Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann National Library of Ireland Collection List No. 77 Mansfield Papers (MSS 9,197-9,198; 34,302-34,388; 38,174-38,499; 38,641; L 83-92; Map 156-186) (Accession Nos. 1925, 2535, 3271, 3706, & 4102) A collection of estate and family papers concerning the Mansfield family of Morristown Lattin, county Kildare and related families of Lattin, Snow, Woulfe, O’Kelly, Eustace, Alcock and d’Audebard de Ferussac, 1565-1954. Compiled by Ciara McDonnell, 2003 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 9 The Family 9 The Estates 10 The Papers 11 Arrangement 12 Asssesment 12 Bibliographical References 13 Mansfield Pedigree 14 Lattin Pedigree 16 I. ESTATE PAPERS 17 I.i. Mansfield Estate 17 I.i.1. Title Deeds 17 I.i.1.a. County Waterford 17 I.i.1.b. Counties Kildare and Meath 25 I.i.1.c. Latin Documents 26 I.i.2. Leases 27 I.i.2.a. County Waterford 27 I.i.2.b. County Meath 31 I.i.2.c. County Cork 32 I.i.2.d. County Kildare 32 I.i.2.e. County Tipperary 36 I.i.3. Tenant Agreements 37 I.i.4. Proposals for Leases 41 I.i.4.a. County Kildare 41 I.i.4.b. County Waterford 42 I.i.5. Evictions 42 I.i.6. Lease lists 43 I.i.7. Legal papers 43 I.i.8. Maps, Surveys and Valuations 52 I.i.8.a. County Waterford 52 I.i.8.b. County Kildare 52 I.i.8.c. County Tipperary 56 I.i.9. Finincial Administration 56 I.i.9.a. Summary and mixed estate rentals and accounts 56 I.i.9.b. County Waterford 58 I.i.9.b.(a) Rentals, accounts and vouchers 59 I.i.9.b.(2) Account Books 65 I.i.9.c. County Kildare 65 I.i.9.c.(1) Rentals, accounts and vouchers for the Morristown estate 65 2 I.i.9.c.(2) Rentals, accounts and vouchers for the Naas estate 73 I.i.9.c.(3) Rentals, accounts and vouchers for the Old Connell estate 81 I.i.9.c.(4) Rentals, accounts and vouchers of the Caragh estate 81 I.i.9.c.(5) Rentals, accounts and vouchers of Grazing land 82 I.i.9.c.(6) Rentals of Lattin’s Bog 82 I.i.9.c.(7) Cottage Rents 83 I.i.9.c.(8) Account Books 83 I.i.9.d. County Meath 86 I.i.9.e. Accounts and vouchers for the Kildare estates in general 86 I.i.9.f. Income tax 89 I.i.9.f.(1) County Waterford 89 I.i.9.f.(2) County Kildare 89 I.i.10. Estate Correspondence 92 I.i.10.a. County Waterford 92 I.i.10.b. County Kildare 97 I.i.10.b.(1) Correspondence of John and Alexander Mansfield 97 I.i.10.b.(2) Correspondence of G.P.L. Mansfield 98 I.i.10.b.(2).A. General Correspondence 98 I.i.10.b.(2).B. Specific Correspondence 99 I.i.10.b.(3) Correspondence of Edmund Alexander Mansfield 109 I.i.10.b.(4) Correspondence of George Mansfield 111 I.i.10.b.(5) Correspondence of Eustace Lattin Mansfield 113 I.i.10.b.(6) Correspondence of Patrick Mansfield 114 I.i.11. Estate Papers of Edward Oswald Mansfield 115 I.i.12. Caragh Relief Committee 115 I.i.13. Other relief and aid 117 I.i.14. Irish Land Commission 117 I.i.15. Drainage 121 I.i.15.a. County Waterford 121 I.i.15.b. County Kildare 121 I.i.15.b.(1) Printed items 121 I.i.15.b.(2) Maps, plans, accounts, invoices and related papers 121 I.i.15.b.(3) Drainage paysheets 122 I.i.16. Miscellaneous estate items 123 I.ii. Lattin Estate 123 I.ii.1. Title Deeds 123 I.ii.1.a. County Kildare 123 I.ii.1.b. County Waterford 131 I.ii.2. Leases 133 I.ii.2.a. County Kildare 133 I.ii.2.a.(1) Morristown 133 I.ii.2.a.(2) Naas and surrounding areas 137 I.ii.2.a.(3) Cradockstown 144 I.ii.2.a.(4) Rathasker 144 I.ii.2.a.(5) Westown 145 I.ii.2.a.(6) Thomastown 146 3 I.ii.2.a.