Meanwhile I insert copies of letters, which are relevant to this Ball ussume-
generation of those who
Mrs. MoBeth to whom is the following letter was Eleanor and of
taking. wife to a Dissenting Clergyman in Dublin, a body of men at that time
independent principles, but sinoe then they have become pensioners and
pure to the government by accepting the Regium Donum or King's Bounty, as
a body -tho I understand there are some individual exceptions - they are
U.S cr share of thecmoluments. To the honor of the Roman Catholic elergy they have
much & government establishment as the Episcopal Church, only with a small-
yet refused to acoept the government's proffered bribe.
LcBeth afterwards became wife to Lr. Robert Loore, an eminent distiller
of Lrs. Harrond Lane, Dublin, and died without children at her sister's house
in Pallymoney.
From Catherine Ball to her sister, Lrs. LcBoth, Dublin.
Ballymoney 1760
by doar Sister,
After a long silence I now resume my pen to address you.
The dutics I long since undertook to perform in this family have and do
every moment of my timo, and cince the death of our boloved oousin
cocupy and brother-in-lan, I believe it will be admitted, my attentions to our sis-
ter and her children have been incessant and unremitting. Her state of mindi
and health needed more panticement than my experience was equal to. However
I believe I have happily succeeded in arcusing those latent energies which
