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Repository	Ushaw College Library
Ref No	UC/P23
Title	Jacobite Papers
Date	1714 - 1769
Description	Papers and fragmentary correspondence chiefly concerning the life of Walter Thomas Tyrrell and his support for the Jacobite cause in the eighteenth century. Of particular importance are the letters from Tyrrell's nephew, Lieutenant John Dempsy, who fought on the Jacobite side in the 1745 Rebellion. Although Dempsy was predominantly stationed in France awaiting orders for embarkation to Scotland during the '45, his letters provide a unique perspective on continental support for Jacobitism. The letters also contain news from the battlefield itself, as Dempsy appears to have been well informed of the major events. The correspondence also sheds light on the personal and courtly lives of James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender, James III) and Charles Edward Stuart (the Young Pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie) during their exile in the aftermath of the '45, as Tyrrell maintained close connections with both men throughout this period.
Admin_History	Walter Thomas Tyrrell, canon of St Paul's Cathedral, Liège (1726-1761)
Related Material	A significant proportion of the Tyrrell letters are draft copies made by the author of letters sent. The location of Tyrrell's original letters are unknown and have probably not survived.
AccessConditions	Open for consultation.

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