[Letter from John O'Donovan (8 Newcomen Place, North Strand, Dublin) to William Reeves (Parsonage House, Ballymena, Co. Antrim), discussing Reeves's work, and deploring the decline of interest in Gaelic literature.]

[Letter from John O'Donovan (8 Newcomen Place, North Strand, Dublin) to William Reeves, commenting on grammar of an Irish motto and discussing Mr. Geraghty's bankruptcy.]

[Letter from John O'Donovan (8 Newcomen Place, North Strand, Dublin) to William Reeves (Parsonage House, Ballymena, Co. Antrim), concerning his work, health and his desire to emigrate to America.]

[Letter from John O'Donovan to William Reeves, discussing the problematic printing of the Annals.]

[Letter from William Reeves ([Parsonage], Ballymena, Co. Antrim) to John O'Donovan, incorporating O'Donovan's response to queries.]

[Letter from John O'Donovan (36 Buckingham Street, Dublin) to William Reeves, discussing different Irish manuscripts.]