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Photocopy of letter from Mary Perkinson to John Monaghan, informing him of the family's impending eviction from their holding and pleading for assistance to emigrate to America. Describes Croghan and the impact of famine and emigration on the area: 'Most of your old neighbours are either dead or emigrated, most of the land was to growing grass, and strange to say the people are flying away in thousands yet. Nothing will keep them at home. Love of country or of kindred will not prevent them. Off they go and when will it end God only knows. Bad landlords is the cause.'

Letter from Eva Monteith at Ozone Park, Long Island, New York, United States of America, to her cousin Constance Lamb, at 13 Leinster Square, Rathmines, County Dublin, with best wishes for Alice Lamb's recovery. She writes about her own illness and her husband Jack Monteith.

Letter from Mr Cooper at Queen Street, London, to Mr and Mrs Cronhelm at 1 Bath Building, Bath Street, City Road, London, requesting that they visit that day. Instructions on the exterior state that if they are not home, the letter is to be delivered to Miss Cronhelm at 21 Bingdon Road, and the is to visit instead.

Letter from Mister Eyre at The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, The United States of America, to Miss Clibborn, regarding their mutual ancestors, John Miller and Ann Clibborn.

Letter from Mister Ken Lawson in Kilkenny to Theodore Cronhelm in Dublin, regarding the Ryder versus Lynch case.

Letter from Mister Newman to his tennant Mister Lamb acting as a rental receipt.

Letter from Mr Whitly to William Lamb.

Letter from Mrs Neville in Dublin to her daughter Eliza Crosbie, congratulating her on her recent marriage to Sir Edward William Crosbie, 6th Baronet of Maryborough (1794-1860). She expresses her worry over the state of the country and that she fears a rebellion after the recent burning of a nearby family farm and a church.

Letter from Mrs Philips at Tymon Lodge, Tallaght, County Dublin, to Constance Charlotte Lamb at Woodfield, Clara, County Offaly. She sends her regrets that Alice Lamb is ill. She writes that she has been forced to give up her house in Kiltiernan, County Dublin, and has been staying with Albert at Tymon Lodge, Tallaght, County Dublin. She mentions going out in Dublin with Albert and seeing the American ships coming in.

Letter from Nannie in Dundalk to William Lamb at 31 Grosvenor Place, Rathmines, County Dublin, regarding the funeral arrangements for her father.