Letter from Patrick Carey to John Hurley, 30 November 1915

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Letter from Patrick Carey to John Hurley, 30 November 1915

1 30th Novr. 1915, RE: CONTRACT FOR OFFAL.
CONTRACTOR TIMOTHY HURLEY, DECEASED. Dear Sir, I am directed by the Board of Guardians
to inform you that they have obtained the advice
of their Solicitor in connection with their
proposal to reduce the amount to be charged for
the offal from the date on which the Boiler got
out of Order to 28th August 1915. The Solicitor
states that there is not sufficient evidence of
hardship suffered by Contractor by reason of the
Boiler getting out of Order. Under the circumstances, there is no course
open to the Guardians but to charge the full amount
in accordance with the terms of the Contracts; and I
am directed to request that you will pay the amount
to the Master of the Workhouse forthwith. Yours faithfully,
Clerk of Union. Mr John Hurley.

Letter from Patrick Carey to local victualler John Hurley regarding a contract with the local workhouse for offal. Carey writes that there is not sufficient evidence of hardship, due to an out of order boiler, to reduce the amount charged. He requests that Hurley pay the full amount in accordance with the terms of the contract. Patrick Carey (1853-1934) was the Union Clerk for the Killarney Poor Law Board of Guardians. Poor law unions and their workhouses were established by the Poor Law (Ireland) Act, 1838, as a response to widespread poverty, and were each governed by a Board of Guardians. This letter comes from the Killarney Poor Law Board of Guardians Minute Book.

Patrick Carey
John Hurley
1915-11-30
Industry and Public Administration Country and City Life

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__4099.html)