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Letter from Thomas Ormsby, The Army and Navy Club, Palmall, London, eldest son of Peter Ormsby and nephew to Christopher Ormsby, 134 Rathfarnham Rd., Dublin. beings "I have been up to Doctor Connor's but I have not yet got the money ... if you wish send me the names of the 15 persons who are entitled to shares. I will send them each their share by post office order and so save you the trouble. If I do succeed I think to give me a gold plate and a letter of thanks. I believe the Queen will be in Dublin on 29th of the month. I see the India mail is in today and it is likely the Burmese War may be settled. I believe Anthony will get another "medal" which he richly deserves. I hope very much they will give him the brevet of Major".

Letter from Thomas Ormsby of Cummin, Co. Sligo (Older brother) to Anthony Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo. It concerns business matters to do with a decrees in French v Gore and money for a Mr. Arthur Cooper "who has a mind to be cross". He urges Anthony to settle the affair as soon as possible "for men are mortal". Includes mention of Jack Trumble.

Letter from Thomas Ormsby of Cummin, Co. Sligo (Older brother) to Anthony Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo. He discusses Jack [his son, who married Margaret Ruttledge in May 1763] and his financial dealings with George Knox and a Mr Delap - "Mr. Ruttledge may consider what ought to be done". There is also a mention of George's debt. The letter ends "poor jack is both giddy and ignorant".

Letter from Thomas Ormsby of Cummin, Co. Sligo (Older brother) to Anthony Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo. Written in Dublin. He refers to Kitt [Anthony's second son] having taken his "last doze of physick" and that Kitt had been out walking. He writes that the illness not prevent him going to the country but rather the arrival of his daughter "Bock" last April. He invites Cousin Nancy to stay "for I bet Ballinamore is too dull a place for her" and he has sent "an account of what the boys cost since Adam's first illness [the account is not included].

Seven letters from Thomas Ormsby of Cummin Co Sligo to his brother Adam Ormsby of the 5th Dragoon Guards. One letter is addressed to Adam's wife. The letters mainly concern money matters but there is also mention of Adam's marriage in 1810, that George had married his cousin 'Bick Jones', the birth of Adam's two daughters in 1811 and 1819, Thomas Ormsby of Castledargan's death, Jack and his wife at Boyle, local news, marriages and deaths, delicate health of his son Henry and the deaths of two of his sons aged 11 and 9 in Brussels, where he and his family had gone to live for health reasons. one letter is written from Brussels 1819 and gives a detailed description of life there, visiting personalities and Waterloo.

Thomas Ormsby examination pass in 'class prima'.

Thomas Ormsby examination pass in 'class prima'.

Letters received by Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore Co. mayo. Includes letters from his brother Christopher Ormsby of Dublin largely concerning business matters, court cases and family matters. Christopher appears to have acted as family banker paying his nephews their allowances etc. The letters are in many cases quite detailed and portray much of the life of a busy Dublin merchant at the time. Christopher bought a number of properties during the period including land for development near Clontarf. There are also references to more general news such as the possibility of the enemy [the French] landing in his earlier letters and to such subjects as travelling to Tullamore by canal, as part of his journey westwards. Also a letter from Jane Ormsby, his sister-in-law. Also 10 letters from his eldest son Colonel Anthony Ormsby, usually enquiring after his parents health and the weather. Also 7 letters from his grandson Thomas Ormsby of Dublin, one from his nephew Christopher Ormsby, his sons-in-law, Frederick Trench, Lord Clanmorris and others.