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".
Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business, legal and family matters. Largely concerned with the promissory note of Samuel Owens on Messrs. Beggs Jameson and Co. dated 24 Nov 1824 Tullymore to Thomas Ormsby Junior for £200. He had organised a protest note from a public notary as Messrs Beggs, Jameson and Co. cannot pay. Includes a P.S. "The uncle and aunt of Mrs. Willington left town yesterday for Rapla near Nenagh - Sally and Mr. Willington have taken up there quarters here".
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 received payment on Owen's promissory note. His daughter Sally has had a heavy cold and before her marriage scraped her shin, the wound festered so he "called in Owen Lindsey and Surgeon Peile". He recounts an incident on a slippery road at Westmoreland Bridge when Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon Willington were on the way to catch the "two day coach to Nenagh". They were in Jenny's carriage when the incident occurred and had to walk to the Hibernian Hotel in Dawson Street. Referring to his son in law John Willington he says "Mr. Willington improves much on an acquaintance, is of mild and gentle manners ... and dislikes going into debt, hunts once or twice a week ... is fond of home and early hours and improving his demesne, so that Sally has every prospect of Happiness and of being comfortably settled ..."
Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business, legal and family matters. He refers mainly to business matters. He also writes that "Mr. and Mrs. Willington (John and Sally) left town about three weeks ago and Sally's leg is quite well" and that she has had many visitors from her new neighbourhood. He also refers to "The accident the Duke of Dorset met, when his death put a final stop to her Majesties birthday being celebrated, which has been a very great loss to many shopkeepers in this city"; the arrival of Frank and Eliza Elwood "about ten days" ago "their son Tomy is a most promising child" as his intention is to let his house "furnished for 3-4-5 years and to entitle me to a yearly rent of three hundred guineas" and to get a "small house which will be better adapted to three in family" where he can "walk out in the pure air at my leisure to benefit my health".
Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business, legal and family matters. Some business matters and much about his family "Jenny and Anne Ransford leave town on Wednesday with Mr. Finn for Ashford where they can only remain 6 or 7 weeks as Anne ... expects the latter end of July or beginning of August to be confined". He is very concerned for his daughter Sally and her husband John Willington who have been threatened by "rebels" who have "sounded horns at the end of Mr. Willington's Avenue". John Willington was a Captain Carden of the Templemore yeomanry "received several anonymous letters that they were marked men on account of being the most active magistrates in that quarter". John Willington is to bring his wife to Dublin for safety and then return to protect his property. "I am now just twelve years here, ten years I have been endeavouring to remove to Hollybrook or to a house near this city for the benefit of country air and exercise but Jenny has given me every opposition, it was she by repeated letters to Jane that put her on the plan of coming to live in town ... Jenny has [sold] her carriage and houses I think very well for about £215 ,,, the house tax ... will make many people learn to walk that could not bear to dirty their feet before ... I bought a very nice mare 6 years old that draws the car or 25 guineas which will at any time bring a profit ... "
Letter from Christopher Ormsby of Dublin to his brother Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning business, legal and family matters. A long letter [7 sides] giving details of the repair and redecoration of his house and offices which was last done 2 years ago. He and his servants have been busy moving furniture from room to room. "Christopher's room was done last summer". The repairs are being carried out so that he can let the house. He finds it very hard that he should be expected to keep up so large a house "for Jenny's gratification, and I indebted to you, the Colonel and Frank Elwood the amount of Eliza's portion, so that it is impossible for me to invite Tom and Jane Ruttledge and their family to come to this house ... I very would guess her {Jeny's] reason for going with Anne Ransford to the country. It was to come about you to join in opinion with her that I ought to ask Jane and Tom". He gives a number of examples of Jenny's extravagance, such as "4 grand parties ... the year before Sarah was married". He describes himself as "having been for nearly half a century one of the greatest slaves in this city, first during my apprenticeship with Nugent, next a partner for 3 years and since my marriage being obliged to give into all her schemes, and now in our old age to persist in going on in the same way is unpardonable and not acting honest". He gives quite a detailed description of his financial affairs and continues "What I proposed to Jenny is to take in or near Dublin convenient to the sea a small neat house with 3 or 4 acres of ground ... and by such a situation near the rock of Dunleary ... this plan is adopted by many citizens at our time of life and would readily be approved of by Christopher who likes the country ... Jenny does not know that I have the house repaired ..." otherwise she might write "with directions about shades and patterns which letters I am not able or in spirits to answer, I therefore wish to surprise her on her return home ... and if I could set the house which I shall advertise next week ... after all my trouble [it would] raise my spirits - Jane and Tom and children shall be the first asked when I finally fix on a house in either city or country ... I am sure I have tired you but you can take your time to read this..."