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.
Transcript and reproduction of a 1931 Great Derpression letter sent from Thomas Neilan in Inyo County, California to his brother in Ireland announcing that he is leaving for Canada due to the collapsing American economy. Also included is the letter of donation from the donor.
Transcripts and reproductions of two October 1851 letters written to Thomas N. Chambers in Washington Territory from his brothers-in-law in County Down, plus correspondence from the Washington State Historical Society to Kerby A. Miller forwarding the letters.
Per Frank L. Green, Librarian, Washington State Historical Society: ‘Thomas N. Chambers was born near Belfast on Nov. 15, 1795, and educated in Dublin. He left Ireland in 1817, after marrying Latitia Dalzell, a cousin of Andrew Jackson. The couple lived in Tennessee for a while before coming west in 1845. Chambers became a prime mover in the part of Oregon Territory north of the Columbia River. He built the first lumber and flour mills in that area and served as a Probate Judge, and as Justice of the Peace and County Commissioner.’
Correspondence between Thomas Morris and Muintir na Tíre regarding the publication of Rural Ireland; includes copies of articles.
Four items associated with Thomas Moore. The first letter is from Thomas Moore to [James Power], Moore's music publisher, stating his intention to forward a parcel to him that night, including a song for John Braham, a noted tenor at the time. He also forwards a Bank Post Bill. "I have just eaten your salmon and it was super-excellent" (22 Apr 1815). The second letter is possibly also addressed to [James Power] asks him to call into Bicknell's hatters at the corner of Old Bond St. and procure for him a light hat. He also says that he has written two sacred songs that he might get his opinion on. He was delighted to see two pieces performed at the Covent Garden Oratories "But why don't you make them announce "Hark, the Vesper Hymn" is from Moore's National Melodies?" (6 May, 1819). Letter to Mrs. Bowles asking what herself and Getterie had arranged for Wednesday, commenting that Bessy would like Mrs. Napier to come along. (1826). The fourth item is a corrected version of a printed version of "Ode to Don Miguel", with handwritten amendments by Thomas Moore, along with a typescript version incorporating the amendments. The poem was written around 1813, and is a satirical poem on George, then Regent, later George IV. In 1813 Moore published "Two Twopenny Post Bag", which consisted of satires about the behaviour of the Regent at the time.
[This manuscript contains outdated attitudes or language that does not reflect the current views or positions of the University of Galway Library. Reader discretion is advised.] Materials pertaining to the autobiography of 19th century American business magnate Thomas Mellon. Mellon was born on a large farm in Lower Castletown, Omagh, County Tyrone in 1813 and emigrated to Pennsylvania at age 5 in 1818. He wrote his memoir, Thomas Mellon and His Times, in the early 1880s and published it, first privately, in 1885. The series contains Kerby A. Miller's research notes, a typed version of Thomas Mellon and His Times and photocopy of the published memoir, and copies of secondary source research materials.
Photocopy of the 1969 edition of Thomas Mellon and His Times, Pittsburgh: Wm. G. Johnston & Co, 1885, along with a copy of Kerby A. Miller's research notes.