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2nd June 1916. E. Blythe, Esq., No. 3134, Brixton Prison, S.W. Dear Sir:-
In the absence of Mr Gavan Duffy, I beg to
acknowledge your letter of 29th ulto, which I shall hand
to him on his return shortly. Yours faithfully,
George H. White
Clerk.
George White, the author of the letter, is a clerk working in George Gavan Duffy's
(1882-1951) legal practice. He acknowledges Blythe's letter of 29 May in the absence
of Gavan Duffy and says he will bring it to his attention shortly.George Gavan Duffy
(1882-1951) was an Irish politician, barrister and judge. He unsuccessfully defended
Roger Casement at his trial for high treason after the Easter Rising.Gavan Duffy had
been acting for Ernest Blythe (1889-1975), organiser for the Irish Volunteers. Blythe
had been arrested under the Defence of the Realm Act. He was released from prison
in England before the Easter Rising but was rearrested there during Easter week 1916.