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the obligations now on him. He assures Ryan that his brother wanted for
nothing during his illness and received the utmost care and attention.
483 18 Dec 1802
Letter to George Ryan from Count Dillon O’Kelly in Prague, explaining how
in his latter years Denis Mul Ryan had requested the Count to manage his
military pension for him, remitting it to him in Hamburg on request. As Major
Mul Ryan was due to take up residence again in Prague after a proposed trip
to Ireland, he had instructed the Count to hold onto his pension until his
return. The Major then died before undertaking the trip for which he had
assured the Count he had enough cash to cover “How Could I therefore
Imagine that there was not money sufficient left to bear his funeral expenses”.
The Count suspects Kirkpatrick, the Major’s executor, of wishing to deny
George, the heir, the money and believes Major Mul Ryan was inclined to
break all connection with Kirkpatrick before his death. However he binds
George to keep these accusations to himself “knowing that the honor and
reputation of a merchant is as delicate as that of a maid, which a rough gust of
an unfavourable wind may irrevocably blast.”
484 15 March 1803
Letter from Count Dillon O’Kelly to Garret de Byrne, Altona, discussing the
executorship of the estate of the late Major Denis Mul Ryan, and querying the
haste of the executor, Mr. Kirkpatrick, in demanding monies the Count had
held for Mul Ryan. He refuses to hand over the money without a direct order
from George Ryan “the true heir”. Refers to a mutual friend, Aylones, who
will be in contact supporting the Count’s position. A PS on the cover wrap
details how the cash is labeled for identification.
5 pp
485 14 Dec 1803
Bellicose letter to George Ryan from Count Dillon O’Kelly in Prague,
discussing the restoration to Ryan of the money held in safe keeping
belonging to the late Denis Mul Ryan. He explains why he did not wish to
hand over the money to Mr. KirkPatrick, the executor, without first contacting
George. He suspects KirkPatrick’s motives since he could not supply George
Ryan’s address in Ireland. Things have got worse “I intimated to you in my
last, the information I received relative to Kirkpatrick’s Intrigues with the
Military Tribunal here”, the Tribunal has ordered him to deposit the money
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