Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business, legal and family matters. "I have great pleasure in informing you that Jenny and Anne Ransford arrived here on Tuesday evening ... by the Tullamore packet boat, Anne Ransford is surprisingly well and in very good visits ... Frank Elwood arrived in town Monday evening, looks very well. He came up to bring down the carriage he got from Mr. Darcy in exchange for his brooch ... and to purchase a pair of horses and to sell his wool, Eliza has taken a cottage for a month or two at Oucterard ..." Much reference to the case with David Ruttledge, whose attorney was a Mr. McAlpine, contact with Mr. Livesay and a subpoena which "is to prove David Ruttledge's marriage to his present wife and also that the heir and his brother has been born in wedlock to prevent there being put to trouble hereafter ... I received a letter from your son Lt. Col. Adam Ormsby ... he has only 3 months leave to come to Ireland, we expect him every packet, he mentions being sixteen years abroad which he thinks and no doubt it does entitle him to longer leave of absence ... he has been serving his King and country now above 23 years in America, West Indies and on the Continent.
Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business, legal and family matters. "Peter is just leaving town with very great hopes of success, having obtained from six or seven of the Medical Board the highest recommendation for the situation he is looking for, which with the strong recommendation of many high and respectable characters to the Governors of the County of Cavan there is every hope of him being appointed. The election will take place about the first of October and he purposes being there two or three days before. I gave him the hundred pounds you ordered and your draft in favour of Charles O'Malley dated 27th August I have accepted. Jenny and Christopher unite with me in love of you Bess and all friends at Ballinamore".
Letter from Colonel Anthony Ormsby, eldest son to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo. From Cork. "... I am very much obliged to you for the settlement you intend to make on me ... it is no easy matter to meet with a girl to please one in every particular and as to marry merely for money, it be much better for a man to remain single all his life ... poor Semple is almost recovered ... I am sorry to say there are a great number of disaffected people in this country and that they are increasing ... Colonel Fitzgerald who had the affair with Miss King was shot two days ago at Kilworth by a man in a mask ... we have a good house for our mess in which Capt. Bourke, Tom Bourke, Col. Cuffe, James Blake and I sleep ... report says general Abercrombie will make every officer without exception attend ... wool I hear is 18 sh. a tone here ..."
Letter from Colonel Anthony Ormsby, eldest son to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo. From Dublin, in which he refers to "the accident you met with ... I am only surprised at you venturing out in such weather, particularly as your vote would have answered just as well at any time during the polls. I have been enquiring about the ensigncy you mentioned to my uncle [Christopher] and I find there are a few to be disposed of ..." and he goes on to give the details. Includes at the end a short letter from Anthony's son Thomas to his "Grandpapa".
Letter from Colonel Anthony Ormsby, eldest son to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo. From 12 Rutland Street, he begins the letter "I don't know if you have heard before this that Bob Ruttledge has purchased Maidenhill for £3000, I considered it so great a bargain that I thought it a pity ro let him get it, at least without paying the value for it. I therefore have opened the sale and intend bidding as far as £3600 for it. To raise the money he has asked his brother Tom to take a new lease, "his answer was that he thought it would be foolish in him to give up his present lease ... you will therefore oblige me very much if you will send me a line to my uncle to give me as many of your debentures as I may call for ... I have Tom Elwood's [father of his first wife] bond for £1000 amd Owen Lloyd's [brother of his wife Anne] for £2000 and my uncle owes me some money so that I have security sufficient as far as I will go ..."
Letter from Colonel Anthony Ormsby, eldest son to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo. Concerning the Maidenhill property "... most probable Bob Ruttledge will not let it go for that sum ... I am therefore thinking I will bid £4000 for it ... I will be obliged if you will lend me £1000 for which I will give you my bond payable in twelve months ... my purchase from Trench makes me very good security ... it is a pity to let what has been in our family for above forty years go under the value and what ought to be Toms if my grandfather [Thomas Ruttledge] had been a man of his word ..."
Letter from Colonel Anthony Ormsby, eldest son to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo. The letter begins - "I have just heard from Adam [his brother] that my aunt wrote to you about my uncle not accepting the bill for the interest of your debentures. I think you ought not to answer the letter and if you get any more letters from her or from him I think you ought not to answer them until we see what can be done with him and I very much fear there will be no money or debentures got from him tho' it is very evident to every person that he has them in his house or in government stock in the Bank". The letter concludes in the usual way.
Letter from Colonel Anthony Ormsby, eldest son to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, from 12 Rutland Street - "I received the letter which Peter Phibbs wrote to me and as you have desired it, I will send your will and Lord Clanmorris's bonds down by one of the boys. At the same time I must by leave to tell you that we are all here of opinion that it would be better to have your will and those two bonds lodged with Owen Phibbs. I must also take the liberty of telling you that I do advise you not to make any alteration or additions to your will, it is now made five years and I think it most advisable to leave it just as it is - indeed I am very much afraid that there is more willed in it than will be paid, as I am sorry to say my uncle is growing worse every day, however the business will soon be decided one way or the other. With love to all at Ballinamore, believe me your dutiful and loving sone Anthony Ormsby".
Letter from Thomas Ormsby (1807-1836), Dublin, grandson, to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo. In which he writes "... I am happy to tell you that my Papa is a great deal better and able to go out. I was sorry to hear that my Uncle Peter is complaining of the rheumatis. My Papa is not quite certain whether he will put me to Mr. Coughlans or Mr Hutton's school on Summer Hill. I saw my Aunt Ruttledge and Miss Bloomfield they are well, My cousin Ormsby Phibbs came to town on Friday to the examinations and all friends in Sligo are well. There is not a word of news here ..."
Letter from Thomas Ormsby (1807-1836), Dublin, grandson, to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo. In which he writes "I take this opportunity of my cousin Anthony going to the country to write to you. ... My aunt Ruttledge and Miss Bloomfield came to town last week from the country, they were with Mr. Knox ..."