This is a short letter from Michael Joseph O'Rahilly ('The O'Rahilly') (1875-1916) to Seán T. O'Kelly (1882-1966). The letter acknowledges receipt of £5.5.0. collected for the defence of members of prisoners arrested for nationalist activity.The' O'Rahilly was a nationalist and a journalist. In 1916 he aligned himself with Eoin MacNeill (1867-1945) and Bulmer Hobson (1883-1969) who opposed a preemptive rising. Although O'Rahilly played a large role in delivering MacNeill's countermanding order he felt obligated to stand with the men he recruited and trained. O'Rahilly was fatally wounded on Thursday 27 April when the GPO was being evacuated.