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Letter from Christopher Ormsby, Dublin, uncle to John Ormsby, Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning family matters and commissions and promotions in the army "the demand now in Peace ... is so great that the Duke of York and his secretary Mr. Torrance gives away the commissions to the favourites of those who support government in preference to strangers while the demand continues ... Your aunt received a letter three days ago from Christopher who is very well ..."

Letter from Christopher Ormsby, Dublin, uncle to John Ormsby, Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, in which he refers to "your letter ... this day mentioning your father was uneasy at not hearing from me about the commissions he wrote to me to apply to Col. Anthony to look out for in old regiments for your nephews Messrs. Peter and Owen Phibbs. Col. Anthony told me this day I called on two or three army agents and that there is not one to be disposed of immediately ... Col. Anthony has and will continue to exercise himself to procure the commissions, he has taken a house next door to Mrs. Lloyd (no 11 Upper Rutland St) furnished for some months ..."

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business matters, court cases and family matters. "I am exerting myself to get my houses finished".

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business matters, court cases and family matters. "I called on Mr. Dyoncourt and fixed with him to have Kitt's indentures signed tomorrow which must be filled by the clerk of the Guild of Merchants".

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business matters, court cases and family matters. "I called on Mr. Dyoncourt and fixed with him to have Kitt's indentures signed tomorrow which must be filled by the clerk of the Guild of Merchants".

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business matters, court cases and family matters. "Anthony Elwood and Tom Ruttledge have just arrived".

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business matters, court cases and family matters. It largely concentrates on his will, a duplicate of which he has sent to Thomas. He has directed that "this house in Gloucester St. to be disposed of". He also refers to building himself a "good house in Hollybrook Park where I have all kinds of offices" once he had some of his family provided for. "Since I quit business I find my health much better, indeed I seldom now chiefly owing to my constant visits to Hollybrook (daily) have a headache, which I very seldom was a day without in George's St."

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business matters, court cases and family matters. Regarding his will which he has had witnessed before I brought "my son Christopher to Potora (sic) school". He is sending a copy by "staff surgeon Peter Ormsby". There is no "material alteration" in the will since the one he made in May 1807 "but William being mentioned in the first made it necessary for me to make out a second will" [William died 21 Oct. 1807].

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business matters, court cases and family matters. It mainly concerns financial matters. He also asks if Sally Phibbs [Thomas' daughter] can be prevailed upon to go to Willowbrook [Co. Sligo] for some time. "it will serve her very much to be with her sister. She has met with a very great trial in the loss of a darling child, the great God comfort her and Mr. Phibbs".

Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business matters, court cases and family matters; refers to financial matters and noting "several houses and plotts of land to be thrown down to widen and improve our streets".