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- 1800-1858. (Creation)
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6 folders.
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Letters to William Ormsby-Gore, 1800-1858, from Gore and Ormsby-Gore family members, estate owners, politicians and business men. The subject matter reflects the recipient 's public role in the local government of Shropshire and the Caernarfonshire boroughs, in addition to his responsibilities as a private landowner in Wales, England and Ireland. Topics include civic matters relating to Criccieth, namely the constableship of Criccieth Castle and the hereditary mayoralty, building developments on corporation land and the position of Criccieth as a contributory borough under the Reform Bill, 1831-1832; fundraising for the restoration of public buildings and churches in Shropshire and Ireland; administration of charities and schools at Oswestry, Deuddwr and Sligo, 1838-1842; establishment of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway Company, lines to Dublin and North Wales, 1843, and the Festiniog Railway Company, 1851; political representation and elections in Ireland and Caernarfonshire; social conditions in Ireland; the Poor Law Amendment Bill, [1834]; the Corn Laws, 1840-1842; an act to unite the dioceses of Bangor and St Asaph, 1843; the Crimean War, 1854-1855; formation of the Genealogical Society, 1853-1854; and the army careers of his sons. There are also drafts and copies of outgoing correspondence, 1831-1857.
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Preferred citation: PEC7.
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- Church maintenance and repair -- England -- Shropshire.
- Church maintenance and repair -- Ireland.
- Crimean War, 1853-1856.
- Public institutions -- England -- Shropshire.
- Public institutions -- Ireland -- Sligo.
- Caernarvonshire (Wales) -- Politics and government -- 19th century
- Criccieth (Wales) -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
- Ireland -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
- Shropshire (England) -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
- Railroads -- Great Britain
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- Ffestiniog Railway. (Subject)
- Genealogical Society (Great Britain) (Subject)
- Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway. (Subject)
- Ormsby-Gore, William, 1779-1860 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Ormsby-Gore, William, 1779-1860. (Subject)