UK Parliamentary Archives

• Held At: Parliamentary Archives: GB-061
• Catalogue Reference: HL/PO/RO/1/126
• Accession Number: 2852
• Former Archival Reference: Historical Collection 382
• Ref No: HL/PO/RO/1/126
• Date: 10 July 1888
• Level: File
• Extent: 1 folio
• Creator Name: Parnell; Charles (1846-1891) Political Leader
• Administrative or Biographical History: Parnell was Leader of the Irish Nationalist Party (1880-1890), in favour of "home rule" for Ireland. He sat for Meath from April 1875 to April 1880, when he was returned simultaneously for Meath, Mayo and Cork city and was MP until his death in Oct 1891.
• Acquisition: Purchased from Julian Browning, Manuscript Dealer in April 1994. Acession number 2852.
• Description: This is an autograph note in the third person, written accross House of Commons writing paper, relating to the formation of a Select Committee to enquire into the letters quoted by "The Times" in a libel action, which Parnell held to be forgeries.
• Terms:
  • Politicians,
  • Political Leadership,
• Language: English
• Related Material: Correspondence and papers (1880-82) (110 items) of Charles Parnell relating to the American branch of Irish Land League can be found at Boston College Libraries, Special Collections, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts MA 02167, U.S.A.; correspondence with TC Harrington (1881-91) are held at the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin, Republic Of Ireland, as well as letters from Charles Parnell from his agent in Liverpool (1884-90) in 1967 Repositories; correspondence with John Dillon can be found at Trinity College Dublin, College Street, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland in MSS 6455-6909; copies of letters from Michael McCartan are held at University College Dublin, Archives Department, Belfield, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland, in P11/B.
• Access Status: Open
• Physical Description: Manuscript

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