Letter from Anthony Ormsby, 10 Gloucester Street, Dublin, to his brother Adam Ormsby, Ballinamore, in which he refers to putting his father "off the wall ... he owes me £190 which I am much in want of and to add to it I have been obliged to advance money to Livesay for the lawsuit ... I thought to send you the decree this night to have it served on Mrs. Fair ... I must get it tomorrow ... and have Owen Sheeran or someone that can read and write ready to go to Toher on Saturday with it ... it must be served on Saturday, it is of great consequence to have it served on time for if not we will lose this next term ..." Includes a letter to his father in which he writes "I have just heard that you are going to build a wall across the stone bank to divide it. I hope you will not think of beginning it until I have the pleasure of seeing you". He does not advise spending money on improvements "where it is not absolutely necessary ... I will be much obliged to you for some money for myself and also some to pay the wine merchant for the wine I sent you, I have been obliged to advance Mr. Livesay money to carry on the lawsuit against Davy Ruttledge ..."
Letter from Anthony Ormsby, 10 Gloucester Street, Dublin, to his brother Adam Ormsby, Ballinamore, in which he is "both surprised and astonished how you could possibly mistake the directions I sent you about serving the decrees and subpoenas ..." One was served on Bob Ruttledge when Jack Walsh met him on the road "... if you had looked at the subpoena you would see that not one of them was directed to Bob Ruttledge, but that they were directed to Mrs. Fair and Mr. Pugh ..." and much more about the subpoena "and indeed I did not think it possible there would be any mistake made, I believe there never will be an end of the business". Regarding family matters he writes "If I was to have a nurse I would certainly wish for a country one but Ann intends to nurse herself if it agrees with her which she hopes it will, as well as it did the last time".
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 Anthony Ormsby, Knockmore, Co. Mayo, nephew to Adam Ormsby, 13 Charlemont St., Dublin, in which he refers to "Toms going to Dublin ... affords me the opportunity of returning you the five pounds that you were so kind to lend me ... the Assizes are going on at present and will be very protracted ..."
Letter from Anthony Ormsby, Bray, Co. Wicklow, brother, to Christopher Ormsby, Ballinamore, Co. Mayo in which he asks "Kitt" to tell his father that if he sold cattle at the fair of Ballyhean he would like £170 as "I don't wish to call on my uncle for any money, he is grown so stingy of late that there is no speaking to him about money ... we have been here near 3 weeks and are Thank God all well, the weather this last week has been hotter than I remember it since the rebellion. George is so great a man he could not condescend to give us a call. I was at least 8 or 9 times at his lodgings the 2 days I was in town but could not see him. The Phibbs have taken a house just near Montpelier Parade ..."
Letter from Anthony Ormsby, Ceylon, third son of Peter Ormsby and nephew to Christopher Ormsby, 134 Rathfarnham Rd., Dublin. in which he writes that he has heard from his [sister] Sarah that there may be "some money coming to me from the property in George's St." He wishes his share to be sent to Sarah as she lent him £300 "to defray my expenses in India". He writes that "I am here on medical certificate from my regiment quartered at Prome and goes on to describe the island of Ceylon in quite some detail, says that he will return to his regiment via Point de Galle, Calcutta, Rangoon and Prome in a few weeks time. Inquires for his uncle's form and recommends he takes a trip to Wales or some nice place in England and points out what a distance he has travelled for his health.
Letter from Anthony Ormsby, Portsmouth, England, third son of Peter Ormsby and nephew to Christopher Ormsby, 134 Rathfarnham Rd., Dublin. he asks for the loan of £100 as he is "soon to leave for active service in the field" and he must pay his debts before he leaves. These debts were incurred "when I got my majority last year" and he had to purchase a horse and "very expensive trappings" for him and a new uniform. He will repay the loan out of his monthly pay.
Letter from Anthony Ormsby, Ballinamore to Christopher Ormsby, 15 Upper Rathmines, Dublin, referring to a payment of interest on £3000.
Letter from Anthony Ormsby, Wrotham, Kent to his uncle [Christopher Ormsby] expressing his concern for the welfare of his sister Sarah, then residing at 15 Devonshire Terrace, Kensington, London. He refers to Tom and Lizzie [who along with Anthony and Sarah are the children of Peter Ormsby]. Includes a postscript about the death of his great grandfather in a magazine and the spelling of Ballinamore with one l.