Cork City & County Archives

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Personal Papers: Hewitt, Thomas, merchant / distiller

Ref. Code: U15B/P

A: Correspondence and other items relating to various societies, associations and committees, including Cork Athenaeum, Cork School of Art, Cork School of Design, Cork Horticultural Society, Cork Exhibitions, Royal Cork Institution, Waterford Mechanics’ Institute. B: Correspondence and accounts with booksellers, including Bradford & Co., Cork, Hodges & Smith, Dublin. C: Correspondence with friends and relations, including John Anderson of Fermoy, William Fitzgibbon, Mayor of Cork, Dr. Charles Hewitt, Denny Lane, John Windele. D: (i) Correspondence and accounts with Cork firms, including businesses on Patrick’s Street, Cork. (ii) Correspondence and accounts with other firms E: Thomas Hewitt’s audited personal accounts. Various receipts such as for Poor Law Rate, City Rates, Hotels. F: Advertisements for household goods, for various exhibitions. G: Receipts, notes and observations, inventories of houses.

Date: 1830-1870
Extent: 35 boxes
Level of Description: Sub-Fond
Access: By appointment and application form. For more information, see notes on access.