and an index to what I guess may be people's question - wondering why I am not more specific in this....my few words here are in relation to a set of indexes on the shelves of the NA and which are general - the list at the bottom of this mail is under the title 'Military Index' and don't let that title fool you - there's more to these than just army in some ways :-) In the shelves in the National Archives in Dublin lie various indexes or indices - the early ones seem to be one mish mash of a lot of things - but then some are broken up or indexed separately - by broken up I mean that in the later years there are titles to some of these indexes. By 1832 we have the Military Index and we have a Yeomanry index.........by 1836 we have Outrages or police reports.......... and prior to and after these years there are general indexes and I haven't really looked at any of those yet. Now, the indexes are just that - indexes. They give some bit of an account of various official documents. So, for the outrage or police reports each report written by any Chief Constable or his underlings was sent on to the Inspector General and then given a title and a reference number - these are now filed by county though whether that has always been the way or not I don't know. The Military index is different - here each document has a number and then the index has been created in an alphabetical fashion from what I can see....A's and B's and so on.......... The thing about these documents - whether they are reports or simple letters, - whatever is that a certain number of them still exist in the NA - by asking for the document by number you can get to read the original if this is so. Regardless, the indexes by themselves are worth something to the family historian if they happen to spot some name that they are interested in listed...and if it happens to be a document that does still exist well, then there would be more information These indexes have not been published in any journal that I know of - unless the Military ones have been in 'The Sword', but other than that none. I don't knwo if they have been filmed by the LDS - maybe someone else can tell us that. I'm including here the A's and B's from the Military index for 1832 - just so's you can see the kind of information that is in the index alone............there is mention of Marriage certificates, letters, people requesting pensions, some pieces on soldiers who were transported, movement of soldiers around Ireland - mothers enquiring of their sons - all kinds of things in these indexes - maybe not all in these A's and B's but the index continues through the rest of the alphabet. The first line is misleading in that it makes you think that the index is only going to be about appointments to the army. What I'm posting is from a first reading of the index - I haven't edited it or checked names in other docs - and there may be mistakes, there may be words I couldn't read today that I'll read easily enough when I go back again - so, if you do spot something in here and I do have a question mark anywhere on the entry please ask me at some stage in the future if I worked out what it should be. I'm sending this to the Antrim lists as well - apologies to those who receive it more than once. Jane 1832 Military Index Appointments to the Army in Ireland - Correspondence relating to, to cease. 21. Anderson, John - Certificate of his services in 23rd Dragoons 45. Artillery Royal permitted to exercise in the Phoenix Park 79. Adj. Genl Depy. - respecting blank routes 011. Armstrong, Captn. - Soliciting appointment of District Adjt. At Cork 016 Artillery Royal - Passage to the Colonies of the Wives of Soldiers of. 114. Adg. Genl. Depy - Blank Routes 121 Adj Genl. Depy. - Requesting a list of names & stations ofYeom Brigade Majors 135. Armit & Boroughs - Franking of remittances &c. 319. Adjt. Genl. Depy - requesting a supply of blank routes 321. Antrim Mila (Militia) Jas. S. Moore, Esq., Junr., appointed Captain in. 332 Antrim Mila (Militia) Resignation of Ensign Di?ckey. 332 Antrim Mila - Appointment of A. Dunlop Esq., ?vied? B's 17 Bryen, Henry - Enquiry requesting Billets 30. Beard, Geo., a Deserter commited to the Bridewell at Newry 60. Brennan, M. D. Article in Tralee Mercury ?resp Mila allowances &c. 901. Benson, Lieut. - Representation respecting the 50th Regt. 104. Byrne, Mr. Gunpowder Vender - Robbery of 130 Beresford, Lt. Col., discontinued as Asst. ?2r?Lr. Master General 133. Burdett, Mrs. Applying for copies of correspondence between her and Mrs. Goulbarn 144. Billeting of the Troops - Circular letter respecting 147. Billets to be provided by the Constables of Parishes 177. Bingham, M. Genl. Sir George to command the troops during Sir. H. Vivian's absence 209. Brown, Mrs. Rebecca - Enquiry respecting the property of Capn. Phillips 44th Foot. 210. Brown, Mrs. Marriage Certificate of 212 Basworth, Private John. Attendance required at the Kilkenny Assizes 213. Brannon, Private, Thos. Sentence of transportation passed 227. Borehan, Mrs. Marriage Certificate of 241. Brereton, Private Martin, false information of, respecting Mr. Going's murder 240. Boyle, Edwd. - Transported for Desertion 244. Brady, Lieut., respecting the delay in issuing his half pay 259. Burke, Bridget - respecting her son John Burke 261.Bulkankle, Jas. Sentence of transportation against. 267. Brannon, Private, Thos. - Struck off the ?52nd (or 32nd) Foot 2601 Blacke, Richd. Application for a commuted allowance &c. 2901 Brown, Private Fredk. Court Martial upon 305 Buchan, Major Gen. Sir John appointed on the Staff protempore 307 Bishop, Lieut. Respecting his Mila half pay in the event of his joining Don Pedro's Service. 314 Bat?lie, John. Praying for a pension 327 Blakeney, M. Genl. Sir E. appointed to command the Troops pre temporare 347 Bishop, Mrs. Marriage Certificate of.