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Address by Merchants, and their listing, of Cork, 20th March 1754, to the Duke of Dorset Lord Lieutenant, thanking him for his support of the Public Credit during the Recent Crisis.

From John T. collins Newspaper Extracts

Later Banking crisis:

Banking Collapse in Cork in the 1820s Roches and Leslies Bank and House of Commons, London, Select Committee Query re Collapse, only functioning Bank left Pikes. First run 1820 Deputation including Messrs Crawford and Gerard Callaghan deputed to see Lord Lieutenant in Dublin to solicit loan o £100,000. 2nd failure of Leslies 1825.

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