Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Mrs Drummond having recently found among her husband's papers' a number of interesting letters, throwing fresh light on his work and character, placed them in my hands with a view to publishing a new life.<br><br>Through the courtesy of Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King-of-Arms, I have been able to examine the papers in the Record Tower, Dublin Castle, relating to Drummond's administration of Ireland.<br><br>I have drawn upon Hansard, the contemporary press, Parliamentary Committees, and other sources of information little used before.<br><br>The sketch of Drummond's early days is based on Mr McLennan's Memoir (now out of print), from which I have also taken some useful letters.<br><br>I have had the advantage of many conversations with Mrs Drummond, whose recollection of her husband's work in Ireland is vivid, and with Sir C. Gavan Duffy, whose memory goes back to those days, and who met Drummond in Dublin.
| ISBN: | 9780259648024 |
| Publication date: | 27th November 2019 |
| Author: | O'brien, R. Barry |
| Publisher: | Forgotten Books |
| Format: | Ebook |
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Mrs Drummond having recently found among her husband's papers' a number of interesting letters, throwing fresh light on his work and character, placed them in my hands with a view to publishing a new life.<br><br>Through the courtesy of Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King-of-Arms, I have been able to examine the papers in the Record Tower, Dublin Castle, relating to Drummond's administration of Ireland.<br><br>I have drawn upon Hansard, the contemporary press, Parliamentary Committees, and other sources of information little used before.<br><br>The sketch of Drummond's early days is based on Mr McLennan's Memoir (now out of print), from which I have also taken some useful letters.<br><br>I have had the advantage of many conversations with Mrs Drummond, whose recollection of her husband's work in Ireland is vivid, and with Sir C. Gavan Duffy, whose memory goes back to those days, and who met Drummond in Dublin.
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