Circular re a general meeting of landowners ‘to take into consideration the administration of the Land Act’. James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (1838-1913) presided over the meeting. The circular includes a list of names of individuals acting as distributors for tickets for the meeting.
Circular letter from Gilbert De L. Willis, Secretary, Irish Landowners’ Convention, re the forthcoming annual meeting of the Convention and a banquet to honour five recently elected Unionist members of parliament.
Flier for the South Louth divisional association of the Irish Unionist Alliance. The flier states the aims and objections of the Alliance. The flier was issued by B.R. Balfour, secretary and treasurer, Townley Hall, Drogheda.
Draft of an article by Beda Herbert titled ‘Chateaubriand 1768-1848 / Stormy Career of a Master Apologist’, published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1968), pp 151-57.
Recollections of the 1916 Rising by Nicholas Laffan titled ‘Ireland’s War of Independence / Easter Week 1916’. It is noted that Laffan was a Captain in G Company, 1st Battalion, Dublin Brigade, Irish Volunteers. With a cover letter from Laffan to Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap. stating that this article ‘has not appeared in any paper’. He also states that he is an old member of the Third Order of St. Francis (Merchants’ Quay) having joined in April 1904 (66 years ago)’.
Draft of an article by R.M. McEvatt titled ‘Thomas Martin and the foundation of Sinn Féin’. An article by McEvatt titled ‘Arthur Griffith and his early Sinn Féin policies’ was published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1970).