Record

Document Reference	Pl C 52/129
Title	Letter from Count [Daniel] O'Connell, 14 King Street, London to [W.H.C. Cavendish-Bentinck] 3rd Duke of Portland; 31 Dec. 1801
Date	31 December 1801
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Refers to he and his brother's claim to full pay in their lives as colonels in the late Irish Brigade; explains that since he made the claim to the duke, he has looked further into the methods of application and has discovered that it is also necessary to memorial Lord Hobart as War Minister; informs the duke he has done so; mentions the distinction between their claim and those of other colonels who raised foreign corps for the service; is confident of the duke's support when their case comes before the council.
Term	patronage, financial

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA15089	Hobart; Robert (1760-1816); 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire; styled Baron Hobart 1798-1804	1760-1816
NA37225	O'Connell; Daniel C. (c.1745-1833); Count O'Connell; Irish born soldier serving in French army; joined French exiles after the revolution and came to London 1792; landowner of St Domingue	c.1745-1833
NA905	Bentinck; William H.C. Cavendish- (1738-1809); 3rd Duke of Portland; succ. 1762	1738-1809