(6) Herbertstown 146 I.ii.2.b. County Waterford 147 I.ii.2.c. County Kilkenny 147 I.ii.3. Tenant Agreements 149 I.ii.4. Proposals for Leases 151 I.ii.5. Evictions 152 I.ii.6. Employment 152 I.ii.7. Lease Lists 152 I.ii.8. Legal Papers 153 I.ii.9. Maps, Surveys and Valuations 158 I.ii.9.a. County Kildare 158 I.ii.9.b. County Waterford 159 I.ii.10. Financial Administration 159 I.ii.10.a. Rentals 159 I.ii.10.b. Account Books 160 I.ii.10.c. Accounts and Vouchers 160 I ii.11. Estate Correspondence 161 I.ii.11.a. General Correspondence 162 I.ii.11.b. Specific correspondence 162 I.ii.11.c. Letters from John Hackett relating to the Waterford and Kilkenny estates 165 I.ii.12. Miscellaneous Papers 166 I.iii. Woulfe Estate 166 I.iii.1. Title Deeds 166 I.iii.2. Leases 170 I.iii.2.a. County Waterford 170 I.iii.2.b. County Tipperary 171 I.iii.3. Tenant Agreements 173 I.iii.4. Lease Lists 174 I.iii.5. Legal Papers 174 I.iii.6. Maps, surveys and valuations 175 I.iii.7. Financial Administration 176 I.iii.8. Estate Correspondence 177 I.iv. Snow Estate 177 I.iv.1. Title Deeds 178 I.iv.2. Leases 180 I.iv.2.a. County Kilkenny 180 I.iv.2.b. County Waterford 182 I.iv.2.c. County Tipperary 183 I.iv.3. Tenants Agreements 183 I.iv.4. Lease Lists 184 I.iv.5. Legal Papers 185 I.iv.6. Maps, Surveys & Valuations 186 I.iv.7. Financial Administration 186 I.iv.8. Estate Correspondence 187 I.iv.9. Miscellaneous Estate Papers 188 4 I.v. Alcock Estate 188 I.v.1 Title Deeds 188 I.v.2. Leases 189 I.v.3. Tenants Agreements 191 I.v.4. Lease Lists 192 I.v.5. Legal Papers 192 I.vi. Eustace Estate 193 I.vi.1. Title Deeds 193 I.vi.2. Leases 193 I.vi.3. Lease Lists 194 I.vi.4. Maps, Surveys and Valuations 194 I.vi.5. Legal Papers 194 I.vii. O’Kelly Estate 195 I.vii.1. Maps, Surveys and Valuations 195 I.vii.2. Financial Administration 196 I.vii.3. Estate Correspondence 197 I.vii.4. Local Administration 199 I.vii.5. O’Kelly Trust 199 I.vii.5.a. Correspondence 199 I.vii.5.b. Financial Administration 203 II. FARM & GARDENS 207 II.i. Labourers Accounts 207 II.i.1. Workmen’s Account Books 207 II.i.2. Loose Pay Sheets 208 II.ii. Account Books & Stock Accounts 208 II.iii. Steward’s Account Books 210 II.iv. Loose Accounts 211 II.v. Farm and estate vouchers and accounts 212 II.vi. Agreements 212 II.vii. Correspondence 212 II.viii. Employment of farm staff 213 II.ix. Workmen’s Insurance 213 II.x. Plants & Gardening 214 II.xi. Other Papers 214 III. HOUSEHOLD RECORDS 215 III.i. Mansfield Family 215 III.i.1. Inventories of furniture 215 III.i.2. Household Renovations 216 III.i.2.a. Correspondence 216 5 III.i.2.b. Estimates 217 III.i.2.c. Legal papers 217 III.i.2.d. Plans and drawings 217 III.i.2.e. Building accounts and vouchers 218 III.i.2.f. Account Books 218 III.i.2.g. Tradesmen and labour accounts 218 III.i.3. Household Insurance 218 III.i.4. Household accounts 219 III.i.4.a. Household and personal accounts and vouchers 219 III.i.4.b. Legal expenses 221 III.i.4.c. Household volumes 221 III.i.4.c.(1) Cashbooks 221 III.i.4.c.(2) Ledgers and household account books 222 III.i.4.c.(3) Small account books 222 III.ii. Lattin Family 222 III.ii.1. Household accounts and vouchers 223 III.ii.2. Account Books 223 III.iii. Snow Family 224 III.iv. Woulfe Family 224 III.v. O’Kelly Family 224 III.v.1. Inventories of furniture 225 III.v.2. Household and personal vouchers and accounts 225 IV. FAMILY PAPERS 226 IV.i. Mansfield Family 226 IV.i.1. Marriage & Testamentary Material 226 IV.i.1.a. Marriage Settlements 226 IV.i.1.b. Related Marriage Material 227 IV.i.1.c. Wills 229 IV.i.1.d. Related Testamentary Material 231 IV.i.2. Military, Public & Political Roles 232 IV.i.2.a. Military Roles 233 IV.i.2.b. Public Roles within the Community 234 IV.i.2.b.(1) Appointments & Awards 234 IV.i.2.b.(2) Public Administration 235 IV.i.2.b.(3) Political Roles 239 IV.i.3. Legal Papers 240 IV.i.4. Personal Papers 243 IV.i.4.a. John Mansfield (b. 1683) 243 IV.i.4.b. John Mansfield (d. 1817) 243 IV.i.4.c. Alexander Mansfield (d. 1842) 244 IV.i.4.d. Paulina Mansfield (née Lattin) 245 IV.i.4.e. William Henry Mansfield 245 IV.i.4.f. Richard Walter Mansfield 246 6 IV.i.4.g. Edward Oswald Mansfield 246 IV.i.4.h. Walter George Mansfield 246 IV.i.4.i. Alexander John Mansfield (d.