Title: A Note to the Cornwallis Papers: Embracing, With Other Revelations, a Narrative of the Extraordinary Career of Francis Higgins, Who Received the Government Reward for the Betrayal of Lord Edward Fitzgerald
Publisher: HardPress Ltd
Publication Date: 2020
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0371626838
ISBN 13: 9780371626832
Binding: Paperback / softback
Condition: New
Weight: 526 grams

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A Note To The Cornwallis Papers: Embracing, With Other Revelations, A Narrative Of The Extraordinary Career Of Francis Higgins, who Received The Government Reward For The Betrayal Of Lord Edward Fitzgerald by William John Fitzpatrick. A NOTE TO THE CORNWALLIS PAPERS is a meticulous historical biography and documentary narrative of Francis Higgins, the so-called Sham Squire. The work assembles and analyzes copious primary sources to recount Higgins's ascent from a Dublin clerk and forger of property claims to a government-protected editor, hack magistrate, and power broker who used the Freeman's Journal to serve Castle interests. It also chronicles Higgins's public exploits, trial theatrics, and suspected involvement in the Crane Lane gambling house, his ties to key figures such as Lord Carhampton, the Buckinghams, and Lord Clonmel, and his influence during the Regency debates. Central to the volume is the long-standing mystery of who betrayed Lord Edward Fitzgerald in 1798 and received reward money; the author surveys evidence pointing to various suspects and the state's hidden records. The text also includes an Appendix detailing the Freeman's Journal's proprietors and the broader Irish press landscape. The work is a study in political corruption, press power, and Irish history on the eve of the Union.

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