Miscellaneous material mainly re Cooke and allied family history, etc., mainly 19th century.

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• Miscellaneous papers, including some letters to Thomas Lalor Cooke, re Cooke and allied family history c. 17 items, 19th century. Includes copy of will of John Cooke of Rathmay, Co. Tipperary, gent., 17 April, 1798.
• Volume of material relating to Cooke and allied families compiled in 1827 by Thomas Lalor Cooke, including original seals, wills, armorial designs etc., including miscellaneous family correspondence re lands in Leix/Offaly, Tipperary, etc., mainly c. 1780-1850.
• Miscellaneous letters mainly to Thomas Lalor Cooke re State prosecutions, elections in Cos. Tipperary and Laois, heraldic and genealogical material re the Cooke and Smith families, etc., c. 1783-1866 but mainly c. 1830-1840.
• Miscellaneous letters to Thomas Lalor Cooke mainly re Cooke family genealogy, and personal matters c. 26 items, 1845-1891. Correspondents include Rev. Theobald Mathew (1).
• Volume of correspondence relating to the Cooke and allied families in Cos. Laois, Offaly, Tipperary, etc. mainly re family matters, rents, landed property, etc., c. 65 items, c. 1770-1829. Includes two letters to Thomas Lalor Cooke concerning the state of the country round Cos. Cavan/Leitrim and Cork, with references to Ribbonism, faction fights, administration of justice, etc., Sept. 1829.