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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: 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.

1846034; Houben, Charles: Blessed: Cures obtained through his intercession: packet of documents concerning Mrs. Frances Murphy, 5, Elm Park Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin, who was cured of blindness after intercession to Fr, Charles. The case was first raised by a Dr.J.F.Power, Sliabh Na mBan, Caremont Road, Ballsbridge, who met her at the grave of Fr. Charles. When he met her again a week later she had been cured. Fr. Gerald O'Boyle investigated the case and discovered that her cure had lasted for three yrears and then paretially returned,

1846034; Houben, Charles: Blessed: Cures obtained through his intercession: Copy letter ("Concordat cum Originalis") from James O'Raw, 52, Frederick Street, Belfast. He was sitting an exam and due to tirdeness and overwork had neglected to cover one third of one of his subjects. He recommended his case to Fr. Charles and passed, even in the subjecy he had neglected to study.

1846034; Houben, Charles: Blessed: Cures obtained through his intercession: copy letter ("concordat cum originali") from Mrs. Murphy (no address) concerning her husband going to confession and holy communion after her prayers to 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: partial documents in the case of an infant, Denise Pelly. The main document is a 9 page report, unsigned but marked "Roma 3rd August, 1962". From it we gather that Denise seemed to have improved from her former mental and retarded state, though we have no specific details, The burden of this report is that premature babies - Denise was born prematurely at seven and a half months - often show signs of retardation but many slowly recover. The writer is not at all convinced that there is anything miraculous in this case, and is far from impressed by the child's parents or the doctore under whos care she was. Attached is copy letter from Gerald O'Boyle, C.P. to Dr. Kidney, who was the doctor concerned. He had evidently furnished Gerald with his observations, and Gerald promised to call on him. No further information on this case is extant. The envelope in which the above papers are enclosed is marked by Oliver Kelly, C.P., "Reported Cures Not Passed".

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.