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Copies of approximately 1000 outgoing letters, averaging at 1 per page. Some letters illegible due to fading.
Includes letter to E. des. H. Browne, Charleville Estate Office, Tullamore re Sherlock Estate: ' Replying to yours of the 20th inst. It is begging the question to suggest that these tenants understood or were satisfied with the last receipts you gave, or with any of the receipts. The original rent in the time of Sherlock's predecessor was £2.1.10. I have a whole bundle of receipts in evidence of this. It was customary by the Landlord as shown by receipts to give a substantial abatement off this rent and eventually some years before Mr. Sherlock became owner and according to my instructions after a valuation was made by the agent, the rent was fixed at the figure of rent paid. The original tenant was John Fitzgerald Snr and his brother Bernard resided on the lands with him. John allowed Bernard the use of half the lands on paying half the rent., and eventually Bernard's name found its way into the rental, and ever since Mr. Sherlock acquired the estate, half of the rent was paid by Bernard. John died and was succeeded by his widow Mrs Bridget Fitzgerald on whose death John Fitzgerald Jr became the tenant, and John Jr and Bernard appear to be now tenants in common of these lands. I give you these particulars as Mr. Sherlock in court did not seem to be conversant with the facts. It is admitted that the yearly rent of £1.14.0 has been regularly paid every year. These illiterate men paid very little attention to receipts which they can hardly be blamed for not understanding: they were content so long as they paid their year's rent and heard no more about it. But now that the question has been raised they will naturally decline to pay the next gale of rent except in exchange for a proper receipt up to date.' (28 January 1914)

Lease of part of the lands of Coleshill [Colehill] and Ballydaly from Edward Earl Digby to John McHroy for one life, or twenty-one years from 29 September 1819, at the yearly rate of £46-2-6.
Including 'A map of part of the lands of Coleshill in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1819', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Dan Larkin, McEvoy, John Conroy, Daniel McHroy, John Fitzgerald, Andrew J. O. Flanagan, Cox Esq. and under ownership of the Earl of Charleville.

Folded map of a portion of King's County showing the baronies of Geashill and Ballycowan.
Scale of one inch to a statue mile.

Lease by Charles William Bury to William Kelly for land in in the barony of Ballycowan to hold for 17 years at rent of £19 16s.

Lease by Charles William Bury to Thomas Berry for land in Killeenroe [Brookfield] containing 139 acres to hold for of 20 years and paying the rent of £104 and 5 shillings.

2 copies of renewal of lease dated 6 January 1790 concerning the lands of Brookville [Brookfield] containing 175 acres between Charles William Bury and Reverend William Peter Turpin.

Lease by Sir Charles Coote to James Hand for lands at Srah and Ballydrohid containing 72 acres 1 rood 22 perches for term of 21 years for yearly rent of £100 16s 11d. Includes hand drawn map by Thomas Daneen with scale of 40 statute perches to 1 inch.