| ID | 8419 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Greer Papers |
| Reference | T/2642 |
| Description | c300 documents, comprising of correspondence, genealogical notes and papers of the Greer family of Dungannon, County Tyrone, owners of a linen mill and bleaching green and ardent Quakers (see also D/3238). This collection includes, for example: T/2642/1/6 Copy of a letter from Mary Greer, Edenderry School, to Thomas Greer, Dungannon, concerning family news and requesting a letter from home, 9 February 1769. T/2642/1/7 Copy of a letter from Mary Greer, Edenderry School, to Mrs Thomas Greer, Dungannon, stating that she has not received a letter from home for some time, 1 December 1769. T/2642/1/35-36 Copies of 2 letters from Elizabeth Greer, London, to Thomas Greer, Dungannon, concerning family news and commenting on meetings of the Society of Friends, 3 and 21 November 1829. T/2642/1/38 Copy of a letter from Thomas Greer, London, to his wife, Mary, Dungannon, referring to linen prices and family news, 5 October 1833. T/2642/1/78 Copy of a letter from Mina Greer, Dungannon to her husband, Thomas Greer, Dublin, discussing family and agricultural affairs, 17 April 1840. T/2642/1/91 Copy of a letter from Andrew Wilson, Cookstown, County Tyrone, to Mrs Greer, Dungannon, praising the publication of Mr Greer's address on tenant right, 28 May 1848. T/2642/1/92 Copy of a letter from Frederick Greer, H M Sloop, West Africa, to his mother, Mrs Thomas Greer, Dungannon, telling her how dismal the situation was and expressing a desire to be dead, 17 July 1848. T/2642/1/94A Copy of a letter from Lizzie Greer, Dublin, to 'Marina', regarding family news, 17 April 1850. T/2642/1/98 Copy of a letter from an unknown correspondent to 'Mama' containing family news, 15 June 1852. T/2642/1/101-103 Copies of 3 letters from Thomas Greer, London, to Lizzie Greer, Bristol, describing the Crystal Palace, 17, 19 and 20 June 1854. T/2642/1/112 Copy of a letter from [?Jane Owdens], Seapark, probably to the Greer family referring to the death of her sister, 21 September 1865. T/2642/1/136 Copy of a letter from Letitia Innes, Tullaniskin Rectory, Coalisland, County Tyrone, to Frederick Greer, Dungannon, wishing him happiness in married life, 29 May 1874. T/2642/1/149B Copy of a letter from Annie Staples, Hertfordshire, to Mrs Greer, Bath, Somerset making arrangements to live with Mrs Greer and referring to her payment of œ5.0.0 per annum towards boarding school fees for Mrs Greer's 2 sons, 8 September 1890. T/2642/1/158 Copy of a letter from Charlotte Scott, Dungannon, to Frederick Greer containing family news, 20 October 1900. T/2642/1/159 Copy of a letter from Frederick Greer, Blackrock, County Dublin, to Lady Staples, Lissan, Cookstown, County Tyrone, stating that he did not think that her son was in a position to support a wife, that neither of his daughters was strong and requesting that her son does not visit his house so frequently, 12 April 1901. T/2642/1/162 Copy of a letter from Frederick Greer, Cookstown, to 'Alice' referring to the genealogy of the Greer family, 1 October 1902. T/2642/1/175 Copy of a letter from Frederick Greer, Cookstown, to 'Alice', condemning nationalists' demand for Home Rule, 17 April 1908. T/2642/1/169 Copy of a letter from Frederick Greer, Cookstown, to Mrs Blakeley thanking her for an invitation to visit, 25 September 1905. T/2642/1/191 Copy of a portion of a letter from Frederick Greer, Tullyhogue, County Tyrone, to Mrs Lennox-Conynham, Springhill, County Londonderry, referring to mutual friends and relations, c1900. T/2642/1/194-199 Copies of 6 letters to Mrs Greer from her children, no date. T/2642/2/17 Copy of an account of furniture and house linens given to Anna Greer as a bonus to her in her father's will, 13 November 1803. T/2642/5/5 Copy of a Quaker marriage certificate between Thomas Greer, Lurgan, County Armagh, and Sarah Greer, Barnagh, County Tyrone, 2 February 1746. |
| Access | By prior appointment. |
| Date | 1734-1953 |
| Century | 18th, 19th, 20th |
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| Note | A specific reference number precedes a description of the document. This is needed to call up each document. |
| Repository Name | Public Record Office of Northern Ireland |
| Address | 2 Titanic Boulevard Titanic Quarter Belfast |
| UK Postal Code | BT3 9HQ |
| Telephone | +44 28-9053-4800 |
| Email Address | proni@communities-ni.gov.uk |
| Repository Web Address | https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/campaigns/public-record-office-n... |
| Comment | Some of the information listed from this repository has been extracted from lists available in the archives. The lists were compiled by Public Record Office of Northern Ireland staff and we are grateful for their assistance. It must be remembered that due to time constraints not all items in this repository were examined individually. |
| latitude | 54.60430 |
| longitude | -5.91036 |