Ireland Tipperary Kerry 1809 entire letter written Tipperary August 18th 1809, from Saml. Evans to the Rev Archdeacon St. Leger at Templenoe (County Kerry, 5 miles from Kenmare), with very clear TIPPERARY/108 Town Mileage Mark on face, nothing on reverse. Clearly without any postal charge, and without any Dublin transit marking, thus making this a problem item, as it appears to have been treated unofficially as a free letter, but not verified by the Free Office.
Writer mentions setting off this day for Ballyspellin (a noted spa in Kilkenny – the subject of a poem by Dean Jonathan Swift
ALL you that would refine your blood,
As pure as fam'd Llewellyn,
By waters clear, come every year,
To drink at Ballyspellin.
and implores the Archdeacon to overwinter at Bath, for the good of his fragile health
James St. Ledger (1754–1834) was Archdeacon of Cloyne from 1789 until 1810. St. Ledger was born in Cork and educated at Trinity College, Dublin He held incumbencies at Gortroe and Castletown.
MacDonnell Whyte Ltd, 102 Leinster Road, Dublin 6, Ireland.
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MacDonnell Whyte Ltd, 102 Leinster Road, Dublin 6, Ireland.
Shipping by mail: Ireland €2.50 ordinary post with certificate of posting (at buyer's risk), or €9.00 Registered Mail
Great Britain €3.50 ordinary post with certificate of posting (at buyer's risk), or €11.00 Registered Mail
Europe USA and ROW €3.50 ordinary post with certificate of posting (at buyer's risk), or €11.50 Registered Mail
Items sent in stout boardback envelopes.
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