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Letter from Lord Clanmorris, Newbrook [near Hollymount, Co. Mayo] to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo. In which he says "I enclose you an order to Messrs. Finlay and Co. and regret extremely that you have had so much trouble ..." His orders to Mr. Finlay "have invariably been to pay your interest regularly when called for by your brother ..."

Letter from Isadore Blake, Oldhead [near Westport, Co. Mayo to Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning money matters. "... I have since I came to the country settled with my son Maurice for a large sum of money, due to me on the lands settled on him on his marriage, since that time and to oblige him, have taken his 3 notes [in] my favour ... I heard it is sometimes agreeable to you to lay out money, if convenient to you to accommodate with the whole [£1336[ or any of said securities ... I will be extremely obliged to you ... as I find it almost impossible to call in my rents at present.

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin, uncle, to Adam Ormsby, Ballinamore. In which he refers "to a rent roll of part of the concerns in South Great Georges Street occupied by Government, amounting to a yearly rent of £461.18s.0d." He is trying to see this property on a 20 year lease for £9230 "I have every reason to expect by Christmas to have these matters settled ...and so anxious am I that I am doing every thing in the power of Man to dispose of other property, in the meantime both what I possess in city and county are acknowledged by every person to be secure and let to solvent and punctual tenants ... the late William Slack whose widow for several years has got one hundred and twenty guineas for her house furnished and I have received for four years and seasons £120 for the same house unfurnished ..." [at Hollybrook, Clontarf, Co. Dublin].

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin, uncle, to Adam Ormsby, Colonel in the 49th Regiment, Tralee. He begins the letter "I received your favour of the 22nd for one hundred pounds ... to purchase government debentures ..." Includes a newspaper cutting entitled "New half pay arrangement" for army officers.

Letter from Anthony Ormsby, 10 Gloucester Street, Dublin, to his brother Adam Ormsby, Ballinamore, in which he writes "It is totally impossible for me to leave town until I get Davy Ruttledge's business concluded or at least as much as can be done without delay ... and I assure you it is of much more consequence to you all than it is to me ... we got an absolute decree some days ago ... I am obliged to be at Livesays almost every second day, in fact it is in vain for a man to go to Law, unless he is at his attorney's elbow. You seem to have totally forgot that I told you there was £100 due to Mr. Mills and above £70 to Wisdom and Co. for the wine I sent down ..." He then changes to the subject of illicit distilling as I could be were I there ... if they are allowed to go on they will be fined which will of course hurt my father and you all ... are the most proper persons to exert yourselves, why not get a search warrant, take up the stills, the property is not so very extensive but that it may be easily done". He changes the subject again "As to the economical arrangement, all I can say is what I have said before ... not to spend so much and to keep the money to pay those people who are entitled to be paid ... Anne and her son are going on very well, she will soon I hope leave her room ..."

Letter from Anthony Ormsby, 10 Gloucester Street, Dublin, to his brother Adam Ormsby, Ballinamore, in which he refers to "Ramsey's letter is at last decided ... and it was given again[st] my father so that the money must be paid very shortly £34.6s.2d. ... I am not getting on as well as I could wish, am getting no strength and am still very bilious. A letter from Peter today says poor Mary is quite emaciated and weak, I fear she cannot hold out very long". Includes a short letter to his son Thomas in which he expresses surprise that he has not received his "Mama's letter" and "I hope you took a doze of physick after you arrived in the country and that you do not put yourself into a heat or eat too much fruit".

Letter from Peter Ormsby, Limerick, to his brother Adam Ormsby, Ballinamore, in which he thanks Adam for his letter "it is in vain to trouble you with my afflictions, but assured the loss I have suffered in being now deprived of my best adviser and friend is not to be described in my present state of mind", he is referring to the death of his wife Mary ... Regarding his father's will be writes "I have only to say to you in reply to your wish for an opinion of what should be done with my late respected father's affairs - that Tom having refused to act, you and George should at once take the whole responsibility yourselves ... altho' George may have other business he should not think it too much trouble to devote some part of his time to arranging the affairs of our late most respected parent ..." In a short postscript he writes "I suppose you have heard how uncertain my being kept on the staff now is".

Letter from John Ormsby, Lakeland, County Mayo, to Adam Ormsby, 13 Charlemont St., Dublin, in which he thanks him for his letter "you will have to pay Anne her half years annuity out of the money I sent you, as such an instance as driving tenants the last week in August or first week in September, which is the time for receiving the rent due the 25th of March ... George is pretty well, my mother just as usual ... to our own affairs, I have no reply to make, but whatever you think right and proper to do, I am perfectly satisfied. The plasterers are doing the room, I expect it to be habitable by the later end of May..."

Letter from Charles Phibbs, Sligo, brother-in-law to Adam Ormsby, 13 Charlemont St., Dublin, in which he empowers Adam to draw up a letter of "reminciution" [sic] for him to sign as "I resign and never will claim the property of money as stated in my former letter, that became mine in consequence of my late dear daughter's decease, who made no will and that I now desire it to be handed over to my dear daughter Mary E. Phibbs ..."

Letter from Charles Phibbs, Sligo, brother-in-law to Adam Ormsby, 13 Charlemont St., Dublin, in which he thanks Adam for his letter and the debenture "which I have the gratification of handing my daughter". He goes on to explain that he was "from home" when the packet containing the letter dated 9th October and the debenture arrived "but it's not being handed to me till this morning, tho' at home this fortnight past, I can not account for". He thanks Adam for "your kind attention to me in this late affair and also in other matters". Includes a postscript in which he sends good wishes to various members of the family and "your brother John left this for Lakeland, accompanied by my son Harloe last Friday". In a further explanation it is apparent that his wife Sally had carefully put the package away for safekeeping and she wants her husband to apologise on her behalf and in a last note he asks Adam to keep this letter "as I have a particular wish to have this letter kept for me to have to show to Sally and Mary ..." Includes a reference to her nephew William Phibbs.