| Content Description | Writes to solicit the duke's help for his brother, recently wounded in Egypt; explains his attachment to his brother, who lost a leg when fighting for his country at the age of 22; explains that his injury meant leaving the army, from which he may have made money from in the future, and having to subsist on the poor income of a younger son; outlines his brother's career, in the Irish brigade, in the volunteer yeomanry corps during the Irish rebellion, in Holland and finally in Egypt where his leg was amputated after being hit by a cannon ball; asks that the duke write to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to see if he has any position suitable for his disabled brother; adds that he and his family have always supported the ministerial candidates in elections in Limerick and have never before asked for a favour. |