Fantastic, I didn't know he was in Carlow. Painestown, now Oak Park, belonged to Colonel Henry Bruen who had been deputy quartermaster to the British Army during the American War of Independence. Raspe was born in Hanover - is there a connection between him and the Hanover street-name in Carlow? On 8 Sep 2013, at 19:39, Michael Purcell wrote: > Undated letter from Jeffery Wandesforde of Sussex Court, London addressed > to Pat Purcell > [ circa 1930s, the following is abbreviated from a six page letter ]. > Your name was given to me by the County Hall in Carlow as a person > that might possibly help me trace information on Rudolph Erich Raspe who > lived in Carlow during the 1790s. > He went to Ireland following the gold find in county Wicklow where he > lived at Avoca near Wicklow town. He was living in Carlow in 1793 where he > is recorded from family letters as living in Painstown. He was > associated with the Wandesforde mining enterprises in the area. > He is next recorded as visiting the Mint Office in Cork City to assess > finds from the area, he contracted cholera and died at Muckross in 1795. > He was well known as the author of The Fabulous Adventures of the Baron > Munchausen. > Any assistance you can give will be much appreciated. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message