This collection contains 6 letters to Richard Brinsley Sheridan, a member of the British Parliament, from Isaac Corry and S. Canning, who commented on Irish politics and the debate over a trade bill in mid-August 1785. Corry and Canning discussed political sentiments in Dublin and the Irish countryside, frequently mentioning the actions and politics of Prime Minister William Pitt and the Whig opposition in England. Corry also wrote about his dissatisfaction with reports of debates in the Irish House of Commons (July 20, 1785). In one undated letter, Corry celebrated a recent triumph in the Parliament of Ireland.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan was born in Dublin in 1751, the son of Thomas Sheridan and Frances Chamberlaine. He moved to England in 1759, attended Harrow School in the 1760s, and later lived in London and Bath. After marrying singer Elizabeth Ann Linley (1754-1792) on April 13, 1773, Sheridan moved to London. There, he became a playwright and manager of the Drury Lane Theatre, having abandoned an attempt to study law. From 1780-1812 he served in the British Parliament, supporting attempts to increase Irish independence and befriending Charles James Fox and the Prince of Wales. Richard Brinsley Sheridan died on July 7, 1816.
