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Reilly and Catholicism

In the introduction to the new history I speculate that Reilly being an Irish Catholic may have played against him getting a military contract with Arsenal or being allowed to have a "Royal Warrant" as gun maker to the royal family (this in spite of selling many guns to the Prince of Wales and other princes to give as gifts abroad).

But were the Reilly's, JC and EM religious? From these two blurbs in the London papers it appears they were - a pound was a lot of money back then:

. . .22 Nov 1844, Morning Chronicle:
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. . .04 Dec 1847, The Tablet:
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This paragraph has been added to the New History under "Attempts to Curry Favor with the British Royal Family":

Note: The Reilly’s were Irish Catholic. E.M. at least appears to have been involved with the church and to have campaigned against religious discrimination. Whether this influenced his ability to obtain a “Royal Warrant” or even to win a contract with Arsenal is problematic.

Last edited by Argo44; 03/12/22 12:42 PM.
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