As far as I remember I think the original Pack-Beresford Papers of several hundred documents / rent books / estate papers were sold at auction for about 400 pounds...... They may have been purchased by the NLI or The National Archives. I had a few bob to spare at the time but no where to store the stuff . What remains of the Beresford / Pack items in the PPP would have little or no monetary value. Besides it is in storage now and hopefully will remain there. On 2 May 2012 08:54, ron medulison <[email protected]> wrote: > > Seeing as Mick was unable to buy the main Bersford collection at auction > perhaps it might be an idea to put the remaining papers up for auction, > whoever purchased the estate papers might be glad of the opportuntiy to > complete the collection, just a thought. > Any idea what price the estate papers made ?. > > > > Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 22:12:58 +0100 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] Pack-Beresford Papers within the PPP. > > > > sorry I should have stated : > > " I hope that concludes questions for me regarding the Beresford Papers." > > members are free of course to discuss away !. > > > > On 1 May 2012 21:49, michael purcell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Beresford Papers within the PPP. > > > Because there appears to be such an interest in the Beresford Papers I > > > will try answer your questions in relation to same. > > > The 189 items, referred to in the summation from the "Friends of > > > Carlow", in the Beresford Papers consist mainly of bits and pieces > relating > > > to the Pack-Beresford family in Carlow and the Beresford family in > > > Waterford and the Pack family in Kilkenny. > > > The content is of no genealogical value to our IGP members and > readers, ( > > > if I thought it was I would have published relevant extracts ). > > > The "items" were given to Pat Purcell in 1960 by Commander Denis > > > Pack-Beresford of Fenagh. I have published many extracts on the Carlow > IGP > > > from the Beresford scrapbook, ( Watters eviction etc. ) > > > Following the death in 1986 of the Commander his son Denis Raymond > > > Pack-Beresford handed over several hundred of the Carlow Estate Papers, > > > Ledgers, Rent Books etc. to Carlow County Heritage Society for > > > transcribing but about a week later he phoned me very early one morning > > > from London and told me he wanted them back as he intended to sell > them to > > > the highest bidder. > > > We did not get a chance to photocopy them or index the content. > > > The main body of the Beresford family and Carlow Beresford Estate > Papers > > > were sold by public auction by Mealy's Auction house circa 1990. > > > They were put up for auction by the Commander's son, Denis Raymond Pack > > > Beresford, he had already sold Fenagh House in 1986. > > > I was not in a position to buy them at the auction and I have no idea > who > > > bought them. I hope that concludes discussion on the Beresford Papers. > > > I will answer the questions concerning the other "outside" Papers > later in > > > the week. > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >