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Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business matters, court cases and family matters. Includes a P.S. "Jenny received a letter this day from Eliza who mentions Frank Elwood and their son are well and that Mr. and Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Kirwan returned their visit and were delighted with the beauty of the situation. They met Lady Elenor Lindsey and young ladies who were so good to spend a few days with them which was pleasant for Eliza as the Hollymount family were old acquaintances of theirs".

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, a brief letter concerning business affairs.

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business, legal and family matters. He writes that he has been searching the "Carriers Inns" looking for Simon Ruane ... the oil etc. I will send by the first safe carrier I don't find out Ruane and there was iron gates bespoke from Mr. Clare which George desired I should send down ... no breviate rank yet mentioned in the Gazette ... Frank Elwood and Eliza arrived here on Friday, Frank is in good spirits but very delicate ..." There is much about Frank Elwood's health and a planned visit to "a watering place". ... Frank's son Tommy "is in great spirits and is in care of a very good nurse ... Mr. and Mrs. Phibbs and their darling children sailed Monday evening" en route to Cheltenham. Includes - An Account of Thomas Ormsby Esq., Senior credit and debit with Christopher Ormsby. The debit side includes such items as £390 for the purchase of "an ensignsy for Charles Phibbs Jun." and 6s. 6d. for a "pair of black silk gloves".

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business, legal and family matters. The letter opens "I gave Simon Ruane a jar of best neatsfoot oil, pot and pearl ashes packed in a basket yesterday". Much mention of Frank Elwood in dispute with Mr. Courtney over Frank's father's lease of Clunkerry "to the late Andrew Courtney". Frank requests that Tom, George and the Colonel "be silent" on the subject if Courtney raises it at the Mayo assizes. Frank has seen Dr. Egan who advises he go "to England for a change of air, his disorder is gout and of a particular kind ... Frank intends early next week, he thinks Monday or Tuesday to sail for Hollyhead. ..."

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business, legal and family matters. "Frenches, Taaffe Morris and Co. Bank in this city stopped payment yesterday evening ... and this day there was a run made on Sir William Alexander and Shaw and Co. Banks. Report says by the Catholics out of spite for refusing to discount some of their papers and those Banks having very little connection with that sect of people ... Frank Elwood ... proposes to set off for Tunbridge..."

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business, legal and family matters. He reports on his shopping around for wine on Thomas' behalf and that he eventually bought wine and sherry "which with the reins of a snaffle bridle I will give Laurence Moran, carrier, tomorrow ... it was with great difficulty the gates were got from Mr. Clarke ... there has been two letters from Eliza ... the Tunbridge waters has given Frank a great appetite, he eats 3 or 4 times a day and finds himself much better than he was in this city, but Eliza complains of being very nervous, the fright she got about Frank in this illness she has not recovered, little Tommy is thank God very well ... the additional taxes we feel here as well as you do in the country ... Frenches Taaffe Morris and Co. have advertised for the creditors to meet at 12 o'clock on Monday next ... Eliza ... mentioned having met Mr. and Mrs. Phibbs in London who were well and had set out that day for Cheltenham. Sally is at Lucan and goes with Mr. and Mrs. Willington to the county of Tipperary tomorrow for a few weeks."

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business, legal and family matters. It concerns business affairs and "In a letter from Eliza in Bath ... Mr. Phibbs desired her to mention to me that he sent a bath chair for Bess directed to my care with direction to send it to Ballinamore by careful carrier ... Mr. and Mrs. Phibbs left Bath ten days ago to leave the children at a boarding school in the neighbourhood ... and propose to return to this city in a few days time. Jenny is with Tony Elwood at Monkstown, near Dunleary ..."

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business, legal and family matters. Largely concerning the claims against David Ruttledge. Also "Your carman has not called for the bath chair etc. Frank Elwood and his brother Tom sailed last night for the head, his son Tomy remains with us, who is a very fine lively boy and has one of the best and most affectionate nurses I ever saw. Frank's trip to England has improved his health very much ... the winter in Bath will be of great service to him and I most sincerely hope to Eliza who had not recovered the shock she met with at Ashford when Frank was dispaired of by Drs. Hamilton and Kenny etc. last winter". Includes copy of David Ruttledge's letter to Christopher Ormsby.

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business, legal and family matters. The letter begins "Your niece Sally has made a conquest most desirable in the county of Tipperary". He goes on to describe how Sally met John Willington through John's uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. John Willington, John Willington's fortune and prospects and that Sally says he "is 41 years old, his character most amiable, his fortune a most rising one, his grounds in general represented the est in that county ... I have in this and in my long letter of yesterday tried your patience, but I hope you will forgive me, when you consider my daughter's happiness, I mean Sally's was in question and you'll allow to be interrupted by her sister's conduct would provoke a saint - indeed Eliza and my Anne conduct since their marriages is a good pattern for their sister to follow".

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business, legal and family matters. Largely concerning the marriage of his daughter Sarah (Sally) to John Willington which took place "this day at 12 o'clock ... in Thomas Church in presence of ... Owen and Anne Phibbs, S. Lindsey and family, Mr. and Mrs. Willington the aunt and uncle of John ... John's brother Capt. Willington of the 17th Dragoons ..." He refers to the marriage settlement. "I gained my points as to settlements, five hundred pounds jointure and five thousand on younger children. John Willington appears to have one brother and 2 half brothers and also sisters and a half sister. He also writes about the plans for his eldest daughter Jane Ruttledge to come and stay with her four children "this a contrivance of hers and her mothers, knowing it to be my intention to sell this house being four times too large [and] expensive for me ... I am going on 12 years here ..." There is much complaint about the expense of Jenny's carriage and horses and the letter concludes "if Jane comes up I am resolved to quit the house". In a few lines at the back of the third page he writes "Now that my girls are all settled after my wonderful and great slavery, it would be very hard if I cannot have a place of retirement to rest from the fatigues I have gone thro' for nearly half a century. I see I have bad prospect with the most unreasonable woman who has no thought but self gratification to spend or rather squander away money - not caring how it came".