Catalogue description Crown Jewels Commission (Ireland) (Shaw Commission): Reports and Papers

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Title: Crown Jewels Commission (Ireland) (Shaw Commission): Reports and Papers
Description:

The report, minutes of evidence, and other papers of the Crown Jewels Commission (Ireland) set up to investigate the loss of the crown jewels of Ireland in 1908.

Other papers in the series include the original warrant of appointment, typescripts of witness statements and some associated correspondence, and certain witnesses' corrections to the 'proof' minutes of evidence.
Date: 1907-1911
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Crown Jewels Commission (Ireland), 1908-1908
Physical description: 9 file(s)
Publication note:

The report of the Commission was published as Cd 3906 with a separate appendix (Cd 3936) containing the minutes of evidence.
Administrative / biographical background:

The Crown Jewels Commission (Ireland) (Shaw Commission) was appointed by the Lord Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, on 6 January 1908, 'to investigate the circumstances of the loss of the regalia of the Order of St Patrick, and to inquire whether Sir Arthur Vicars exercised due vigilance and proper care as the custodian thereof.' The members of the commission were Judge James J Shaw KC, Robert F Starkie Esq and Chester Jones Esq.

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