Thomas Fowler: Gunsmith & Contractor to...

Thomas Fowler

Gunsmith
&

Contractor to the General Postmaster of Ireland.
Dublin

                         The Cork & Dublin Day Coach as advertised. 10th October 1808.

Thomas Fowler was contracted by the General Postmaster of Ireland and various payments are listed through "The Sixth Report of the Commissioners for Auditing Public Accounts in Ireland".  This document can be found via the link below*.

General Postmaster of Ireland Payments 1811-1813.

p.148 Thomas Fowler, Gunsmith, for Mail Guards Arms. 5th October 1811.        £41-15-9/.1/2.

p.157 Thomas Fowler, Gunsmith.                                   5th October 1812.        £57.7.3

p.166 Thomas Fowler, Gunsmith. for cleaning and repairing Mail Guards' Arms
          half a year to   5th April 1813.                                                                £ 163-16-0

p166. Thomas Fowler. for Thirty-two Double barrelled Guns for Mail Guards at
eleven guineas each.   5th April 1813.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    £400-8-0

* Link: Commissioners CALEDONIAN CANAL HIGHLAND ROAD COURTS OF JUSTICE 1818
Thanks to the above link.

Also included in this document are payments made to Matthew Goggin, John Willins and Joseph Ferguson for various services and products i.e., Arms,Arms Cleaning and Ammunition.

Special thanks to Leslie Martin for bringing the above link to our attention.

Additional blogs relating to Thomas Fowler will be published in due course.

Dave Stroud. R.A.