Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 945
Title	Letter from James Hannan, to [Robert Harley] 1st Earl of Oxford; 30 Jun. 1711
Date	30 June 1711
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Says that he is a close friend of the Earl of Buckingham; refers to his late father's estate in Ireland, which was 'usurped away' by his youngest brother and his Popish friends; says that his grandfather was chief magistrate in Limerick and died defending the 'Pass' against Cromwell's forces; says that his brother and nephew have died, but that the estate is entangled; wishes to be employed in Queen Anne's service; says that he has some information which may be of use and encloses a memorandum [not present].
Term	estate business, Mr James Hannan
	patronage, requests for
	religious affairs, anti-Protestantism
	religious affairs, anti-Catholicism
	disputes, legal, Mr James Hannan v Hannan
	wars, English Civil War
	intelligence, reports
	Irish affairs, land ownership

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA28878	Sheffield; John (1647-1721); 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby; 3rd Earl of Mulgrave; Lord Chamberlain 1685-88	1647-1721
NA29745	Hannan; - (fl 1711); in dispute with his brother James Hannan regarding succession to his father's Irish estate	fl 1711
NA29746	Hannan; James (fl 1711); Mr; in dispute with his brother regarding succession to his father's Irish estate	fl 1711
NA893	Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714	1661-1724