaper from Charleville Forest, Tullamore.

'The snowdrop in purest white array/first rears her head on Candlemas Day....'

Legal agreement between Lady Emily Howard-Bury and Templin Morris Powers-Potts in relation to the latter's inherited portion of a piece of land in Peutelstein otherwise known as Castello di Botestagno in Ampezzo, Northern Italy.

Typescript letter from E. White, 16 Molesworth Street, Dublin to Colonel Howard Bury, Dereen Lodge, Kenmare, county Kerry, informing the latter that what they have accomplished “settles all the questions of amount of Duty”. He confirms that the duty payment on the sold lands is to be paid by eight annual instalments, two of which have already been paid, and suggests to Colonel Bury that it will “save [him] trouble” to have the six remaining instalments paid out of the funds retained in court, “though, of course, the Find was retained primarily for the Duty on the sold lands”. White also explains that his role has simply been to watch over the proceedings and hasten them on, and is not carrying out the sale of the lands for the tenants, “as this was placed in Messrs. Mason’s hands by the late Mr. Marlay … for payments of a substantial fee in lieu of Costs”, and Bury would have incurred considerable losses if White took over as a result. White concludes with an encouraging note that Mr. Mason is hurrying on the proceedings for sale of the outstanding holdings as much as possible”.

Ms. letter from Lady Emily Howard-Bury, Charleville Forest, Tullamore to Mr. Browne, confirming his salary to be at £250 per annum and 2% yearly on the rents collected. She also confirms that the house, garden and two fields at Brookville are for his use, rent free, with any internal repairs to be undertaken by Browne, and Lady Emily attending to any external repairs.

Manuscript outline of the career of Charles William Bury, Baron Tullamore etc.

Newspaper cutting from the King’s County Chronicle, reporting on the banquet held in honour of the young Earl’s majority, for which he was astounded, “as all really good people are”. It was observed that down through the ages, the Bury family was praised for acting “paternally towards its tenantry and retainers with an undeviating eye to the solid advantage of the community”, and it was remarked that “Colonel and Mrs. Bury knew everybody”.
The cutting also concerns the marriage of Lady Katherine Beaujolois Arabella, eldest daughter of the late Earl of Charleville with Captain Edmund Bacon Hutton, the Royal Dragoons, Aide-de-Camp to His Excellency Earl Spencer, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, youngest son of William Hutton, Esquire, of Gate Burton, Lincolnshire. The marriage took place at St. Catherine’s Church, Tullamore and was performed by the Reverend Graham Craig, rector.
The bride who was “magnificently dressed and attended by six fair bridesmaids, dressed in white, with pink trimmings”, was given away by her uncle, Colonel Bury. Following the wedding ceremony, the wedding gifts were displayed. The “costly presents” included a gift from the tenants of a tea kettle, a claret jug and a bracelet, while “not the least interesting article on the table was a tea caddy presented to her ladyship by the servants [which was] beautifully wrought in heavy silver”.

Copy lease of that part of the lands of Spollanstown, otherwise Tullamore, bounded on the north by the Great Road from Tullamore, on the south by land in the possession of the Earl of Charleville, on the east and west by land in the Earl of Charleville’s possession. The premises contain 2 acres, 1 rood and 3 perches, situated at Spollanstown adjoining to the town of Tullamore, in the parish of Kilbride, barony of Ballycowan and King’s County. It is proposed to build a new gaol for the King’s County on the lands of Spollanstown provided a presentment has been duly passed by the grand jury for King’s County. The Earl is desirous to lend his aid to its erection before the presentment is passed, and proposes to demise to the commissioners appointed for the erection of the gaol and in trust for that purpose the above premises.
Now in consideration of the sum of 10s. paid to him by Lord Tullamore etc., he demises the premises unto Lord Tullamore etc. from the 1 May last during the term of 999 years, yielding the annual rent of 6d., if demanded, to be paid by two equal half-yearly payments on every 1 May and 1 November. With clause that if the rent remains unpaid within the space of 21 days, it will be lawful for the Earl of Charleville to enter into the premises and distrain and drive away same for satisfaction of the rent.
The further covenant with the Earl that they will not at any time convert or dispose of the said building to be erected for a gaol at Spollanstown for any other use or purpose whatsoever save as a county gaol. With provision that if the gaol is used or converted for any other purpose, then the demise will be null and void.

Newspaper cutting from The Leinster Reporter regarding the coming of age of the Earl of Charleville, “for whom there has ever existed a sympathy which doubtless was intensified in degree by the early loneliness of an interesting child without father of mother”. Reared by a “fond uncle”, the Honorable Colonel Bury, the young earl was brought up to be an Irishman, “loving his native isle and doing his duty in the sphere”. The town of Tullamore have made every preparation for the celebration of the Earl’s birthday, with “every conceivable kind of splendid illuminations and grand festooning” decorating the scene. An address was also presented to Lady Katherine, the Earl’s sister, on her forthcoming marriage, which was accompanied with “an elegant souvenir, consisting of a handsome silver tea kettle on stand with suitable inscription, and a gold bracelet”. A comment was made that the townspeople have made every preparation possible, well in time for a dinner for the Earl and some 200 of his friends in the Court House later in the week.