Letter from Colonel Anthony Ormsby, eldest son to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, from No 12, Upper Rutland Street, [Dublin} in which he writes - "We arrived safe and well, Thank God, in town on Sunday last at half past one o'clock from Kilcock, where we slept on Saturday night and were better off than I expected ... they have had remarkably fine weather here these two months past ... all our friends are very well ... we are settled here tolerably comfortable in Mrs. Lloyd's house, she does not intend to come to town till about April, except for a short while Anne is confined. She pressed us very much to take the use of the house, but I would not come into it unless she allows me to pay for it ... The house is very comfortable for a small house but the situation is very much out of the way and far from the market ... will you desire Peter to tell Anthony Phibbs I am very much afraid there is very little chance of getting an exchange ...
Letter from Colonel Anthony Ormsby, eldest son to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo. Regarding his purchase of Maidenhead "I am very much obliged to you for allowing me to get any money of yours in my uncle's hands ... I was this day declared the purchaser of Maidenhill for £4100, Courtney Kenny and Livesay for Bob Ruttledge were the bidders against me ... There is of course eight days more to open the sale ... I wrote to my aunt Bermingham last week telling her of my intention ... I feel she is in Italy with the Charlemonts, in all events I must pay the money into Court in the first instance ... The Phibbs are all well and got into a new house on the south side of Merrion Square. They are going to Killarney in a few days ..."
Letter from Colonel Anthony Ormsby, eldest son to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, from 12 Rutland Street. "Mr. Fowler the attorney has opened the sale of Maidenhead by bidding £150 more than I bid in the name of Mr. Charles Jones of Wicklow but it is all a sham to gain time til November so that Davy Ruttledge will get the last year's rent due 1st November next. Fowler is doing all that he can to get into Davy's business as Anthony Blake is giving it up. He don't wish to have anything to do with it, as he can get neither credit not profit from it, Davy not having a shilling. The business must now be over till Nov. next as nothing more can be done in the long vacation. Tom ought now to consider and make up his mind whether he will take a new lease for 31 years and rise his rent, s on that will entirely depend my bidding any higher for it. If I got it at what I bid I would be a loser of £92 per annum during Tom's lease and I do not wish to lessen my income more than that, so that unless Tom wishes to rise the rent on getting a new lease for 31 years, I will not bid any more for it. The sale of Cornfield is also opened, so that it must also stand over til Nov. Purchasing under a decree of Court is a most tiresome and uncertain thing as there is no knowing when it will be concluded. Will you get Peter Phibbs to write and let me know particularly how you and my mother are. I hope the boxes for the wheels fitted. Anne and Tom join me in love and duty to you, my mother and believe me dear Father your dutiful and loving son Anthony Ormsby".
Letter from Colonel Anthony Ormsby, eldest son to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo. In which he writes "I have been looking for the chair you mention ... you did not mention whether it was to be drawn by a horse of by a man ... I have never met with anything of the kind in Dublin in my visits to the different coachmakers, so likely to answer, as the bath chair my mother has by putting two wheels to the front ... Anne and I hope soon to have the pleasure of seeing you and my mother.
Letter from Colonel Anthony Ormsby, eldest son to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo. In which he writes - "I am happy to tell you that Anne and her son Anthony are going on as well as possible ... Adam left town last night for Limerick. I had a letter yesterday from Peter, they are all well. I think it likely that Davy Ruttledge's business will be soon settled. I expect to get the money from my uncle which he owes as soon as Davy Ruttledge's money is paid, but if I should be disappointed I would wish to borrow £1000 of that money from you as I will want to pay off Christopher Ormsby the £1000 he lent Charles Phibbs as the 5 years will be up in June ... I beg you will tell Sally or Peter to write and let us know how you and my mother are ..."
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 Carrick-on-Suir. "I had a letter from Peter a few days ago from Plymouth Dock, he is very well and was to return to Exeter in a few days. I am very happy to hear that John is so well settled ... I will be obliged to you if you will pay Jack Elwood ... £8.14.4 which I received from the paymaster for him ... I send you a letter I received some time from Col. Jackson ...tell Anne [his sister] I am very angry at not hearing from her ..."
Letter containing the appointment of John Qualter as caretaker of the house and lands of Buckram, County Galway from Col. Bermingham Sewell of Athenry.
Colour photograph, possibly from the same event, featuring Maurice and the staff of the Forum.