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Some of the files in this subseries include combined visitation reports on missionary activity in both South Africa and Northern Rhodesia (later Zambia).

The sub-series contains cumulative and analytical indexes compiled for 'The Father Mathew Record' (later 'Eirigh').

This sub-series includes correspondence between the Irish Capuchin Provincial Minister and the Capuchin General Curia in Rome re missionary activity in Africa.

This subseries contains research into the ancestry and family history of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. Fr. Mathew was born in Thomastown Castle near Golden in County Tipperary in October 1790. His father James Mathew was steward on the Thomastown estate which belonged to his relative, Francis Mathew (1738-1806), who was created Earl Landaff in 1797. There is some uncertainty about the parentage of James Mathew. One account, repeated by Fr. Mathew himself, affirmed that he was the child of an undocumented second marriage of Lord Landaff’s great uncle, James Mathew of Borris. Another account, which enjoyed some currency at the time, suggested that he was the natural son of Earl Landaff’s father Thomas Mathew. The files include research notes, genealogical tables and other information relating to Mathew family history.

This section includes a large collection of receipts, vouchers, and invoices, mainly comprising bank deposits and cheques, personal letters and bills of receipt, subscriptions, tax receipts, and receipts for goods for use in the Capuchin Friary, Church Street. The receipts refer to goods chiefly purchased from local suppliers in Dublin (particularly in the north-inner city). The retailers include booksellers, plumbers, carpenters, stationers, clothiers, chemists, locksmiths, and medical suppliers, china, food and drink, services (including funeral, transport, sundry repairs), jewellers, gold and silver smiths and watchmakers, kitchenware, grain suppliers, seed merchants, coal merchants and furniture makers. The sub-series also includes some receipts for maintenance and improvements to friary property. The receipts are arranged chronologically.

The sub-series contains proofs and pulls from block printing for illustrations and visual content published in 'The Capuchin Annual'.