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1846034 Blessed Charles Houben, C.P., Writings: 34 pages entitled transcript of The Writings of the Ven. Servant of God, Fr. Charles of St. Andrew. It consiste of Meditations on (1) the end of a Christian, (2) the end of a Religious Person, and the remaining pages contain different thoughts on religious subjects. At present it is not possible to locate the orignal. It may be Blessed Charles's note book which is located in the Museum.

1846034 Blessed Charles Houben, C.P., Writings: McEvoy Family: transcripts of two letters written by Blessed Charles to Mrs, McEvoy, and one by him to her daughter, Pauline. Mrs. McEvoy lived at Tobertynan House, Longwood, Co, Meath and the family was visited by Fr. Charles on several occasions. In gratitude for the gift of a baby daughter - some maintain as a result of intercession by Fr. Charles - they erected a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes in the woods at their house in 1868. Fr. Charles may have blessed this shrine. For interesting developments re this shrine see correspondence located at 4/4/3/20-25. The daughter, Pauline, named after St. Paul of the Cross, may also have been cured in later life by Blessed Charles. She married the Duke de Stacpoole in 1883. These typescripts were made by Fr. Oliver Kelly, C.P., from the originals, loaned by Major George Stacpoole in 1961,
NB. SINCE THE ABOVEN ENTRY WAS MADE, THE ORIGINALS OF THE LETTERS REFERRED TO HAVE COME TO HAND AND ARE ENTERED UNDER SERIAL NUMBERS 8411, 8412 AND 8413. THE TYPED COPIES (REFERRED TO ABOVE) HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO EACH ORIINAL. THE ABOVE RECORD CONCERNING THE TYPED COPIES HAS, THERFORE, BEEN CANCELLED.

Blessed Charles - Cause:- Informative Process - Draft of a letter from Oswald Donnelly, C.P., to the Archbishop's Secretary mentioning that he had not received a reply to his letter of 14th May seeking an audience in order to present his "instantia" petitioning the introduction of the "Informative Process". Requests that he may now present the "instanta" to the Secretary.

Blessed Charles - Cause:- Informative Process: letter from Oswald Donnelly, C.P., to the Archbishop of Dublin seeking an audience in order to present personally his "instantia" as Vice-Postulator and to request the Archbishop to institute the "Informative Process"

Blessed Charles - Cause:- Informative Process - letter from Rev. T.O'Donnell, Archbishop's Secretary, requesting Oswald Donnelly, C.P., to call on the Archbishop on 28/05/1923 to present his delegation as Vice-Postulator in the cause of Fr. Charles.

1846034; Houben, Charles: Blessed: Cures obtained through his intercession: letter from Mrs. C.Mulroony, 44, Treanor Ave., Clontarf, telling of the excellent results obtained by the pupils in her school at a Departmental Inspection. Most of the pupils were deprived and backward and were not expected to do well. She also mentions that her mother was cured of bad eyesight by Fr, Charles.

1846034; Houben, Charles: Blessed: Cures obtained through his intercession: copy letter ("CONCORDAT CUM OROGINALIS" from Catherine O'Connor, Togher, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, recounting the cure of her son who was due to go into hospital for operation on stone in the kidney. He did not have to have the operation.

1846034; Houben, Charles: Blessed: Cures obtained through his intercession: copy of a statement made by John Redmond (no address) concerning the cure, through the intercession of Fr, Charles, of his son, Aidan, who was suffering from tuberculosis of the leg. He had contracted Diphteria in 1945 but survived it. Later he developed severe pains in his legs and could not walk. Tuberculosis was diagnosed. One day Aidan asked to be brought ot Fr. Charles's grave, though this surprised his parents as they were not aware of his knowing anything about Fr. Charles. Aidan later claimed the Fr. Charles had visited him and told him to visit the grave. He regained the use of his legs sometime later and suffered no ill effects. He also claimed that Fr. Charles had visited him again in his room.