Identity area
Reference code
P/P155/29/2
Title
William & Mary D'Arcy letters
Date(s)
- 1872-1884 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
13pp
Context area
Archival history
The original copies of the William and Mary D'Arcy letters are in the Lalor Family Papers, catalogued as Ms. 8567 in the National Library of Ireland.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Photocopies of letters written by William D'Arcy [see P155/1/2/2/20] & Mary D'Arcy [see P155/1/2/2/21] previously catalogued with the Lalor letters [P155/1/2]. William D'Arcy's wife, Mary, was Richard Lalor's niece and the daughter of his brother, John Lalor, who also remained in Ireland. William D'Arcy, previously a customs agent in Ireland, moved to Colorado where he managed various mining and rail companies. The D'Arcys were from Mountmellick, Queen's County (now Laois). More information on the family, as well as the complete set of Lalor family letters, is found is P155/1/2.