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Letters sent by and sent to Theodora Trench from 1913 until 1917.

During this Theodora volunteered with the Red Cross as a Chauffeuse and as such the file contains letter relating to this. Examples include two 1916 letters from the Royal Automobile Club regarding driving tests and a 1916 letter from the Red Cross Voluntary aid detachment informing members of their latest activities.

The file also includes a copy of a letter from Moscow dated Oct 9th 1917. The letter discusses the increasing difficulty faced by those who wish to travel, 'It is no easy matter to get to Petrograd now-a-days; one has first to get permission from the commissaire of the town here and then get a ticket, and it is by no means easy to get either. , but got there at 12.10, and found the place shut'. The letter also discusses the hostility within society 'They seem to be taken by a sort of wave of madness, which brings out all the brute in them'.

File of letters sent to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench in 1905,1906 and 1919. The file contains mainly administrative letters. The letters cover topics such as building repairs, charity organisations, marriage settlements, economic concerns, family news and news about friends.

File of letters received between 1901 and 1904. The file covers a wide variety of topics.

One of the most prominent topics is Benjamin Bloomfield Trench's involvement with horses. Examples of this include a letter dated 4 January 1901 from London & North Western Railway regarding moving two brood mares from Dublin to Epsom and Newport Pagnell by train; a letter from Benjamin Bloomfield Trench to Michael Townsend Cook Trench stating that the horse show committee has excluded Benjamin's halfbred yearling from the sale on the grounds on 29 Aug 1901 and a later telegram from the Royal Dublin Society stating that they will include yearling and a 1904 letter from Philip Purcell stating that he was 'so sorry to learn that you have decided to sell the Loughton stud which will be a great loss to racing men.'

The file also deals with personal and family issues. Examples of such letters include a letter dated 12 January 12 from Anna Atkinson regarding bring Ella on a visit to Loughton; a letter dated 22 March 1904 from Violet Turnor, Urie lodge, Wimbledon regarding a brooch containing Dora Trench's hair, the letter also contains her hair. During 1904 Benjamin Bloomfield Trench was ill and as such the file contains numerous letters expressing relief at his successful recovery.

The file also contains invoices, statements and other financial material.

Letters to and from Theodora Trench sent during her childhood.
The letters cover a variety of topics and is mostly made up of letters sent to her father Benjamin Bloomfield Trench. In the letters she discusses her trip to St . Paul's Cathedral, London and her stay at Berthorpe, Compton, Guildford, England.
The file also includes two letters from Theodora Trench to 'Tee'.

Eighteenth-century letters and papers, 1705-1887, of both branches of the Parsons family, but almost all of them deriving from the Parsonses of Parsonstown - excluding the papers of Sir Laurence Parsons, 5th Baronet, later 2nd Earle of Rosse, which constitute Sections C-F.

File of business, administrative and personal letters sent to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench.

A large portion of the file concerns Benjamin's interest in horses. Examples of letters dealing with this include a letter dated 23 February 1898 from R. Turnbull, London and North Western Railway, Euston station, London regarding a mare leaving Dublin and traveling to the United Kingdom.

Examples of other letters in the file include an 1898 letter from William Thomas Trench regarding finding a place for a pensioner who is a former police officer; a letter dated 4 April 1898 from Mark King, 16 Seymour Place, Fulham Road,regarding building work; a letter dated 14 December 1900 from A.C Marriott, 12 Werrington street thanking Benjamin for his kindness and three letters from Lady Georgiana Bloomfield regarding a portrait.

File of letters sent to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench upon the death of his wife Dora Trench. The majority of the letters are from Dora's sister Bertha Turnor. Letters of condolence were also sent by K. T Humphreys, The Glebe, Ballynaclough, Nenagh; John H. Montagu, 34. Queen's Gardens, Hyde Park, London, England; Mr Eccles, 37. Buckingham Palace Mansions, London, England; G. Bloomfield, Bloomfield, England; Halton Turnor, Toronto, Canada; and Anna Atkinson, Cangort, Shinrone, Offaly.

File of administrative and personal letters sent to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench from 1893 until 1896. The file covers mainly financial and business issues.
The file briefly touches upon personal topics. One such example is is a Telegram from W Campbell to Benjamin at the international hotel in Cape Town inform him of his mother Georgiana Mary Amelia Trench's death.