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St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: TYPED copy: Fr. Provincial, CP, Mt. Argus, Dublin, to The Irish Boring Co., Ltd, Blackhall PI., Dublin. He has written to Rector at Graan to find out what the position is as regards the boring. He fears that boring cannot be continued, but the Rector of the Graan will send the final word.

St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: typed copy MS from the Provincial, Mount Argus, to the Rector, The Graan. If Mrs. Donnelly puts place up for auction, should not let her know our proposed price. Would manifest no particular interest. She will only get between £16 and £18 per acre, while we would be prepared to pay £20 for the convenience of the land. Let the place go to action but do not show our hand.

St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: MS: Sylvius, Rector, Graan, Enniskillen, to Prov. Mt Argus, Dublin. Murray (farm worker) was chosen to bid for us. At Auction, a few Catholics and a few Protestants stood down. £1,050 bid by CPs was the highest, but Vendor would not sell. Wanted £1400. (Told the Solicitors she never thought Prov. would be so mean. So Graan is sitting tight.) .

St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: Printed letterhead: Mount Argus: Note used by Provincial (?) Expenditure incured on Graan:
acc. to Platea : New Top Corridor: £8,600
Chapter book and new batteries 165
Platea: Heating aparatus: 516
Plumbing 800
Stoker 165
New sills and windows £9 each,

St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: MS letter from Fr SYLVIUS Rudden. CP, The Graan, Enniskillen to Fr Provincial, MT Argus, Dublin. Silvius explains that the £160 is only for drilling; pump, engine, piping will also have to be paid for. Tanks on hill will have to be retained. It is useless to think of 'softening' present water. The Debt: Silvius thinks a £ 1,000 a year paying-off is possible, but not if the Well runs into hundreds. Silvius thinks drilling should be done; if the water is satisfactory, go ahead; if not, write it off. Silvius would like two Missioners more for Graan staff.

St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: Single writing-pad sheet typed: NOTE by Provincial: extract from letter to Rector Graan. Authorisation to borrow more money cannot be given - Curia decision. List of Debts submitted to Chapter must be stood by. General worried. Will Rector furnish full details?

St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: 3 leaves, the 1st embossed-address. MS. Fr SYLVIUS, Rector, The Graan, Enniskillen to Pr. Provincial, CP. Mount Argus. Sylvius comments on health of Fr Paschal and Fr. Camillus. Money business: Prov's suggestion impracticable (made in a letter of previous day - nort extant). Money is need NOW: Powell wants his this month. Also Donnelly is overdrawn at his Bank. Sylvius makes a suggestion how to raise cash.

St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: Draft: Fr. Provincial, Mt. Argus, to Rector, The Graan, inreply to letter of 14th., (vide serial number 3270). Nothing can be done from Provincial's end. The Graan will have to solve its own problem.

St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: Printed letterhead draft: Fr Provincial, Mt Argus, Dublin, to Fr Rector, the Graan, Enniskillen. He still holds £700 for 23 acres is a fair price. There are actually 26 acres, so £50 more. The Auctioneer's puff is an auctioneer's puff. A stranger is not the type to send, but a well-known solid character that would keep his being our agent to himself. So essential is it that no word leaks out we after the farm, he would dispense with the necessity of holding a local chapter on the matter. Details how auction bids would go and says a certain measure of judgement re price be left to him. If a relative is bidding (honestly), not to bid. If the purchase is successful, the deeds are to be in names of Curia, Rector & Vicar.

St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: letter from Fr. Alexix Boyd, C.P., Vicar. the Graan, to the Provincial, Mt.. Argus. He makes a strong case, giving many reasons why the Donnelly farm should be bought. Thinks the Provincial's price is unrealistic. In an atached typed note of his answer, Provincial states that in his calculations he was going on normal prices. While quoting norman values, he has left the final decision to the Rector. Confident that he will buy the place at its real value.