Misc: Letter from Edward Johnson to the Private Secretary of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Dublin Castle - 1822 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Wicklow Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Frank Kehoe f784@btinternet.com LETTER FROM EDWARD JOHNSON TO EDWARD JOHNSTON, ESQ, THE PRIVATE SECRETARY OF THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND, DUBLIN CASTLE - 1822 Knocknamohill Nov. 13th 1822 Dear Sir As his Majestys Gold Mine In The County Of Wicklow Lieth Idle And As I Think I Have A Competent Knowledge Of The Scientifick Mode Of Working It I Beg Leave To Address You Hoping That You Will Be Kind Enough To Lay My Proposal Before His Excellency The Lord Lieutenant Which Is As Follows: I Edward Johnson Of Knocknamohill In The County Of Wicklow Do Propose To Set On His Majestys Gold Mine At My Own Expence And Pay His Majesty One Third Part Of The Clear Profit Arising Therefrom If I Should Be Permitted By His Majestys Goverment To Work The Gold Mine And If It Should Succeed With Me Of Which I Have Great Hope It Would Be The Means Of Giving Employment To A Great Number Of Poor People Who Are In Great Need Of It And Who Altho Distressed Are Remarkable For Their [P.2] Peaceable Conduct As To Character I Beg Leave To Refer To Thomas Ryder Pepper Esq Brother In Law To Sir Benjamin Bloomfield And Captain Abraham Mills Formerly Of The Ordinance Department He Knows Me As A Yeoman Since The Year 1798 He Also Knows I Understand How Gold Mine Should Be Worked. I Have The Honour To Be Second Lieutenant In His Corps Of Yeomen The Cronebane If You Condescend To Answer My Letter Direct To Edward Johnson Knocknamohill Arklow Care Of Mr Richard Johnson Newbridge Believe me to be Dear Sir with great Respect your Most Obedient and Very Humble Servant Edward Johnson Permission to publish this document from: National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ National Archives of Ireland (NAI), Chief Secretary’s Office Registered Papers (CSORP), 1822/2840.